I do a lot of complicated things in the kitchen sometimes. This, luckily for you, is NOT one of them. I’d been making homemade Chicken Rice-a-Roni for a while but still needed a substitute for boxed Mexican rice as a side with tacos. This is what I came up with… This dish is my entry [...]
Entries from October 19th, 2009
Recipe Connection: Mexican Beans and Rice
October 19th, 2009 · 17 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, Recipes, Upgraded Nutrition
Tags: beans·side dishes
Monday Mission: Pare Down the Polys
October 19th, 2009 · 16 Comments · Do It Yourself, Fat Full Fall, Monday Missions
More fat, less fat, more fat…it’s all about the balance, as you’ll see when you read this week’s Food for Thought on polyunsaturated oils. And you must, if you’re to understand the Monday Mission. (See all the Fat Full Fall posts here.) Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to choose one practical way [...]
Tags: polyunsaturated oils
Food for Thought: Are Polyunsaturated Oils Healthy?
October 19th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Fat Full Fall, Science of Nutrition
Anyone want to disagree with me? Question my research? Please, do. Really. This may sound confrontational at first, but I truly appreciate and welcome those wiser than me helping me understand the science of nutrition and sharing other sources that I may not have discovered on my own. I’m not a researcher. I love reading [...]
Tags: fats·fats and oils·omega-3s·omega-6s·poly·polyunsaturated oils
Mental Mission: Soybean and Corn, Where Are You?
October 15th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Fat Full Fall
Do you know what’s on your dinner plate tonight? Your salad? In your breakfast cereal? If you’re eating like most Americans, there’s an awful lot of corn and soybeans. Since we’re looking at fats this fall, here’s your mental challenge over the weekend: Find all the places in your cupboards (just scan as you cook/eat) [...]
October Fest Carnival of Super Foods: SUPER FOODS Fest
October 14th, 2009 · 12 Comments · Recipes, Super Foods
If you’ve been reading KS this week, you’ve surely become excited at the fact that simple, everyday foods like garlic, cinnamon, broccoli, and oatmeal have incredible health benefits and give us some bit of protection against a bunch of nasty diseases. If you missed the grand old Super Foods breakdown, read up here: Super Foods: [...]
Tags: Carnivals·October Fest Carnival of Super Foods·Super Foods
GIVEAWAY: Nina Planck Real Food Books!
October 14th, 2009 · 70 Comments · Uncategorized
My poor book club gals have to put up with my foodie-ness all the time in conversation and at restaurants (we went to a place with local, grassfed meats and organic produce tonight – divine!!!), and now I’m making them read about food for my month’s book choice. Luckily, the book I chose is, like [...]
