Trumpets

January 7, 2012
mushrooms

  Hubby brought home a gift for me yesterday to support me in my efforts for healthy eating and wanting to try new things... Mushrooms Problem #1   I don't know what kind they are He was told that they are used for cooking in some higher end restuarants Problem #2  I don't know how to cook them My basic of basic cooking skills have only exposed me to standard button, sliced crimini and last year Portobello. After a few tweets, a couple of facebook posts, and some incredible links given...(thanks roni) I have figured out they are Black Trumpet and King Trumpet mushrooms (even the names bring about thoughts of royalty) So tonight I will be trying my hand at … [Read more...]

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In the Kitchen & a giveaway

November 8, 2011
kitchen_lady

  Well, needless to say, last nights crock pot dinner, was a creative disaster. My relationship with cooking is worse than my relationship with food and something I have attempted to change for years(and years and years) I could not, in my wildest dreams, imagine being a chef but I like to pretend. I own a ton of cookbooks, study the online recipe sites, and well let's just say I sometimes have a black thumb in the kitchen. Part of the problem, isn't the recipes, its me and time in the kitchen. I get distracted easily, sometimes forgetting I have something cooking. I use multiple timers and my crock pot has become a great friend of the years for that very reason. I … [Read more...]

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What’s Cooking: Sweet & Sour Pork Chops

October 4, 2011
betty boop cook

What's for Dinner? How many of you hear that at least once a day? In my own attempts to change my relationship with food, I am back to the basics of cooking and researching recipes. AND I will be sharing them under What's Cooking? Here is what's cooking right now Sweet and Sour Crock Pot Pork Chops Ingredients 4 boneless pork chops 1 (20 ounce) pineapple chunks in juice 1 sweet onions, chopped large pieces 1 tablespoon lemon juice 3 tablespoons cider vinegar ( I use rice vinegar) 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 2 tablespoons cornstarch 3 tablespoons cold water Directions Place pork chops in bottom of crock … [Read more...]

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What’s Cooking on a budget

October 1, 2011
family feast

A few weeks back I posted Fun Foodie with some ideas I found for having fun with food. One of the projects was bringing out old cookbooks and displaying them in the new shelves in the kitchen. Learning to have fun with food has been an interesting project to take on. While most of my cookbooks are "diet" cookbooks or my treasured, autographed Julia Child cookbooks, I found one that is well rounded for my mission. Family Feasts for $75 a week by Mary Ostyn - who is a blogger I now follow over at OwlHaven For the next few weeks, I will be sharing some of the techniques in the cookbook that I am incorporating into my "cooking fun". First tip:  Cooking spray -  Making my own … [Read more...]

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Fun Foodie

September 12, 2011
cheesy-chums

Last week, I had a long visit with the nutritionist. She actually called me a FOODIE - What?  Me? Never in my many years have I ever considered myself a foodie Yet, I am had a secret longing to practice the "art" of food. My assignments for the next month was to start having fun with food and to start going through cookbooks and recipe sights to find at least 10 new ideas to try. I could NOT believe what I found. On the Disney family fun site, I found dozens of fun ideas with food. These are the three I decided to try this week. I think it might just change the way I look  at food! *Click on the picture to see how to put it all together*       Do … [Read more...]

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Kitchen Mad Scientist

March 26, 2011
mad-scientist

I am not a chef; it's more like a mad scientist preparing for a new experiment each time I enter the kitchen.  It's not so much my relationship with food but my relationship with cooking that I have had to work on. My basis for cooking was learned early on by reading directions on a box.  My very first cooking experiment was when I was 9.  I donned my Mom's apron and made spaghetti.  WOW.  I can cook!  I can really cook!  I had stepped beyond the box and added a jar, Ragu to be exact.  I thought I was onto a new career as I had moved beyond fried chicken from a box. Well, I have gotten a little better.  Practice has not made me perfect by any means but I certainly enjoy myself … [Read more...]

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Uncle Sam Cereal Review

February 11, 2011
uncle same

This is a long.....overdue product review Uncle Sam Cereal by attune foods. I received not one, not two, but three boxes of Uncle Sam cereal to try out. Honey - Almond, Wild Strawberry, and Multi-Grain. Princess V loved the Wild Strawberry. I tried the Honey-Almond first.  It was quite filling and honestly, I am NOT really a morning cereal person.  But, I thoroughly enjoyed the whole box PLUS the other two instead of granola with my yogurt. Yes.. for me, being a non cereal lover girl, I LOVED it much more than any granola I have tried.  Not too sweet, just the right amount of crunch and it did NOT get lost within the yogurt. Next, maybe, I will try their actual … [Read more...]

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The Big “5″”0″ Potluck

January 1, 2011
birthday

Cammy over at Tippy Toe Diet had a virtual holiday potluck during the month of December. I can't think of anything more I would like to do but have a HEALTHY Big 5 -0 Birthday Bash! WITH ALL OF YOU! Here's how it works: Post a recipe of what YOU would like to bring to my Birthday BASH! It is all month so it can be any meal, snack, or dessert with a healthy spin! Come back here and Enter the Name of your Recipe and fill in your post link on the Mr. Winky gadget! AND YES!  I will be trying several of the recipes from the potluck.   So, what will you bring? … [Read more...]

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Portobello Parmessan

December 5, 2010
portobello

This recipe is SO EASY yet filling.  For me, it satisfies a pizza craving.... For each Large Portobello Mushroom Use 2 tablespoons marinara sauce and 1 oz part skim shredded mozzarella cheese Remove stem and scrape the gills lightly.  Fill with marinara and sprinkle cheese over the sauce. Bake in oven or broil until hot and bubbly (or microwave for 30 seconds to melt cheese). That's it...... … [Read more...]

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Pumpkin Pancakes with Maple Creme

October 7, 2010
pumpkin

Carla AKA MizFitOnline has been talking about Pumpkin Pancakes for weeks.  Well, I FINALLY found some pumpkin and then found Joy's recipe for Pumpkin Pancakes so, thanks to Carla, I will be trying this on Saturday. Taken from Joy Bauer's Slim & Scrumptious Cookbook Pancakes: 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 3 egg whites 3/4 cup canned 100% pure pumpkin puree 3/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Maple Creme 4 ounces (1/2 cup) reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature 1/4 … [Read more...]

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