Why Nutrition Ratings Are Not the Answer
Americans struggle to understand (or continue to blatantly ignore) the nutrition facts labels on the foods in our stores. That’s the reality. Clearly, we didn’t get to be a fat nation riddled with diabetes, clogged arteries and heart disease by…
Noodles with Mushrooms and Lemon Ginger Dressing
Please welcome guest author Jaden Hair of the ever-so-Steamy Kitchen. Jaden and I have been visiting Seattle recently, take a look at the interesting scenery we encountered there. ~Elise Because I’m the resident foodie here in my neighborhood, I’m usually the one hosting dinner parties. And that’s totally fine by me because of all the recipe development and testing that I have to do every week. I’d rather feed my friends than to see all the food go to waste. But sometimes, the recipe development goes awry and the dish just fails. Yes, so bad it would ruin my rep as the kitchen superstar. In those moments, I whip out my never-fail-save-my-dinner-party dish. Of course, I hide all evidence of the earlier recipe disaster in the trash. So, what’s that dish? Well, honestly it’s not even MY recipe, it’s part of a recipe from Heidi’s 101 Cookbooks blog called Otsu. I’ve committed to memory the lemon-ginger dressing that’s in the Otsu dish and use it for everything – tossed with warm noodles, drizzled on roasted cauliflower, as a salad dressing and even to top grilled fish. Yes, it’s that good. Continue reading “Noodles with Mushrooms and Lemon Ginger Dressing”
Zucchini Breakfast Casserole
In my garden, there lives The Beast, a 5 foot tall zucchini plant that puts out 2 full-sized zucchinis a day. Even with all the great zucchini recipes we have, it’s hard for three people to consume 14 zucchini a week. (There’s also a pattypan squash plant.) So around this time of year I’m always looking for ways to use up my overflowing vegetable drawer of zucchini. This is an easy-to-make strata-like breakfast casserole with grated zucchini, tomatoes, basil, ricotta, and Parmesan. (The tomatoes and basil are growing like mad now too.) Actually I’m not sure what to call it. Breakfast casserole seems to fit because of the eggs, though we ate this for lunch. You could also call it a strata. It’s like a frittata but it’s baked, not made on the stovetop (though I’m sure you could make a frittata out of it). The inspiration for it comes from a “cuajado”, or a baked frittata popular in Sephardic cooking. This isn’t a cuajado, but the flavors are there, and they’re terrific together. Continue reading “Zucchini Breakfast Casserole”
New Product Reviews: Vegetable Pizza, Banana Coladas and More
With over 40,000 products in the average supermarket, people don’t have time (or the money) to test every product on the shelves – so we do it for you! (Points system explained below the products!) Each week we will post…
New Product Reviews: White Chocolate Yogurt, Vanilla Tea and More
With over 40,000 products in the average supermarket, people don’t have time (or the money) to test every product on the shelves – so we do it for you! (Points system explained below the products!) Each week we will post…
New Product Reviews: Yogurt, Hot Salsa and More
With over 40,000 products in the average supermarket, people don’t have time (or the money) to test every product on the shelves – so we do it for you! (Points system explained below the products!) Each week we will post…
The No Sweat Guide To Fitness.
An eBook for those too tired, too demotivated or too bored to exercise. The No Sweat Guide To Fitness. – Women Should Talk with Their Doctors about Risks and Benefits Public Health Thank You Day Statement from Dr. Gerberding November 20, 2006 National Infant Immunization Week Urges Parents to Vaccinate On Time [...]
