So I chatting with a friend recently, and she asked..."How do you get these great prices at the farmer's market? Do you bargain with them or something?" I replied, "No. I just get lucky, I guess!" But the convo got me thinking about bargaining, and how widely unacceptable it has become in our culture. In the Dominican Republic, it was commonplace to bargain. I felt … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes
For the past, um, year or so, I have not done a whole lot with potatoes. And for good reason. Ryan tested positive for a potato allergy, among other things. So I quickly removed them from our diet. A few weeks ago, we got the go ahead from both the allergist and the GI doctor to start reintroducing the more "tame" foods...or the ones he reacted to least...and see if he … [Read more...]
Ways to Use Homemade Pesto Sauce
Rather than let the garden herbs grow out of control, make pesto instead. I have found that it doesn't really matter how much of which kind of herb you use...as long as you have enough basil in there to give it that basil flare. I did not measure my pesto as I made it...but I'll tell you what I put in it...and then just added a little salt and olive oil to make it taste … [Read more...]
How to Cut a Green Pepper {Video}
Or perhaps the wrong way to cut a green pepper?!? I am a total green pepper cutting rebel and do my own thing when it comes to dicing, slicing and cutting green peppers. I am not, however, a rebel without a cause. I definitely cut with a cause. In this case, freezing all these green peppers! In the end, I wound up with the following meal size portions: 6 bags with … [Read more...]
Yellow Summer Squash Steam Sauteed
Sauteing summer squash...it has never worked well for me. I mean, it works...but not perfectly. I recently figured out that if I partially steam it before sauteing it...the results are quite tasty! Yellow Summer Squash Steam Sauteed Yield - 6-8 servings Preparation Time - 5 minutes Cooking Time - 10 minutes Ingredients 2 medium yellow squash, sliced ($2) 1/4 … [Read more...]
Batch Cooking Plan – July 17
I'm hoping to spend an hour (or two) in the kitchen tomorrow...it's been over a week and I miss cooking! I continue to play catch-up from returning home from the Savvy Blogging Summit...I've got my inbox under control, the house is more or less clean, so now it's time to get in the kitchen, do some experimenting and get some more food into the freezer for next week's … [Read more...]