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Dinner Tonight: Quesadillas with Mushrooms
the oil for frying mushrooms, is with the eye, to cook the quesadillas, I would do it dry.
and the amount of mushrooms are determined by how full you want the quesadillas.
baking is scientific...exact proportions of things that combine to behave in a certain manner (rise, chewy, light, dense, etc)
the joy of cooking is to please the palate and then the eye. experiment, be bold, add a bit of joy and taste!
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
Dark chocolate, since I was a little girl and my grandparents brought some back from Europe. Until then, the closest I had ever had was semi-sweet chocolate chips. The box they brought back had 25 pieces, and I made them last through the summer letting little bits/bites of heaven melt on my tongue each day. Since then, I have had many different dark chocolates and I marvel at their variations. Given the choice...I will always eat dark chocolate, it IS chocolate.
Cooking with Kids: That's Entertainment
cooking with kids reminds us of the time before we knew what we were doing, and the sheer joy of creation. my children learned because as a single mom I believed they had to have the skill. My grandkids learn for the sheer joy of doing things together, and now of creating.
good for you for bringing the joy to your daughter.
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How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
for all the folks passing the info on THANK YOU. My partner is a recent organ transplant recipient, and knowing these things is very important. For those of you who included links of documentation, thank you even more...it allows those of us who choose to verify everything the way to do so.
As to panic responses....i think these happen more and more every day, be it health scares, weather scares, anything that puts people in danger is reported and then grows virally. For all of our technology, we humans do not do a good job of safety for our people.
Being chief cook and bottle washer for a immune compromised individual, I am learning that the fresher the better, the less processed the better, however the learning curve is steep, the costs are great, and living in the great winter of the midwest, freshness of healthy food can be difficult. We need to be focusing on how to make it better, easier, safer, and drop the defensiveness and sensitiveness over words.
~stepping down from my soap box
Dinner Tonight: Quesadillas with Mushrooms
the oil for frying mushrooms, is with the eye, to cook the quesadillas, I would do it dry.
and the amount of mushrooms are determined by how full you want the quesadillas.
baking is scientific...exact proportions of things that combine to behave in a certain manner (rise, chewy, light, dense, etc)
the joy of cooking is to please the palate and then the eye. experiment, be bold, add a bit of joy and taste!
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
Dark chocolate, since I was a little girl and my grandparents brought some back from Europe. Until then, the closest I had ever had was semi-sweet chocolate chips. The box they brought back had 25 pieces, and I made them last through the summer letting little bits/bites of heaven melt on my tongue each day. Since then, I have had many different dark chocolates and I marvel at their variations. Given the choice...I will always eat dark chocolate, it IS chocolate.
Cooking with Kids: That's Entertainment
cooking with kids reminds us of the time before we knew what we were doing, and the sheer joy of creation. my children learned because as a single mom I believed they had to have the skill. My grandkids learn for the sheer joy of doing things together, and now of creating.
good for you for bringing the joy to your daughter.
What's your favorite type of apple?
Honeycrisp are by far the best. If there are none then Granny Smith has to be it.
Are You Affected by Rising Food Prices?
if we paid the costs of the growth and preparation of food, we would see some major changes in how we eat. Corporate America has a concept called unit budgeting and as much as I hate corp america, if we applied the concept to the food we eat and how it gets to us, we would pay a lot more, and eat a lot less.
Dogs in the Kitchen
our dogs know they are allowed in the dining area but not the cooking area. they will wait patiently to be tossed scraps.
When I joined the household there were dogs used to being where they wanted to be....not so much in my kitchen. It's dangerous for them and for me. It took about a week before we had an imaginary line that they did not cross when I was in the kitchen.
Kids and grandkids understood that pre-helping they could be in the kitchen in highchairs (strapped in), and learning came with a hat, an apron and a stool for them to stand on. I have had some great helpers over the years, they have had fun and learned how to behave in the kitchen (safe).
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
We don't eat alot of peanut butter but of course, now that I know I shouldn't have it, I want it!
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
to yayajac: an article i just read said they are assuming the contamination happened after the nuts had already became peanut butter/paste, since the roasting process of the nuts would heat them to a high enough temperature to kill the bacteria
i'm not worried about any jarred peanut butter, just peanut butter-containing products.. i'm holding off on eating any products i have to see what companies continue to announce recalls
ironically enough, a few days before the recalls, i had just ordered several bags of Bear Naked Peanut Butter granola from their website.. so far so good though, they haven't made any recalls, hope it stays that way
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
The instructions on my jars of Costco's 'organic" peanut butter say "refrigerate." We do.
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
*raising hand* slightly off-topic, but how many folks keep their pb in the fridge? My husband's great-grandmother did this, but it just seems weird to me.
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
I buy organic, locally made peanut butter so I won't be tossing mine. I do have to say that this is getting ridiculous though.
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
My brother works in a laboratory which tests batches of peanuts from major producers. He said that a lab in Georgia had tested the nuts from southern Georgia and notified the company that the nuts tested positive but a person at the plant shipped them out despite the results.
As to the person making your own pb, how can you be sure the peanuts you use aren't tainted?
yaya
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
The ONLY peanut butter that has been implicated is peanut butter used in processed foods such as cookies, bars, cereals. No branded jar peanut butter is affected. The issue is poor sanitation at the plants that were making this peanut butter. It has nothing to do with the peanuts themselves. Stick to well known brands of peanut butter.
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
Teddie brand super chunky has been on my lunch menu for the past couple of weeks; so far so good. We do make our own peanut butter every now and again, and it's pretty good, so if you have any worries do that :) What a world...good luck to us all!
How Does the FDA Warning Against Peanut Butter Affect You?
dhorst posted it earlier, but there is a list of company recalls available online, and some of the products include Health Valley Organic Peanut Crunch Chewy Granola Bars, Grreat Choice Dog Biscuit products, CLIF and LUNA bars, Whole Foods Carob Energee Nuggets, and an assortment of cookies from Trader Joe's.
cookingbooks was right: Just one more reason to get off our dependency on agri-business. According to this article, at least 491 people have been infected with salmonella poisoning, with seven deaths. To put it into perspective, the 2001 anthrax attacks killed five people, and infected 17.
Although I have seen the idea derided in the forums and elsewhere, President Obama needs to address food reform as urgently as he needs to address the issues of the economy, national security, the Iraq War, the situation in Afghanistan, health care and climate change. As Michael Pollan points out in his Farmer in Chief open letter, all of the issues Americans consider important all relate to our fractured food policy, with agribusiness using much of the fossil fuels the country imports, and contributing the lion's share of greenhouse gasses.
We've recently seen tomatoes, jalapenos, spinach and beef come under fire. Right now, it's peanut butter. Soon, it will be something else if the government doesn't begin action to change the state of agriculture and food manufacturing. I support those who have urged us to make our own peanut butter, or to buy from small businesses, but we all know a grandmother, a young niece, a little cousin who can't take matters into his or her own hands. It is for them, the ones who are most susceptible to being killed by food poisoning and for those already affected, we should instigate our elected officials to rebuild our food system.
What's your favorite type of apple?
@frenchassassin: Haven't tried the Piñata but it's related of my current favorite, the Cameo. Both are part Golden Delicious. Cameo is G/D + Red Delicious. Funny, because I dislike both G/D and R/D apples. I believe Pinata is G/D + Cox's Orange Pippen + Duchess of Oldenberg. That's some diverse parentage.
I'll be on the lookout for Piñata. Sounds like my kind of apple.
What's your favorite type of apple?
honeycrisp and the new pinata! has anyone tried them?
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
We have a winner!
And it's ... LITTLEBLUESIREN. Someone from Serious Eats will be contacting you shortly for shipping info.
Thanks to everyone who commented, and tune in again later today, tomorrow, and Monday for subsequent chocolate givewaways.
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
I love milk chocolate
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
YUMMY YUMMY Dark chocolate all the way! :)
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
Great contest I love white chocolate
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
Milk-although I wouldn't turn down dark or white! Thank yu for this giveaway.
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
Dark is the bomb!
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for all the folks passing the info on THANK YOU. My partner is a recent organ transplant recipient, and knowing these things is very important. For those of you who included links of documentation, thank you even more...it allows those of us who choose to verify everything the way to do so.
As to panic responses....i think these happen more and more every day, be it health scares, weather scares, anything that puts people in danger is reported and then grows virally. For all of our technology, we humans do not do a good job of safety for our people.
Being chief cook and bottle washer for a immune compromised individual, I am learning that the fresher the better, the less processed the better, however the learning curve is steep, the costs are great, and living in the great winter of the midwest, freshness of healthy food can be difficult. We need to be focusing on how to make it better, easier, safer, and drop the defensiveness and sensitiveness over words.
~stepping down from my soap box