Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Someone's In The Kitchen

Between our family's food needs and all of my friends who have had babies in the past month I have been in the kitchen cooking a good part of most days. In our search for healthy alternatives to toxic Teflon we purchased enameled cast iron cookware at IKEA the other day. They are so beautiful, and I was very excited to cook with them, but after my first pancake-cooking endeavor I became disappointed...they stick worse than regular old cast iron!!! So, I come to you, dear readers, asking for your advice.

1. What am I doing wrong?? Any tips for cooking on enameled cast iron would be greatly appreciated, even if it is just to "suck it up," or "get rid of it!"

2. How can I clean the things?? Some of these burnt/sticking spots will not come off, and are not scrape-able. I know not to use dish soap on cast iron, but since these are enameled, is it ok?? The directions, which are obviously translated from another language, say to use "washing-up detergent."


Another activity I have been engaged in is baking. I got an Amish Friendship Bread starter from my mom a few weeks ago, and have made bread from it twice so far. I must stop, because I am eating both loaves almost completely by myself in a matter of minutes (ok, I'm exaggerating, but you get the picture). I have 2 1 more starters left (thanks, Danielle), so if anyone wants one I'd be happy to drop it off (assuming you live, like, in the same city as me). The bread that it make is SO EFFING GOOD, although not really good for you at all....please save me from myself.

Ok...I have asked enough from you for one day. Thanks for reading.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

A Night Off

Friday, January 25, 2008

Fridge Friday

A scary peek into the fridge of a hippie *mostly*-whole-organic-food-eating family of five...



Top Shelf:
  • Leftovers: spaghetti, roasted chicken, cabbage, and squash
  • My nut butter "collection" that DH teases me about... cashew, almond, peanut, tahini, and sunflower seed
  • My favorite treat, Stonyfield Cream on Top French Vanilla yogurt... I eat it with coconut-almond granola and Annie's chocolate bunny grahams mixed in for a late-night snack
  • Ricotta and mozarella cheese for stuffed shells that hubby is making soon


Meat Drawer:
  • Tillamook cheddar cheese
  • Tortillas--always good for lunch
  • Roasted turkey lunchmeat
  • Ghiradelli milk chocolate chips for DH's yogurt parfait in the mornings
2nd Shelf:
  • Eggs, which we eat a lot of, and just discovered a local fresh organic source for
  • Chocolate chip cookie dough--which Rich loves to eat uncooked
  • yogurt containers full of homemade chicken and beef broth
  • almond meal, for baking
  • leftover taco fixings
  • OJ
  • oat milk
  • whole cow's milk

3rd Shelf:
  • Ground beef
  • French vanilla creamer that's just about expired (does it ever really go bad??).. we don't go through it like we used to when Rich was addicted and drank several cups a day (with a splash of coffee...lol)
  • champagne--a gift
  • Beer--my new fave: Pipeline Porter, and Blue Moon Belgian White--which I'm drinking right now for the first time, and it's really good!!
  • Brita water pitcher--I drink a LOT of water...I am hoping to get a filter installed in our new house...the Brita's just not cutting it--I still taste chlorine...yuck!
Left Drawer:
  • Fuji apples
  • cut avocados
  • celery and carrots for making broth
  • cucumber
Right Drawer:
  • kale
  • salad greens
  • green peppers


Door:
  • veggie broth and creamy chicken soup
  • green olives, condiments, dressings
  • maple syrup and "fake" syrup for DH ;)
  • wine, bubbly water for my pregnant lovah, chocolate syrup
  • probiotics, cod liver oil

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Pizza Boy