Skipping that extra trip to the store helps you develop your cooking skills and use up older ingredients that might have ended up in the garbage. You’ll save time, stress, and money.
Archives for June 2009
June 29, 2009
Putting Food in Perspective: Strategies to Prevent Food Issues
Obesity is growing at epidemic rates, along with anorexia and other eating disorders. My mother used a variety of strategies that I believe helped her children develop a healthy attitude toward food. I can’t say that I have no food issues, and genetics play an important role, but I still think her approach served us well.
My mother:
- Served appropriate servings on individual plates. Click to read my analysis of the advantages of this approach.
- Served a healthy, varied, and fresh dinner for the family every day at the same time.
June 28, 2009
Microwave-Safe Utensils
Each Sunday at CookingManager.Com, I highlight a different kitchen appliance or utensil. This is the second part of a short series on microwave ovens. Part I: Microwave Myths (and disclaimer) Choosing Utensils for the Microwave To reheat or defrost in the microwave, you may use paper or an ordinary dinner plate. But for more serious cooking you need […]
June 26, 2009
Friday Roundup #1
I’ve set up a weekly posting plan for CookingManager.Com. On Sundays, I post about kitchen appliances and equipment. This week I published the first part of a series on microwave cooking: Microwave Myths. This Sunday I’ll share tips on choosing microwave-safe equipment. Monday is Money-Saving Day. In Eat Less Meat and More Vegetable Protein, I […]
June 24, 2009
Recipe: Cool Summer Chickpea Stew
Wednesday is recipe day at CookingManager.Com. Click for details on submitting a recipe. Today Mimi of Israeli Kitchen shares a recipe for Chickpeas Stewed in Tomato Sauce. Be sure to check out her beautiful blog, with a diverse collection of tasty recipes. Chickpeas In Summer Are Cool Is it too soon too call this weather “dog days?” […]
June 23, 2009
11 Tips for Painless Kitchen Cleanup: Start from the Beginning
Tuesday is the day for Time-Saving Tips and Techniques at CookingManager.Com.
For most of us, cleanup is the part of cooking we enjoy least. But if we think about it before we start we can make the job easier.
- Start with a clear workspace. Clutter is hard to clean and leads to accidents and spills.
June 22, 2009
Save Money by Eating Less Meat and More Vegetable Protein
Animal proteins, including eggs, dairy products, meat, fish and poultry, are usually the most expensive part of our food budgets.
Sometimes people think that in order to eat less meat, they need to become vegetarian or make vegetarian meals more often. This is one approach. But you can still choose to include small amounts of meat or other animal protein in most meals. What counts is how much you eat over the course of an average day.
June 21, 2009
Microwave Myths
How do microwaves work?
Microwaves work by radiating microwave energy into food. This energy only heats up the moisture in food, so dried foods may burn or explode. The waves pass through glass, ceramic, plastic and paper, but metal deflects them.
Defrosting in the microwave.
Do microwaves undercook food?
June 19, 2009
How Thermostats Work, Or Why Not Bake When the A/C Is On?
Electric heating and cooling elements or motors are not smart. They only have two settings, off and on. We can’t set them at some middle range to ensure a constant temperature.
June 17, 2009
9 Tips for Simple Entertaining
My friend lived in a community where the women outdid themselves in making elaborate meals for company. But everyone preferred to the hostess who served a simple meatloaf and nothing else. She had something special as a hostess. It wasn’t the food, but it made people want to come back. At the end of the day, […]
