If you’re not going to get to something by the time it will be past its prime, cut it into chunks, toss with olive oil, salt, pepper and herbs, roast and freeze it in a Ziploc freezer bag. Then you can use
Use Every Last Bit of That CSA Share
Sweet & Sour Chicken
I’ve had this Cooking Light recipe tucked into my client recipe files for a while now but never made it til today. So glad I did! I’m not generally a fan of sweet & sour anything – usually it’s gloppy, weird,
Brilliant cure for natural peanut butter oil spills
I love using natural peanut butter – i.e. those that contain only peanuts, or peanuts and salt. Not only does this help me avoid nasty preservatives, palm oil, and excess sugar, but I love the deep peanutty taste, AND then
Ingredients: (Just) Tomatoes
This is a lovely thing to see on a container of chopped tomatoes: No preservatives, no sodium, no junk. And even better (ok, just as good) as what’s not in the tomatoes is what’s not in the packaging: BPA, or
Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Baking
As part of my New Year’s resolution to bake more frequently – which I’m happy to say I’ve been doing, with almost weekly baking sessions of bread, muffins, cookies etc – I also decided to try some baking with non-wheat
Food resolutions for the new year
Ok, it’s one week into the new year, and I’ve finally decided on a few key resolutions: 1) Bake more. All the junk, sugar, corn syrup, indigestible wood pulp (added fiber! yuck) in store-bought breads, rolls, crackers etc – even
Fair trade
I love bartering. Trading hours with other service-based businesses like photographers, fitness instructors, plumbers, handymen etc is a great way to help a limited budget – and whose isn’t, am I right? – stretch a little further. Today’s cookdate
Make this now: Summer-Stuffed Tomatoes
This is a great way to use up your bounty of CSA tomatoes, corn, basil and zucchini – or just take advantage of how amazingly beautiful and delicious these summer delectables are right now! These are a great summer side
Recipe: Mexican Minestrone
This recipe is great for those fridge-clearing times when you need to use up your CSA veggies…use any veggies, herbs, beans and.or pasta you have on hand; like most soups this recipe is very forgiving with substitutions and changes. Tonight
Woohoo! My Personal Chef class is back, March 6, 13 and 20
So happy that my class at Minuteman will be running again next month! If you’ve ever thought of having your own personal chef business, here’s your chance to get some real-world info on starting up and – more importantly –