This is a Guest Post from Priya Q of Recipes from an Indian Kitchen. Most of us when we enter kitchen feel like an “Artist – about to create something different,” if we are in a good mood or “Drone – what do I make now?”, if we are not in the mood to cook [...]
Entries from March 17th, 2010
Guest Post: Kitchen Efficiency (Do I Need This? Oh, Yes I Do!)
March 17th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized
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Recipe Connection: Hearty Lentil Stew
March 16th, 2010 · 20 Comments · Recipes
For the past few years, I’ve made this simple, yet nourishing dish for Ash Wednesday, then frozen the rest for Good Friday’s meal. With cheese melted on top, it’s delicious and delightfully frugal; without cheese, it’s positively penitential and even more frugal. More on why Catholics choose to sacrifice as part of our Lenten devotion [...]
Tags: legumes·main dishes·meatless meals
Monday Mission: Review Week
March 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Monday Missions
It’s review week at Kitchen Stewardship! We’ve been working hard on improving our grains, and now it’s time for a little break and a little catching up. Look back over the past month or so of grains and further if you’d like, and see if there is a Monday Mission you didn’t tackle that you’re [...]
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Bread Pan Giveaway Winner and a Question for You
March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
And the Winner is… Three lovely and very effective tinware bread pans will be on their way from Urban Homemaker to: Megan (jobird25@) Congratulations! Please email me with your contact info so I can get the prize on its way. Check out Urban Homemaker to purchase the pans if you didn’t win, and grab the [...]
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Lenten Book Review: Breakfast with Benedict
March 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
I always appreciate a little spiritual reading during Lent. If you haven’t incorporated this discipline into your devotions this season, it’s not too late. Here is a book with bite-sized thoughts to not overwhelm. Who wouldn’t benefit from a visit from the Holy Father each morning as they eat their eggs? Breakfast with Benedict is [...]
Sourdough Recipes Galore: Honey Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread
March 12th, 2010 · 68 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes
Patience. Patience is key when baking sourdough bread. You have to wait for your starter to mature. You have to wait for the dough to rise. Sometimes you have to wait longer than the recipe says and beg a little. Sometimes you even have to wait to make loaf number one into croutons and then [...]
Tags: baking·bread·Frugality·sourdough·whole grains·whole wheat
Food for Thought: What is the Role of Phytase in Soaking Grains?
March 11th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Food for Thought, Science of Nutrition
As promised, I’ll feed you a little soaking grains research as I can unravel it. I have so many more journal articles to read, but I think I can at least define phytase and explain its definite and potential roles in phytate reduction. What is phytase? Phytase is an enzyme. An enzyme is a protein [...]
Tags: phytase·phytates·phytic acid·soaked grains·soaking grains·whole grains
