Category: Eating In
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Free Seeds for Gardening, Summer Dreams Included!
Are you stuck inside, dreaming of next year’s garden? Are the kids (or your inner child) driving you nuts as you scrape the bottom of the bucket on distracting -er- enriching indoor activities to keep them busy learning? Maybe your New Year’s resolution was to save money to put them toward some personal goals. Did…
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Chef Kyle Wisner’s Lunch Break Demo @the Book Larder
One overcast Monday morning, I ventured over to the Book Larder, a community cookbook store on Fremont Ave of Seattle. I’ve ridden past there many a time by bike and by bus, and always meant to go. Finally, I found time and managed to sign up for classes a few days ahead. Note: if you…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Buy the Oranges, and Make Macaroons too!
Pro-Tip of the Day: Have you been buying those boxes and bags of oranges on sale at the store? Next time pick up a bag of coconut flakes and sliced almonds, and you can make this quick, yummy (gluten-free) byproduct treat from in-season fruit! Just remember to take 30 seconds to grate the rind off…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Tea Infuser + Dessert Dusting
How can you dust powdered sugar on your holiday desserts without making a mess, AND conserve the left over for the next round? Try a tea infuser! Here’s the shortest video I’ve ever intentionally made, lol. I’m pretty sure even if you don’t have one with an easy handle and all, it’ll still work neater…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Splitting Squash
This post is dedicated to my friend Abby, who inspired me to share this tip on how to cut into a stubborn winter squash when she told me she had a butternut waiting at her new apartment. Happy Thanksgiving week to those in the U.S. (and happy Autumn harvest to the rest)! Got a squash…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Weekday Recipe Logistics Tip
I was chatting with my good friend Jenni the other day about how I decide on weekday cooking,* and a sorting method I came up with several years ago seemed to spark great interest, so I thought I’d share it here in case some of y’all others could benefit.
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Slicing Meat to be Neat
Set something out in the fridge to defrost and it’s not done by the time you need to cook dinner? Perfect! Slice it that way, you’ll get neater pieces anyway. Check it out: I think the folks most practiced in this must be Mongolian grill owners, did you ever notice how neatly their meat is…
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Pro-Tip Tuesday: Pouring without Spilling
Are you a klutz like me, always spilling liquids when you pour them from one container to another? Try this trick I learned from my father, the chemist! I like to imagine him pouring oodles of liquids from beaker to beaker in his multiple decades of work. Hint: having a utensil helps. In summary, if…
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Oke Poke
Editor’s note: for the purposes of this post, all words that end with the suffix “oke” should be pronounced or more likely internally read as “okay”. Guest blog brought to you by marriage. Left coast living will bring you to Hawaii if you are of the means or the miles to get there. East coast…
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One More Way to Keep
Your Home Cool in the Summer:
Quinoa, Cucumber, Tomato SaladDouble-feature bonus posts this week! My offering to you, Dear Reader, for being a faithful audience. Enjoy! A few years ago, I found myself buying one of those cup-salads from Whole Foods a lot in the summer. I liked it so much I figured I should start making it, so I can (a)get it without…