First it was the new year. Now it’s the looming arrival of a spring vacation to warmer weather. I’m surrounded by people who are making, breaking and remaking resolutions about fitness and eating. For most of them, fitness isn’t about feeling better or being healthier, but rather about weight.
I’m surrounded by information about food and [...]
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Healthy Eating
Guacamole
Last night was burrito night* at our house, and I lucked out in finding two reasonably ripe avocados in the produce section. We came home and the Tiny Kitchen Assistant helped me make a fresh batch of guacamole.
Keep in mind that the Assistant doesn’t actually eat guacamole, in spite of the fact that it was [...]
Ham, Lyonnaise Potatoes and Prosciutto Brussels Sprouts
Today, I asked the boy what he wanted for dinner: chicken, pork or beef. His answer? “Ham. Not that stuff that comes in the zippy bags. Thick ham. From the oven. Slices. Can you do that?” Huh. Didn’t see that coming. I also didn’t realize that nobody sells ham outside the holiday season. I hit [...]
More Muffins, Now With Extra Assistants
On Monday, I invited the Tiny Kitchen Assistant’s best friend and her younger brother over to make muffins. Three kids under the age of four? What could possibly go wrong?
As you laugh at me from the safety of your clean kitchen, I have to admit that it went much better than I would have expected, [...]
Kids’ Lunches
Next month, the tiny kitchen assistant will be starting a new preschool, one without a hot lunch option. This will require me to get creative five days a week.
This morning, at breakfast, I asked him for some suggestions for what he’d like to take for lunch. After the obvious choice of mac & cheese, he [...]
(Lazy) Beer and Brats
If you ever have the sort of weekend afternoon where you don’t plan to go anywhere, you might want to make lazy beer and brats. It seems particularly appropriate on Super Bowl Sunday. Hey, they can’t all be classic, wow-the-guests recipes, can they? Sometimes you just have to fall back on something relatively effortless.
Ingredients
2 large [...]
Almost No-Knead Bread (a.k.a. “Failbread”)
Being a devotee of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated as I am, I was delighted to see that they had a version of almost no-knead (ANK) bread that I could try. The recipe, typically hidden behind the paywall, can be found in multiple places including here. I was completely fascinated by their modifications, which [...]
Muffins
I’m doing a bit of a format change in the subjects. Since I now have the Cooking subsection of the blog, I no longer need to separate out the recipes with the Random Recipe tag. Also, the boy almost always cooks with me, so I’ll just include his commentary and insights along with the recipes.
Tonight’s [...]
Cooking with E: Spicy Chicken Soup and Grainy Bread
The boy was greatly displeased that I made soup, and leftover soup at that. “When are we going to chop something?” he whined.
Tonight’s bread was a new creation. Following the format of the original no-knead bread, I scoured the internet for variations and came up with a wheat and oat concoction. I’ll include the ingredient [...]
Cooking with E: Chicken and Polenta
I’ve decided to do a periodic review of new recipes, sharing my successes and failures while cooking with E, now 3 1/2 going on 45. He’s been by my side on his “standing stool” — a two-step ladder — since long before his second birthday, and he’s becoming a surprisingly aware little mini-chef.
Tonight’s meal featured [...]
