Have you ever gotten everything ready for dinner, on time, at the same time (ta DA!), and you suddenly realize that you don’t have the salad fixin’s ready? Crudbuckets. That’s the night when you don’t have salad, right? [Ok, really: Have you ever gotten everything ready for dinner, on time, AND at the same time? [...]
Entries from September 22nd, 2009
Kitchen Tip: Quick and Easy Salad Prep
September 22nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
Tags: salad
Mental Mission: Are You Afraid of Fat?
September 22nd, 2009 · 20 Comments · Fat Full Fall
This week kicks off the latest seasonal theme-y series at Kitchen Stewardship: A Fat Full Fall. Here are some questions to get you thinking about what is to come: When someone says the word “fat” what images come to your mind? Do you eat “Fat Free” or “Low Fat” foods? Do you know the difference [...]
Tags: fats and oils·mental missions
How to Make Countertop Culture Yogurt
September 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes
I told you last week about the Cultures for Health room temperature incubating yogurts and how easy they are to make. This week I’ll show you the process, just in case you didn’t believe me. Here are my supplies to rehydrate the starter and culture a half cup of yogurt, which can then be used [...]
Tags: Cultures for Health·yogurt
Monday Mission: Make Your Salads Count
September 21st, 2009 · 8 Comments · Upgraded Nutrition
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to maximize your dinner salad (or start eating one if you don’t already). Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps If you’re watching your weight, research shows that people who eat salads eat fewer overall calories at the meal than those who don’t. It’s not all about [...]
Tags: salad·vegetables
Mary and Martha Moment: Focusing on Soap vs. the Sanctity of Life
September 21st, 2009 · 19 Comments · Call to Action, Mary and Martha Moments
Disclaimer: I am a Catholic. This blog always has been an act of and inspired by my faith. My faith permeates everything I do, including the choices I make in the kitchen. This post is a little risky, outside the sphere of Kitchen Stewardship (yet so important to stewardship that it cannot be left unpublished). [...]
Tags: abortion·political action·pro-life
Two Little Notes: Swagbucks and the Make it from Scratch Carnival
September 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
If you’ve been around the blogosphere for very long, you’re probably already using Swagbucks. I’m a bit behind the curve. I’m hoping that a few of you out there are thinking, “What’s Swagbucks?” and I’ve piqued your interest. Swagbucks is a system that gives free stuff just for collecting “Swagbucks”. You do this by searching [...]
Tags: Swagbucks
Announcing the October Fest Carnival of Super Foods
September 18th, 2009 · 25 Comments · Super Foods
Have you missed the Super Foods, dear readers? We spent most of the summer working through 20 Super Foods and a number of “Honorable Mentions”, learning about their health benefits and various ways to incorporate them into our meal plans. It’s time for a little wrap-up and a new resource. The Carnivals Click on [...]
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