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Just the other day we were rushing around on our way out to an early morning class when I realized there was no way we were going to fit breakfast in before hopping in the car. Sad, but true. That's when I remembered shakes and smoothies. A-ha - to the rescue. Start with milk, spoon in protein powder and your favorite frozen fruit. Whiz in the blender and drink. This is one of the easiest breakfasts we manage to pull together - and, thankfully, one of the kids' favorites. The only caveat to making it a protein power boost and not a carb-loaded drink is...
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In a Sunday night pinch last weekend, my boyfriend and I found ourselves at the local Safeway staring at a bunch of plastic wrapped logs of meats wondering what to cook for dinner. In an ideal world we had planned to go to the butcher and get pork tenderloin, the perfect quick Sunday roast for two people. But since normal people apparently do their Sunday grocery shopping before 7:30pm, we found ourselves staring hopelessly through the darkened windows of the local meat shop, sadly considering our few remaining cooking options. And so we found ourselves at...
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I thought I'd put on my teacher-chef's toque and give you a little lesson on the basics of chocolate. I know it's a favorite topic for so so many of you out there. So listen up! Take notes and feel free to ply me with questions. Read my article on cocoa to get a brief history of chocolate. The ingredient that makes chocolate "chocolate" is called chocolate liquor. Chocolate liquor, contrary to what you might think, does not contain any alcohol, but is actually skinned and roasted cocoa nibs, which are the beans of the chocolate tree, or Theobroma cacao. Chocolate...
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In a surprising entrance to the world of snack foods, kale is making a strong case for its place as the "new potato chip." That's right, kale--dark green and curly, flat and thin, red tipped, or jagged and weed-like, the hardy staple of winter produce departments--desperately wants to be the new healthy snack food. Anyone who has grown up on winter greens like collards and chard, is most likely to think of these vegetables as side dishes to a main course, long cooked and soft to the point of falling apart. Kale can certainly be cooked in that fashion, braised on the stove...
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As I've written before, grocery shopping can be quite a challenge for the single guy, especially if you don't have any steel-toed boots to wear. It never fails that almost every time I step into a grocery store either a little old lady with poor motor skills, or a flashy, bejeweled yuppie on a cell phone, attempts to run over my foot with her or his buggy. And then the person in the check-out line before me decides to carry on a cell phone conversation while attempting to write a check, which of course takes forever. Yet aside from the...
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When it comes to healthy eating, what's good for you may not be so good for your dog. According to Lila Miller, DVM, ASPCA Vice President and Veterinary Outreach Advisor, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, food items that are easily ingested by humans can be very damaging to our canine friends. Among the more harmful foods are alcohol, coffee, chocolate, onions, grapes, raisins, garlic, salt, macadamia nuts, yeast dough, avocado, and items which contain the artificial sweetener xylitol. While these are fine...
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Years from now, long after I have stopped working for my present employer, if my boss remembers one thing about me it will be these four words: duck fat French fries. Our first full day working together, the subject of my love of cooking came up. Like many people do when they learn I am a cook, my boss asked me what my favorite foods are. I told her that I am a true omnivore; I eat just about everything... with the exception of potatoes. But even that rule I'll make an exception for on one condition: that the potatoes come fried in duck fat. At the time I am fairly...
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Birthdays can be a challenge. If it's not the counting of the irrevocably passing years, it's the pressure of picking the right gift or a tasty cake. And since January birthdays follow on the heels of the holiday season, it makes for a double-whammy. January is quite the banner birthday month in our family - not only does my own annual hoorah fall in January, but there's also a handful of extended family, friends and in-laws that are Capricorns and Aquarians. And when my son was born 15 years ago, another special birthday was added to the year's beginning. Thirteen...
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On a quick trip to the grocery store recently - I was actually picking up some veggies for some recipe development assignments - one of those 4-digit codes on the red beets was missing. The young checkout clerk asked what they were. "Red beets, you say? Hmmm. Can't say I've ever had 'em." Unbeknownst to me, that was just the beginning. Since just about every other item in my basket was a vegetable needing a code, it wasn't long before he was asking me what a green curly-leafed bunch was. "Kale." And again he perused...
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Chicken has been a very important part of my life from a young age. However, I'm not just talking about cooked chicken. No, I'm talking about the very alive, very annoying, real chickens that were a constant part of the landscape of my childhood family farm. I'm not sure how my mother had the brilliant idea to start a small chicken farm. I'm sure it was in a moment of weakness, because surely no one in their right mind would even consider raising chickens for fun. The process goes something like this: You have to buy fertilized eggs, and place them in...
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A few weeks ago I attended a surprise thirtieth birthday party for a cousin-in-law. His wife is famous for her party planning skills and this time the party theme was casino night, complete with a blackjack table, craps, roulette, and Texas hold 'em. Guests were instructed to come dressed in Rat Pack attire. The dress code on the invitation sent several of us, myself included, scurrying to do some internet searching to see what dressing as a member of the Rat Pack entails. So if you are wondering what it is, think Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra. Our...
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If you haven't given up your New Year's healthy eating resolutions yet, chances are you will soon enough. That is, unless you can add some new, filling yet healthful dishes to the rotation. You've had your fill of fiber loaded whole grains, cut back on red meat and upped the ante on fish. And here you are, two weeks in, bored of the same old salmon, brown rice, green salad routine. There is hope yet. Like any healthful eating resolution this will only last if you challenge your taste buds, and kitchen skills, to think outside of the routine. Whether it is lack...
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Is this long, cold winter dragging you down? As we face a couple more months of chilly and cloudy weather, a day at the spa sounds heavenly. But if you have no professional spa treatments in your plans or budget, then it's easy to re-create the experience at home with some spa influenced foods and recipes. Start with one of the most well known home spa remedies, placing cold tea bags or cucumber slices over the eyes to reduce puffiness. Most people have tried this at one time or another. The antioxidants in both remedies reduce irritation while the coolness helps bring...
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Okay folks, here goes. I am about to share with you a very powerful recipe. One that must be acknowledged as truly magical before you use it. It must be used only for pure good. If it is used for evil purposes, there is no telling what may happen! You will find that once you make these mushrooms, the person you share them with will be entirely helpless and at your beck and call for life. These are the mushrooms that cause ex-boyfriends/girlfriends to continue to call, men/women to fall to their knees, friends to remain forever. Use the below recipe with GREAT...
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Either owing to the poverty-rich college life or living on a single income, many bachelors live in apartments or condominiums. The advantages and disadvantages of this are well known, and most of the latter concern the dreaded "shared wall." Now, if you like to throw the occasional party and play music loudly like me, it would behoove you to be on good relations with those on the other side of your shared wall. And heck, even if you live in a stand-alone home, it's still a good idea to make nice with the neighbors. I'm fairly friendly with all but one of my neighbors...
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There's only one problem with pita pockets, really, and that's when I forget to buy them at the store. That's probably because they're not shelved where I think they should be - with the bread and rolls. No, they're usually over by the deli or on another elusive shelf and by the time I get to the end of my shopping list, the last thing I feel like doing is traipsing back to find them. Indeed, the next time I find them on sale, I've got a plan: buy plenty of extras so that I'll have a ready supply in the freezer. Then we'll be set. Yes, at...
From The Editors At CDKitchen: Feed Daily
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Just the other day we were rushing around on our way out to an early morning class when I realized there was no way we were going to fit breakfast in before hopping in the car. Sad, but true. That's when I remembered shakes and smoothies. A-ha - to the rescue. Start with milk, spoon in protein powder and your favorite frozen fruit. Whiz in the blender and drink. This is one of the easiest breakfasts we manage to pull together - and, thankfully, one of the kids' favorites. The only caveat to making it a protein power boost and not a carb-loaded drink is...
by
In a Sunday night pinch last weekend, my boyfriend and I found ourselves at the local Safeway staring at a bunch of plastic wrapped logs of meats wondering what to cook for dinner. In an ideal world we had planned to go to the butcher and get pork tenderloin, the perfect quick Sunday roast for two people. But since normal people apparently do their Sunday grocery shopping before 7:30pm, we found ourselves staring hopelessly through the darkened windows of the local meat shop, sadly considering our few remaining cooking options. And so we found ourselves at...
by
I thought I'd put on my teacher-chef's toque and give you a little lesson on the basics of chocolate. I know it's a favorite topic for so so many of you out there. So listen up! Take notes and feel free to ply me with questions. Read my article on cocoa to get a brief history of chocolate. The ingredient that makes chocolate "chocolate" is called chocolate liquor. Chocolate liquor, contrary to what you might think, does not contain any alcohol, but is actually skinned and roasted cocoa nibs, which are the beans of the chocolate tree, or Theobroma cacao. Chocolate...
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In a surprising entrance to the world of snack foods, kale is making a strong case for its place as the "new potato chip." That's right, kale--dark green and curly, flat and thin, red tipped, or jagged and weed-like, the hardy staple of winter produce departments--desperately wants to be the new healthy snack food. Anyone who has grown up on winter greens like collards and chard, is most likely to think of these vegetables as side dishes to a main course, long cooked and soft to the point of falling apart. Kale can certainly be cooked in that fashion, braised on the stove...
by
As I've written before, grocery shopping can be quite a challenge for the single guy, especially if you don't have any steel-toed boots to wear. It never fails that almost every time I step into a grocery store either a little old lady with poor motor skills, or a flashy, bejeweled yuppie on a cell phone, attempts to run over my foot with her or his buggy. And then the person in the check-out line before me decides to carry on a cell phone conversation while attempting to write a check, which of course takes forever. Yet aside from the...
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When it comes to healthy eating, what's good for you may not be so good for your dog. According to Lila Miller, DVM, ASPCA Vice President and Veterinary Outreach Advisor, and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, food items that are easily ingested by humans can be very damaging to our canine friends. Among the more harmful foods are alcohol, coffee, chocolate, onions, grapes, raisins, garlic, salt, macadamia nuts, yeast dough, avocado, and items which contain the artificial sweetener xylitol. While these are fine...
by
Years from now, long after I have stopped working for my present employer, if my boss remembers one thing about me it will be these four words: duck fat French fries. Our first full day working together, the subject of my love of cooking came up. Like many people do when they learn I am a cook, my boss asked me what my favorite foods are. I told her that I am a true omnivore; I eat just about everything... with the exception of potatoes. But even that rule I'll make an exception for on one condition: that the potatoes come fried in duck fat. At the time I am fairly...
by
Birthdays can be a challenge. If it's not the counting of the irrevocably passing years, it's the pressure of picking the right gift or a tasty cake. And since January birthdays follow on the heels of the holiday season, it makes for a double-whammy. January is quite the banner birthday month in our family - not only does my own annual hoorah fall in January, but there's also a handful of extended family, friends and in-laws that are Capricorns and Aquarians. And when my son was born 15 years ago, another special birthday was added to the year's beginning. Thirteen...
by
On a quick trip to the grocery store recently - I was actually picking up some veggies for some recipe development assignments - one of those 4-digit codes on the red beets was missing. The young checkout clerk asked what they were. "Red beets, you say? Hmmm. Can't say I've ever had 'em." Unbeknownst to me, that was just the beginning. Since just about every other item in my basket was a vegetable needing a code, it wasn't long before he was asking me what a green curly-leafed bunch was. "Kale." And again he perused...
by
Chicken has been a very important part of my life from a young age. However, I'm not just talking about cooked chicken. No, I'm talking about the very alive, very annoying, real chickens that were a constant part of the landscape of my childhood family farm. I'm not sure how my mother had the brilliant idea to start a small chicken farm. I'm sure it was in a moment of weakness, because surely no one in their right mind would even consider raising chickens for fun. The process goes something like this: You have to buy fertilized eggs, and place them in...
by
A few weeks ago I attended a surprise thirtieth birthday party for a cousin-in-law. His wife is famous for her party planning skills and this time the party theme was casino night, complete with a blackjack table, craps, roulette, and Texas hold 'em. Guests were instructed to come dressed in Rat Pack attire. The dress code on the invitation sent several of us, myself included, scurrying to do some internet searching to see what dressing as a member of the Rat Pack entails. So if you are wondering what it is, think Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra. Our...
by
If you haven't given up your New Year's healthy eating resolutions yet, chances are you will soon enough. That is, unless you can add some new, filling yet healthful dishes to the rotation. You've had your fill of fiber loaded whole grains, cut back on red meat and upped the ante on fish. And here you are, two weeks in, bored of the same old salmon, brown rice, green salad routine. There is hope yet. Like any healthful eating resolution this will only last if you challenge your taste buds, and kitchen skills, to think outside of the routine. Whether it is lack...
by
Is this long, cold winter dragging you down? As we face a couple more months of chilly and cloudy weather, a day at the spa sounds heavenly. But if you have no professional spa treatments in your plans or budget, then it's easy to re-create the experience at home with some spa influenced foods and recipes. Start with one of the most well known home spa remedies, placing cold tea bags or cucumber slices over the eyes to reduce puffiness. Most people have tried this at one time or another. The antioxidants in both remedies reduce irritation while the coolness helps bring...
by
Okay folks, here goes. I am about to share with you a very powerful recipe. One that must be acknowledged as truly magical before you use it. It must be used only for pure good. If it is used for evil purposes, there is no telling what may happen! You will find that once you make these mushrooms, the person you share them with will be entirely helpless and at your beck and call for life. These are the mushrooms that cause ex-boyfriends/girlfriends to continue to call, men/women to fall to their knees, friends to remain forever. Use the below recipe with GREAT...
by
Either owing to the poverty-rich college life or living on a single income, many bachelors live in apartments or condominiums. The advantages and disadvantages of this are well known, and most of the latter concern the dreaded "shared wall." Now, if you like to throw the occasional party and play music loudly like me, it would behoove you to be on good relations with those on the other side of your shared wall. And heck, even if you live in a stand-alone home, it's still a good idea to make nice with the neighbors. I'm fairly friendly with all but one of my neighbors...
by
There's only one problem with pita pockets, really, and that's when I forget to buy them at the store. That's probably because they're not shelved where I think they should be - with the bread and rolls. No, they're usually over by the deli or on another elusive shelf and by the time I get to the end of my shopping list, the last thing I feel like doing is traipsing back to find them. Indeed, the next time I find them on sale, I've got a plan: buy plenty of extras so that I'll have a ready supply in the freezer. Then we'll be set. Yes, at...