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Getting to Know Your Oils. Inspired by conversations on the FOOD52 Hotline, we're sharing tips and tricks that make navigating all of our kitchens easier and more fun.

Getting to Know Your Oils

Today, we're talking about oils. Where would we be as cooks, without oil? It makes a smooth aioli of a lonely egg yolk sitting at the bottom of a mixing bowl. It imparts integrity and crunch to a flimsy curl of potato. It creates a crisp, golden husk on the outside of a doughnut. Home cooks are constantly coming up with inventive ways to cook with oil -- using it to flavor desserts, add crunch to granola, and even to create powders. Olive oil Flavor: Neutral to grassy, fragrant, and lightly bitter.What's in a name: Virgin olive oil is extracted only by physical means and has no more than 1.5% acidity. Vegetable Oil What's in a name: Vegetable oil is a blanket term for all oils derived from plants, most commercial oils labeled as vegetable come from soybeans. Vegetable Oil Alternatives Coconut Oil Rice Bran Oil Nut Oils Peanut Oil Avocado Oil Sesame Oil.

My Fridge Food - Recipes you already have in your Fridge. A healthy meal in a box: great bento recipes, tips, and more. Top 10 Amuse Your Bouche recipes (1 year blog birthday!) Makes » how to make a rainbow cake! Aaannnndddd, she’s back!

makes » how to make a rainbow cake!

So I did mention something about health and/or diet food in my last post, and while this recipe is the latter, it is most certainly not to be confused with the former. I posted about my rainbow cake here, and it got a lot of traffic on over to my livejournal, and everyone wanted the “recipe.” The cool thing is that if you’re making something so distractingly colourful, people will think it’s delicious no matter what. This presents me with the option to use an old Weight Watchers trick—the one-point cupcake. Japanese food! Authentic, mostly healthy Japanese recipes for everyone. Tony Tantillo - Produce Tips - Index. Quick and Easy Japanese Recipes. PM-16 - Babycakes. Bite Size Pies on a Stick The Babycakes pie pop maker bakes sweet and savory bite size pies on a stick.

PM-16 - Babycakes

Add a favorite filling and a stick between 2 crust circles and bake 6 pie pops in 4 minutes or less. The non-stick coating make baking fruit pie pops or savory pie pops quick and easy. The Babycakes pie pop maker comes complete with all the accessories you need to bake pie pops. The manual includes recipes, hints and suggestions that will be sure to delight friends and family. Accessories Included: Pie Pop Treat SticksPie Pop StandStainless Steel Crust Cutter Item Dimensions (when closed): 6.3” x 11.3” x 3.5” (L x D x H) Item Dimensions (when open): 6.3” x 13.25” x 12.5” (L x D x H)

Miso udon noodles with tofu « Snixy Kitchen. Even when life’s too hectic for meal-planning, I’m much too cheap to eat out, especially since we’re saving our pennies for the fancy schmancy camera of Lucas’s dreams.

Miso udon noodles with tofu « Snixy Kitchen

Plus, I always feel super guilty about splurging on food that’s likely terrible for us, even if we happen to select a healthy dish off the menu (which, let’s be honest, rarely happens). And I can’t resist ordering dessert – zero self-control in the face of sweets. Needless to say, dining out regularly is an all-around bad idea for me. So when I don’t have tons of time to spend in the kitchen, I usually wind up lightly seasoning a skin-on chicken breast or leg and bake it until crispy and juicy. This quick solution doesn’t get documented here, but we’ve been eating a LOT of chicken lately. Before I gush about this recipe, remember the kitty bok choy incident? With meat weighing me down on the couch the other night, my stomach, like Arti, begged for bok choy. Choosing the right kitchen knife.

St. Patrick’s Day kiwi sorbet (no ice cream maker!) « Snixy Kitchen. Happy (early) St.

St. Patrick’s Day kiwi sorbet (no ice cream maker!) « Snixy Kitchen

Patrick’s Day! I’ve always been a sucker for this green holiday because my birthday is the day after. When asked my favorite color, I still say green, even though I think anyone who has seen my apartment could tell you that I clearly prefer purple. Most of my birthday parties growing up involved some sort of green theme, and clovers always made an appearance. Now, I typically spend St. Veggie Burger Recipe! Veggie burgers are all the rage these days. There are a million different ways to make them using grains, legumes, ect. This is one of many recipes we will be posting for you to try.

It is very simple and delicious! Cook Time: 30 Min. Serves: 8 Calories: 399 Total Fat: 20 grams Protein: 13 grams Meatless tofu-free veggie burger. 1-1/2 cups of dry buckwheat3 cups water1 tsp kosher salt1 large yellow onion chopped4 Tbs of extra virgin olive oil1 celery stalk, finely chopped3 leaves of kale1 large carrot grated2 large sweet potatoes, cubed, steamed or boiled until tender, and mashed1/4 cup of tahini2 Tbs of soy sauce1/2 medium red onion8 slices of low fat american cheese2 tomatoes1 cup sprouts1/2 cucumber1/2 head of lettuce6 tablespoons of light mayonnaise.

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