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Making the Most of Your Grocery Dollar Food prices are on the rise again. After the relative stability of the last ten years, this past November (latest finalized data analysis I could find) packaged food makers began increasing prices last year to cover the rising cost of raw ingredients. Specific examples include: Oscar Mayer lunch meatsCapri Sun juice pouchesWheat Thin crackersFig NewtonsJolly RanchersTwislersNatures Own breadsSunbeam breadsmany others. Here are a few proactive steps you can take to increase the shelf-life of your foods and thereby stretch your grocery store dollar (as well as increasing food safety). 1. 2. make the refrigerated and frozen food section one of your last stops in the grocery store. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 0 F and below is recommended for your freezer. Placement Tips. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Much of this information may be obtained from the USDA Food Safety page. What are your tactics for increasing the range of your food dollar?

Everything You Need to Know to Order Wine on a Date in One Chart Selecting the perfect wine pairing can be intimidating, especially if your sub-conscience is already going crazy trying to woo the first person to agree to go on a date with you in months. The experts at Seattle’s Wine Folly are here to not only relieve your ordering stress, but also earn you some bonus points with basic wine knowledge. The brand new wine guide breaks down the flavors in sparkling, white, red, and dessert wines. Purchase the complete Basic Wine Guide for just $24 and study up to wow your next lucky lover. [h/t Laughing Squid] Images via WineFolly Plus: 27 Diagrams That Make Cooking So Much Easier

Homebrew Chef: Home Gapers Block : Airbags : Better Sandwiches For several years (yes, in college) I was a professional sandwich maker. As such, I feel I'm qualified to comment on the state of sandwich affairs in most kitchens. You're all just doing it wrong. I know, I know, you're only doing it the way your mom taught you. Well, I'm not blaming you or your mom, but we need to straighten you out. First off, you need to choose the right foundation: the bread. The Ingredients Other acceptable options are rolls and bagels. Now, the condiments. For beginners, I recommend just two condiments: mayonaise and mustard. Next, fillings. Think about this: you had, what, a cup of coffee and a breakfast bar this morning. No, three slices of meat just ain't enough. There are, of course, classic combinations of meats and cheeses -- the aforementioned ham and swiss, for instance. As for other fillings, the classics are lettuce, sliced tomato and/or pickles. The Construction As an example, let's make that ham and swiss sandwich. Why that order?

Tout sur le Café! [Utile] Aujourd’hui je vous propose un petit récapitulatif des différentes sortes de café , ou plutôt les différentes préparations à base de café, telles que le cappuccino, l’expression, le macchiato … Je ne dois pas être la seule à me perdre dans tous ces noms aux consonances italiennes, sans savoir de quoi sont faites toutes ces boissons. Voici donc un petit mémo … Pour ceux qui ne seraient pas les meilleurs amis de la langue anglaise, voici une petite traduction des termes principaux: “ Milk Foam ” veut dire mousse de lait ; “ whipped cream ” correspond à de la chantilly; “ steamed milk ” c’est du lait chauffé à la vapeur; “ Chocolate Syrup ” correspond au sirop de chocolat et “ steamed half-and-half” signifie qu’une partie du lait seulement est chauffée à la vapeur. Maintenant vous allez être incollable sur les différentes préparations au Starbuck’s du coin! Source: Likecool Tags: Café — Laura Laura aime la mode, le cinéma, et se passionne pour la rédaction!

Turducken 30 lb. roasted turducken Sausage-stuffed turducken cut into quarters to show the internal layers The thoracic cavity of the chicken/game hen and the rest of the gaps are stuffed, sometimes with a highly seasoned breadcrumb mixture or sausage meat, although some versions have a different stuffing for each bird. The result is a fairly solid layered poultry dish, suitable for cooking by braising, roasting, grilling, or barbecuing.[2] American football commentator John Madden popularized turducken during a National Football League broadcast. Variations[edit] In the United Kingdom, a turducken is a type of ballotine called a "three-bird roast" or a "royal roast". Gooducken is a goose stuffed with a duck, which is in turn stuffed with a chicken.[6] An early form of the recipe was Pandora's cushion, a goose stuffed with a chicken stuffed with a quail.[7] Another version of the dish is credited to French diplomat and gourmand Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord. See also[edit] References[edit]

The top ten home cooking mistakes. I did promise this post in my Thursday chat, so here you go. I apologize if some of the formatting doesn’t work, but I’m posting this between flights from O’Hare and I’ll clean it up later on. 1. Salt. The food police have everyone running scared of good old sodium chloride, but it’s incredibly important from a culinary perspective as a flavor in and of itself and as a flavor enhancer. Salt intensifies other flavors in every dish by hitting the fifth taste known as umami; without salt, most foods will taste bland, flat, or even stale. Someone asked in chat what I would recommend for someone with high blood pressure who has to limit his salt intake. EDIT: A few commenters have said that salt and umami hit different receptors on the tongue. 2. (or its 10″ version , about a buck cheaper!) 3. with an electronic alarm. 4. 5. 6. 7. When the recipe says “simmer,” that doesn’t mean “boil the shit out of it.” Remember that long cooking times typically mean indirect heat. 8. 9. 10.

proper glasses for the proper wine Anyone who has been involved with wine, especially from the wine drinking or tasting point of view will know about Riedel wine glasses. Even the great Robert Parker of The Wine Advocate worships them - they must then be really, really great! You may be iterating that a glass is a glass; well, yes and no. Yes, wine can be consumed out of any sort of goblet, glass or tankard (for you beer drinkers), but note, I say consumed rather than tasted. And no, for it is the elegance and style that makes this beautifully designed glassware stand head and shoulders above their rivals. If you get the chance to drink your wine out of a Riedel wine glass, the overall tasting will become an experience to savour. Delicate wines demand elegant glassware... ...which make wonderful presents Image created by Rob Hemphill, incorporating the Riedel logo "The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. Robert M. Image credit: Riedel logo So what is "O"?

Start Cooking You may have seen these in the produce section of the grocery store and thought “NO WAY”! Well guess what? They’re delicious! These fiddlehead ferns are also very nutritious. What ever you do, don’t just pop one in your mouth raw. They need to get cooked first! Step 1. Fill a bowl with cold water and submerge the fiddleheads. (I stuck them in a colander first and then put the whole colander in the bowl of water.) Lift the fiddleheads out of the sink and let them drain. With a paring knife trim off the end. Step 2. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Put the fiddleheads in a pot and cover them completely with cold water. As they come to a boil they will float to the surface. Boil them for 6-8 minutes. Step 3. Drain the fiddleheads in a colander. Heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan over medium- high and add one clove of crushed garlic… …. and the fiddleheads. Sauté for approximately 1 minute. Add some fresh cracked black pepper… …a sprinkle of salt… …and a squeeze of lemon juice. Stir is all together..

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The Minimalist Kitchen: What You Need (and Don’t Need) to Set Up Your First Workable Home Kitchen After Mark Bittman mentioned my post about minimalist food selections in his popular New York Times food blog, I was inundated with questions about minimalist cooking. Thoughts about kitchen setups, basic equipment, and other such questions were shared and requested, and eventually I came to realize that it’d be useful to write a follow-up article outlining what goes in a basic kitchen setup for those getting into cooking at home. While I’ve addressed this in the past, I felt a more complete and detailed list was in order. Cooking at home is the most effective way to minimize your food budget. Almost every meal you cook at home will be less expensive (and often quicker) than a similar meal out on the town. The only problem? An oven and stove top and a refrigerator These are the basic appliances you’ll need to even attempt cooking at home. NO microwave “Blasphemy!” Tip #1: If you can see only a few situations for using it, don’t buy it So many kitchen items have one use.

An Illustrated Field Guide to the Art, Science, and Joy of Tea “The first sip is joy, the second is gladness, the third is serenity, the fourth is madness, the fifth is ecstasy,” Jack Kerouac wrote of tea in his 1958 novel The Dharma Bums. Late one night that year, he walked five miles with an enormous tape recorder strapped to his back to keep the woman he loved from taking her own life. Lois Beckwith didn’t die that night. In Pursuit of Tea founder Sebastian Beckwith fell in love with tea while working as a trekking guide in Bhutan and northern India in the 1980s, and has spent the years since procuring and advocating for the planet’s finest, most sustainably grown and ethically harvested teas. Radiating from the pages are deep knowledge, good-natured humor, and a largehearted love of tea — the plant, the experience, the ecosystem of botany and labor and ritual, which George Orwell considered “one of the main stays of civilization.” Many of us drink tea to wake up at the beginning of our day.

Tartiflette - Bienvenue sur Recettes du Sud faciles Avec ce froid, on a envie de plat un peu plus calorique et qui tient au corps, voici la recette de la tartiflette, à vos fourchettes ! Con el frío, tenemos ganas de comer algo más colórico, te propongo la receta de la tartiflette (patatas con queso), ¡ a comer ! #cuisine #cuisinemaison #cuisinefrançaise #cuisinefacile #frenchcuisine #food Pour 4 personnes : 1 kg de pommes de terre 200 g de lardons fumés 200 g d'oignons 1 reblochon bien fait huile ail, sel, poivre Epluchez les pommes de terre, coupez-les en rondelles, lavez-les et essuyez-les dans un torchon. Faites chauffer l'huile dans une poêle, quand l’huile est chaude, faites fondre les oignons émincés; rajoutez ensuite les pommes de terre. Faites dorer les rondelles de pommes de terre, rajoutez les lardons, salez, poivrez et finissez de cuire. D'autre part, grattez la croûte du reblochon et coupez-le en 6 morceaux. Préchauffez le four à 200°C (thermostat 6-7). Servez chaud. Pour 4 personas :