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Pantry Stocking: Coconut Milk, Catch 22s . . .

6 Healthy Cooking Building Blocks, Easy Stress-Free Grocery Shopping, Healthy Pantry Know-How, New Ingredients

. . . and the Methodical Pantry Expansion Method Typical Complaint:  “I’m so tired of making the same old things for dinner.” Response:  Stock a few new and interesting pantry treasures to spark up mealtimes. Counter-complaint:  “But when I buy...

Pity Poor Pea Soup

1-Healthy Eating Clarity, 3-Get Vegetable Friendly, New Ingredients

Is it time to grow up?  Poor pea soup keeps getting ignored just because its color has squeamish connotations that date back to childhood.  How I got the courage to dive in and discover a dish that’s really quite delicious. Some foods have a hard lot in life. ...

How About a Quick, “White-Free” Snack

1-Healthy Eating Clarity, 3-Get Vegetable Friendly, 7-Recipes--Healthy and Tasty, New Ingredients, Uncategorized

The previous post offered some theories about why it’s so hard to get the white out of our diets.  While that’s being resolved (BTW, please be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts), here’s an idea if you feel yourself getting sucked into a 4:00...

Using Herbs and Spices: More on Flavor Families

Food, Herbs & Spices, New Ingredients

This multiple-entry post on herbs and spices was sparked by Julee Rosso’s recipe for Beef Stew with Eggplant (Great Good Food, p. 487).  Its unusual combination of spices ignited an entire exploration into using herbs and spices more often and more creatively. On the...

Stocking the Pantry—How to Avoid Time Panic

Easy Stress-Free Grocery Shopping, Healthy Pantry Know-How, New Ingredients

Good News:  The Fun of a Pantry Journey Lasts More than an Afternoon Time panic may be settling in as we talk about stocking the pantry.  By now, it’s become abundantly clear that the job can’t be done in an afternoon–and with our short attention...

Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free Living—Beyond Recipes and Cookbooks

1-Healthy Eating Clarity, 4-Healthy Friendly Kitchen, 7-Recipes--Healthy and Tasty, Gluten-Free/Wheat-Free Eating, New Ingredients

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