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| Best In Food |
| I love cooking and baking, but I always want my cooking to be healthy and all natural - yet taste DIVINE! Here I share recipes with you, my thoughts on cooking, as well as the great new food items I've found on my latest trip to the supermarket. |
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| It's been a while.... |
| 2007-03-02 13:16:00 |
I can't believe how long it's been since my last post - well, I have had my baby and I'm finally getting back to cooking - although I still can't seem to get caught up on sleep :) The other night I made an easy and tasty pasta side dish to go with our fish sticks for Ash Wednesday - here is the recipe:Ingredients:2 garlic cloves - minced3 plum tomatoes - choppeddried oreganodried basilsaltpepperspaghettifrozen corngrated cheeseolive oilDirections:Sauté the garlic in a bit of olive oil. When the garlic is slightly brown, add in the plum tomatoes, a dash of salt and pepper, and the oregano and basil to taste. Meanwhile, cook your spaghetti. When the spaghetti is done, add into the tomato mixture and stir in your frozen corn (amount to your liking). I served this with grated cheese sprinkled...
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| Baked Eggplant Sandwiches |
| 2006-08-24 20:45:00 |
About a week ago I went to another local farmstand and in their surplus bin they had 6 sweet green peppers (made wonderful pepper and cheese sandwiches for 2 nights of dinners) and one good size eggplant for only $2. I decided to bread eggplant slices and bake them until crispy and serve them in a sandwich with slices of crusty italian bread, ranch dressing, tomato slices and lettuce. I actually ran out of room on my baking sheets so I had to freeze the remainder of the eggplant and hopefully one night soon I will be able to roast it with some other veggies and add it to couscous for a quick side dish. Here's my recipe for the baked eggplant:Ingredients1 egg1 egg white1 3/4-1 lb eggplant, cut into slices1/2 cup finely crushed italian & whole wheat breadcrumbs1/2 cup grated pecorino romano ...
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| Fresh from the Farmers Market |
| 2006-08-07 21:03:00 |
I made this recipe about a week ago after stopping by my local farmers market - there's nothing like fresh veggies and fruit from area farmers. I altered the recipe slightly from the one provided by Cornell Cooperative Extension.Fresh Beans with Basil and PastaIngredientsServes 2-31/3 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing1 lb green or yellow beans, trimmed1 small boiling onion, sliced3 tbsp. fresh basil, choppedpasta of your choiceStep 1 - Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add in beans and onions, cover. Cook for 5 minutes or until beans are crisp-tender.Step 2 - While beans are cooking, begin cooking your pastaStep 3 - When done, mix pasta with beans. Top with basil and cook for an additional minute, covered. Serve warm....
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| I'm Back in the Kitchen |
| 2006-07-10 20:35:00 |
It's taken quite a long time, but I'm finally back to cooking and enjoying more than bland food for my meals. This past weekend I made Penne with Pine Nuts and Zucchini from a magazine called Healthy Cooking that I found at Borders and served it with my own Baked Chicken Tenders. The recipes for both follow:Penne with Pine Nuts and ZucchiniAdapted from Healthy Cooking MagazineIngredientsServes 4-61/2 lb penne pasta3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil1/3 cup pine nuts1-2 garlic cloves, sliced into thin rounds, then in half3-4 medium zucchini, but into bite size chunkssea saltblack pepper1/3 cup grated parmesan cheeseStep 1 - Cook pasta according to package directions.Step 2 - While penne is cooking, combine olive oil and pine nuts in a large skillet cooking on medium heat until nuts start to turn ...
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| Feeling Under the Weather... |
| 2006-03-28 15:24:00 |
I haven't been doing much cooking lately that's worthy of being posted. I've been trying to eat blander foods these past weeks as I'm now pregnant. While I'm excited about this new chapter in life with my husband, my stomach is definitely saying "NO" to experimenting with new recipes. I'm at the stage where no food sounds good to me.I have found that I can't drink a glass of milk anymore - so to make sure I'm getting my milk/dairy in me, I have to make a milkshake with my dinner each night (milk, Breyers Light Double Churned Vanilla Bean ice cream, and a dash of vanilla extract). Mid-morning, I eat crackers with slices of cheese on them. For fruit these past few days, it's been apple sauce or mandarin oranges in pear juice. I sure hope this part of the pregnancy ends soon - I don't like no...
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| Free Shipping at Kitchen Etc. |
| 2006-03-14 19:52:00 |
Just found out about an exclusive offer that I can pass along to my readers from Kitchen Etc. From now until April 8, 2006, you can receive Free Shipping on Shipments Over $25. You will need to use coupon code C93925 at checkout. What a great way to treat yourself to some cookware or bakeware you've been wanting.Be sure to come back as I'll be posting a recipe in the coming days for delicious oat bran cookies....
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| My Urge to Bake on Saturday |
| 2006-02-25 16:06:00 |
Not sure what came over me last Saturday, but I wanted to do lots of baking for dinner (of course this meant lots of dishes as a result, but I didn't mind). I decided to try the all natural fish sticks I found when I went to the supermarket recently (sorry I can't remember the brand right now - but, I'll write about them again when I pick up another package on the next trip to the store). To go with the fish sticks (which were very good), I served honey glazed baby carrots, couscous and freshly baked corn bread muffins. I even made dessert, oatmeal raisin cookies - I tried a different recipe then I usually use, and they didn't quite hold together like I'm used to, but they still turned out delicious and were nice and crispy (even the next day).If you have a favorite corn bread or oatmeal r...
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| Cranberry Walnut Scones |
| 2006-02-15 20:33:00 |
I found a basic recipe for scones online the other day and tonight before dinner I had time to make a batch. I started with the basic recipe, but made some adjustments and added a few additional ingredients that I thought would make a perfect scone. They smelled terrific when I took them out of the oven. They taste amazing.If you're able to make these scones, I'd love to know what you think. And, if you have a favorite scone recipe of your own, feel free to post it here.Ingredients1 cup all-purpose flour1 cup whole wheat flour1/2 cup oatmeal8 tbsp sugar3/4 tsp baking powder3/4 tsp baking soda1/8 tsp salt1/4 tsp cinnamon1/2 cup chopped walnuts8 tbsp cold margarine1/2 cup dried cranberries3/4 cup buttermilkPreheat oven to 375 degrees F.Yields 8Step 1 - In a bowl, combine the flours, oatmeal,...
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| Pizza Stones - why all the raves? |
| 2006-02-09 12:19:00 |
Last night was the first time I used a pizza stone - thought it was supposed to make the pizza nice and crispy with easy clean up. Boy, was I wrong! The pizza looked delicious and the crust did get crispy - but not much of it was able to be eaten, as the entire edge of the pizza stuck to the stone. The center was a bit firmer than when I would make a pizza on an air bake cookie sheet, but not like I expected. I even had cornmeal under the pizza like it instructed when pressing the dough into shape. (unfortunately, the instructions that came with the stone didn't tell me much) The clean up was horrible - it took forever to get the baked on crust off the stone. Has anybody else used a pizza stone? Do you have any suggestions on how to make it bake better and the clean up easier? In the meant...
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| Healthy Comfort Food |
| 2006-01-31 12:00:00 |
The weekend before last my husband and I went to Newport, Rhode Island for a little getaway and on our last day there, we found D Kelley Fine Used Books. (please see my first post for details on our used bookstore excursions) I found a great selection of books by my favorite romance authors and I picked up a great cookbook for my collection that is filled with slow cooker recipes (Best-Loved Slow Cooker Recipes) from soups to stews and side dishes to main dishes.This past Saturday I felt like making a dinner that would be good comfort food so I thought I would try the slow cooker 'Turkey Mushroom Stew' (slightly adapted to make healthier - ex. substituting half and half for fat free milk). I served the mixture over biscuits (recipe follows) with a side of freshly cooked green beans and dil...
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