I’ve been hinting and teasing and getting excited for a while about tackling grains in February. It’s February! Next week’s Monday Mission will be the first about grains, and we’ll continue exploring them all month. This week and weekend, I want you to pay attention to your meals and snacks and consider: What percentage of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'mental missions'
Mental Mission: Your Relationship with Grains (& some notes)
February 3rd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized
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Mental Mission: Disposables in the Home
December 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Here’s something to think about between now and Monday: Take note of what you throw away that might not have to be a disposable. Things like napkins paper towels tissues plastic bags cotton balls wipes what else? The question I want you to ask yourself is this: Is there already something in my house that [...]
Mental Mission: Why is Canola oil “Healthy?”
October 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Fat Full Fall
I was so proud of my Amish friendship bread that I was churning out like nobody’s business a few winters ago. Not only was I having fun experimenting with flavors (I will always love the chocolate-cherry-almond discovery!), but I thought I was making very healthy bread. Here’s why: I put in half whole wheat flour [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
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Mental Mission: Baking Powder for Make-it-from-Scratch (and another EVOO update)
August 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Your mental mission for this week is to read the ingredients on your baking powder. What’s in there? Remember, if you’re in a dollar store, pick up some empty spray bottles for under your kitchen sink. Your Monday Mission after Analyzing Aluminum in August is over will be to avoid bleach in your kitchen. Mine [...]
Mental Mission: What are your pots and pans made of?
August 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Time to go peeking in your cupboards…as part of Analyzing Aluminum in August, I want you to find out what your pots, pans, and baking sheets are made of. (The one in the photo, which my mother cooked with all my young life, is aluminum, for example.) Most pots and baking sheets are either stainless [...]
