Category: How To
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Garbage Bowl and Tips for Fresh Asparagus
Boy, work has intruded! Too much work, too many clients, and an out of town trip to celebrate my dad’s 80th birthday combined to cause a long lag in posts. I fixed my new favorite salmon recipe, having swung by Trader Joe’s to get the chopped hazelnuts the day before we left. It was a…
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Smart Shopping
Let’s Play Restaurant has rounded up a few good articles from Bankrate.com on smart food shopping. I liked the quiz you can take on supermarket shopping. I quibble with one of their answers about coupons but the rest of it is interesting. I saw some other areas that may be worth exploring over there, including…
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Meal Building Blocks in the Freezer
I know a lot of people like to cook ahead and have a stash of prepared meals in their freezers. I prefer to have building blocks of meals, giving me the ultimate flexibility. I might boil or brown a few pounds of hamburger at a time, then freeze in 2 cup portions. I can then…
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How to Dice Potatoes and Onions
In many recipes, you are called upon to slice or dice or chop potatoes. A long time ago, I learned that taking a bit of time to be methodical up-front to save a lot of time (and get more even pieces). Early in my cooking days, I just chopped wildly, rocking the knife back and…
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Frozen Foods and Kids’ Sports
A confession. Tonight I “warmed” (hard to say cooked!) frozen ravioli and breaded fish filets for dinner! I did make an easy mock alfredo sauce for the cheese ravioli but the rest of dinner was high on convenience and suitable for our sports’ night dinner. My girls swim from 5:15 to 6:45. It’s just down…