This is a little backward, posting a review and giveaway before explaining WHY I’m choosing to use coconut oil in my cooking and giving you some Food for Thought, but the concept meshed so perfectly with the Healthy Fats Carnival that here we are. My calendar and I rarely get along anyway! Look for more [...]
Entries from October 30th, 2009
October Fest Carnival of Super Foods: Healthy Fat Recipes
October 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Recipes
Are you ready for the holiday season, where the turkey isn’t the only thing that gets stuffed? I have a confession to make: I have a serious sweet tooth. I adore ice cream. Pretty sure a bowl a day is literally in my genes. Pumpkin pie, Christmas cookies, and oh! Grandma’s apple pie make [...]
Food for Thought: Canola Oil, a Unique Omega-3…Thumbs up or Thumbs Down???
October 27th, 2009 · 21 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
I used to use Canola oil almost exclusively as my liquid fat for baking. The popular press said it was the healthy oil. I felt really good – you know that feeling? – when I used it in quick breads, etc. I would even brag about my “healthy food”. Hmph. Now there’s a whole bunch [...]
My First Roux (and a Cream of Potato Soup Recipe)
October 27th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Do It Yourself, Fat Full Fall, Frugality, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
I can still picture standing in the kitchen my first summer in an apartment, talking on the phone with my mother. I called her a lot to ask how to do things! I just wanted the recipe for cream of potato soup, one of my favorites, and there she was explaining how to make a [...]
Monday Mission: Read up on Canola Oil
October 26th, 2009 · 9 Comments · Fat Full Fall, What to Buy
Your mission, if you choose to accept…is pretty ambiguous. I’m not sure what the deal is with canola oil, so I can only ask you to: read the research, contemplate the issues, and decide what role canola will play in your kitchen. I’ll tell you what I’ve done and how I feel, not because I’m [...]
Tags: bakin·baking·canola oil
Your Questions Answered and Real Food Books WINNERS
October 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
I had such fun reading all the questions I was asked for an “extra entry” in this giveaway! I didn’t expect folks to have such interesting topics and I’m amazed at how much you all think I know. Humbled, really. I wanted to reply to every question right away, but I couldn’t do that and [...]
Successful Hamburger Helper Substitute!
October 23rd, 2009 · 59 Comments · Do It Yourself, Kids in the Kitchen, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
My husband is not always a fan of the healthy changes I make in the kitchen, but the man has to eat. He doesn’t want to cook for himself, so he’s generally compliant so that his belly gets full. He does understand and appreciate my concern for our family’s health, but sometimes my “I’m-not-going-to-buy-this-anymore” decisions [...]
