April 2010
1 post
A Cost-Effective Luxury: The Bread Machine
As I mentioned, a few months ago (well, 12 weeks to be exact) I bought a bread machine and immediately fell in love with it and have not yet begun to take it for granted. I did, however, discover that amaranth flour is disgusting and that full on whole wheat pizza dough actually tastes like cardboard. Additionally, I finally did the math to realize that in addition to the many edible and time...
March 2010
2 posts
Fried Barley
I do not like brown rice. I don’t know if it’s the association with my teenage dieting obsessions or the flavor texture combo, but I have to roll my eyes and cringe every time someone suggests swapping out white rice for brown (tell me eat salmon with brown rice and I’ll really flip out on you, but that’s for another time). Additionally, I am not in favor of these “swaps”; what you end up with is...
Homemade Microwave Popcorn
Popcorn is great snack. We’ve been told this by nutritionists, Pop Secret, Runner’s World etc. for year, but the truth is that despite how low cal or healthy it may be, its straight up delicious. The problem is that popcorn doesn’t travel well or hold well over time. So bringing leftover popcorn to office was just a stale, chewy let down.
Why not just buy microwaveable snack...
February 2010
36 posts
Productive Sunday morning hit farmers market (much more abundant than I remember for Feb)Flipping through Alice Water’s cookbook Roast beef?
Ha ha. Great response to call for choke proof hot dogs. @grubstreetny How do you childproof the hot dog? Some idea http://bit.ly/dgpN3s
Top 10 Most Dangerous Foods http://tinyurl.com/ya7dfgn - interesting, range from likely tainted food to straight up poisonous foods. (@TIME)
RT @seriouseatsny: PRT @robertsietsema: City’s new regs against homemade baked goods in schools is an outrage against common sense. http …
Doing this 2nite! RT@ruthreichl And I thought that ricotta was so simple there was nothing more to learn! I was wrong: http://bit.ly/bXY3R5
Ok, I’ll admit it: I am intrigued by the whole idea of vegans.
Sick! RT @grubstreetny This is slightly terrifying RT @ahamburgertoday 12Yr Old McDonalds Hamburger Still Looking Good http://bit.ly/bobme7
Fresh Ricotta in 5 Minutes →
This article is more than useful, and luckily came around on the day I plan to make ricotta. Even if you aren’t considering embarking on the endeavor of making ricotta, this article is hilarious. I agree, that yes, cleaning scalded milk from a saucepan is a bitch, but I would not equate it to a Gilmore Girls marathon because Gilmore Girls marathons are awesome. I would say its as about as...
How to eat fish ethically http://tinyurl.com/y9w54sm - a great article and summary of what fish you should & shouldn’t be eating
Maple Oat Cereal
Due to both soy and almond allergies there is virtually no granola out there that I can buy, so I have to make my own. This time around I was going for more of a cereal to mix with yogurt than a clumpy granola. I also wanted to mix in some more whole grains and seeds for an extra nutrition punch.
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup oat bran
¾ cup ground flaxseed
2 tbsp ground sesame seeds
½ cup chopped...
Tia Pol tonight!
Glorified Winter Mac & Cheese
Kate and Swiss chard are extremely healthy. They have calcium, Vitamin A & C, and potassium, to name a few. They are a bit bitter, so you do have to cook them, but they are delicious once you saute out the bitterness and add a bit of olive oil and salt. So in addition to the enjoying them in the casserole below, you can whip some up as a healthy side dish.
This recipe came out of a desire to...
Just signed up for @nyrr_daily ‘s Run for Haiti, who wants to do it with me?!?! #NYRR
If you google “making good”, “making good coffee” is the third option…after “making good love lyrics”…hmmm
Photos from Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh #15 is my fave so many runners so many donuts http://tinyurl.com/ykfc4pc ( via @runnersworld )
Barry Estabrook: Obama's Fish Faux Pas →
By resorting to benign (some might say cynical) neglect, the Obama administration last week succeeded in opening the Gulf of Mexico to unregulated, industrial-scale, open-water fish farms.
Jamie Oliver's TED Speech →
WatchJonathan Safran Foer on Colbert.
Snow day tomorrow! I think I shall make pretzels and granola.
WatchMichael Pollan interview on Democracy Now. A really good, more in depth, not as repetitive interview surrounding his new book “Food Rules: A Eaters Manual”.
A solid 5 miler + whole grain bread fresh from the bread maker + Samascott Orchard eggs = a pretty good Tuesday morning
Spinach and Beef Ragu
This recipe originates from the “what do I have in the house” mentality and while it thought it might turn out a bit odd, it actually came together really well. It’s actually a stovetop twist on Victory Casserole and is served as a ragu over pasta. I also found that you can really shave off some time by grating the cheese AND the onion with a CuisinArt fitted with the grating plate.
1 yellow...
A study was required to show that children adopting 2 heathy habits are slimmer than kids adopting 1. Shocking. http://tinyurl.com/yccbma5
A study was required to show that children adopting 2 heathy habits are slimmer than kids adopting 1. Shocking. http://tinyurl.com/yccbma5
Sustainable Sushi at Home
Navigating the usual sushi menu is getting tougher and tougher due the number of overfished and poorly raised fish available on them. So, until they fix up their menus and swap out salmon for arctic char and find another fish for a spicy crunch roll, I’ve exiled myself to the sushi I make myself.
At first, this sounds like a ridiculous endeavor, especially for a week night, but it’s really...
RT @Cool_Running: “Long distance running is 90% mental and the other half is physical.” - Rich Davis
Kansas City tonight! Oklahoma Joes tomorrow!!
RT @SeafoodWatch: Thursday @ 8, History Channel’s Modern Marvels looks at tuna and how overfishing threatens its survival http://bit.ly/ …
Its baguette time!
French Ham & Butter on a baguette from Amy’s Bread. Delicious, delicious lunch.
Awesome! RT @civileater Food, Inc. Nominated for Best Documentary #oscars http://oscar.go.com/
Toasted Squash Seeds
When you’re eating a lot of squash, you end up with a lot of seeds, which like pumpkin seeds, make a wonderful snack when toasted. The general rule of thumb is that if the squash is edible so are its seeds. Thus far I’ve found this to be true for butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash (which have a surprising amount of seeds), and pie pumpkin seeds are definitely edible and...
Roasted Root Vegetable Pizza
I came up with this pizza in an effort to make dinner from previously purchased ingredients and what do you always have around during the winter? Root vegetables. You can use whatever you have on hand or whatever you like, the ones listed in the recipe below are the ones I used.
As for the dough, it can be homemade (especially if you’re obsessed with your new bread machine) or store bought....
Whole Wheat bread in the bread maker!
January 2010
10 posts
Stock
Stock is up there with salt and butter when it comes ingredients. There’s always a reason to keep some around. This winter I’ve been making soups and risottos for lunch at least once a month and stock adds so much more flavor than water.
That, however, is not the best thing about stock. The best thing about stock is that can be pretty much free. I never realized how many things from...
Oh My Bread Machine
So there was point in my culinary career where I viewed all appliances outside of a KitchenAid completely unnecessary. As I write this now, I’m involuntarily making a list of reasons why this was crazy. Maybe it stemmed from time at a Williams-Sonoma where people came in asking for mango cutters and corn cobbers. There was a time this summer when I viewed the bread machine as a mechanism for...
Spicy Sausage
Sausage only gets tricky if you want sausage links (which I plan to revisit at some point), otherwise it’s a snap and great use for odd amounts of left over ground meat. I only used a half pound in my Apple and Pork Stuffed Acorn Squash, so I had a half pound left over and decided to season it and use it as a pizza topping. It was more than successful.
You can vary the seasonings as you see fit...
Pork and Apple Stuffed Acorn Squash
This is a great winter fruit and vegetable dish. I had only ever cooked acorn squash with large amounts of brown sugar or maple syrup before this, but in this recipe the apples and apple cider really negate all the bitterness in the squash. It also turns out that acorn squashes have fairly large middles and made perfect little bowls for the filling.
Pork and Apple stuffed Acorn Squash.
Serves 2
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Save the Planet: Eat More Beef →
“Coleman now scoffs at the environmentalist vogue for vilifying meat eating. ‘The idea that giving up meat is the solution for the world’s ills is ridiculous,’ he says at his Maine farm. ‘A vegetarian eating tofu made in a factory from soybeans grown in Brazil is responsible for a lot more CO2 than I am.’ “
Soda Bread
Over the summer I started making my own bread, which was nice activity for awhile, but it just got out of control with all the canning and marathon training. Eventually, you realize you can only do so much, so I settled on store bought. It has, however, haunted me ever since I stopped. I worry about the preservatives in even the sandwich bread from Whole Foods, how they process all the vitamins...
The Kate Gosselin Paradox
Thanks to Netflix Watch Instantly and an always surprising boyfriend/roommate, I’ve now watched the entire first two seasons of Jon and Kate Plus Eight. That’s so many more episodes than I ever thought I’d watch. That, however, is not the paradox (if it is one at all.) The paradox is this: Kate Gosselin is, or at least comes off as, pretty crazy, BUT she is a staunch supporter of...
Pantry Chili
When you know you have a half a pound of ground pork and a half a pound of ground beef in the freezer and you’ve already shot your grocery budget to hell, what do you have for dinner? Chili!
If you keep a well stocked pantry, the beef and pork might be the only thing you have to purchase. Its really easy. Saute and simmer. And its delicious. There are a lot of chili chefs out there with...
Cold Smoked Artic Char
I looooove smoked salmon. Its been a staple in my marathon training for both marathons: Saturday long run followed by iced coffee and an everything bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese. Yum.
But as it turns out, salmon isn’t all that sustainable of a choice. I’ve read a lot on the subject and even the sustainably fished wild Pacific salmon are dwindling in numbers. Then you look...
15K in Nike Frees and my NEW Vibram KSOs.
I must say that the last two weeks have been incredibly successful as far as running as goes. I ran an amazing 15K before the holidays and received an un-asked for pair of Vibram Five Finger KSOs for Christmas.
The 15K was a complete crap shoot. I switched to Nike Frees maybe six weeks before the race and subsequently did no long runs in them. However, after a failed race in my old shoes I put...
December 2009
11 posts
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