It’s Spinach Week here at Kitchen Stewardship! I get to share one of our family’s favorite recipes today. The first indication that it’s a winner is that Kraft Food and Family Magazine publishes it at least once a year, sometimes more. Second is that my son always asks for seconds on (he’s a good eater, [...]
Entries from July 21st, 2009
Recipe Connection: Sausage Spinach Pasta Toss
July 21st, 2009 · 18 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Do It Yourself, Frugality, KS lifestyle, Recipes, Super Foods, Upgraded Nutrition
Food for Thought: Spinach, the Ultimate Super Food’s Health Benefits
July 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Science of Nutrition, Super Foods
Many out there on the Internet are nominating spinach for the grand Super Food prize, calling it the healthiest food of all time. I knew spinach was healthy (why would it be the butt of so many jokes about food that’s hard to eat if it wasn’t?), but the research is really surprising. Just about [...]
Monday Mission: Recipes to Use Up your Spinach
July 20th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Super Foods
Spinach is one of those items that, when you want to use fresh, almost always results in some leftovers. A nice big bag or box of spinach is usually more than one recipe calls for. I think it’s important to use fresh spinach in your diet (it’s a Super Food, after all), and it’s also [...]
Tags: reducing waste·spinach·Super Foods
Free the Thanksgiving Turkey! (And Eat a Great Sandwich)
July 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, Super Foods, What to Buy
I know turkey is the quintessential Thanksgiving meal, but who says it has to be stuck there? I can’t believe it took me so long to figure this out, but I finally realized that if I buy a couple frozen whole turkey breasts a year, I’m doing something very healthy and very frugal (even if [...]
Tags: kid-friendly meals·lunchmeat·sandwiches·stock/broth·Super Foods·tips·turkey
On Conscious Thought
July 16th, 2009 · 12 Comments · KS lifestyle
This is a reprint of the original Mary and Martha Moment, something everyone who wants to understand the way Kitchen Stewardship works should read. On the importance of Conscious Thought In general, in my life, being conscious is of the utmost importance to me. You can read that as “conscious” = awake and functioning or [...]
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Mental mission: Your Relationship with Salads
July 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
In our family, we eat a salad at (almost) every dinner. It’s important to me to have salad fixin’s available for easy access. I’ve read that people who eat a salad before their meal eat fewer calories and less main course than those who don’t. This week as you plan, prepare and enjoy your meals, [...]
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