When I first began to cook regularly, one of the items I learned to keep on hand was a container of store-bought bread crumbs. It never occurred… Read more “Homemade Bread Crumbs”
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Chocolate Ganache & Strawberry Jam on Buttered Toast
With Valentine’s Day arriving tomorrow, images of chocolate-dipped strawberries are everywhere. Appearing all over the internet, in grocery and retail stores, and on special menus in restaurants… Read more “Chocolate Ganache & Strawberry Jam on Buttered Toast”
Winter Pasta Salad
Pasta salad is one of those dishes that are supposed to be infinitely flexible. It’s just cooked pasta, vegetables, and dressing. What could be easier? Well, nothing …… Read more “Winter Pasta Salad”
Breakfast Smoothie
In my last post, I calculated the number of grams of sugar in a hypothetical day’s worth of food that a 5-year-old might eat. The result was… Read more “Breakfast Smoothie”
Deciphering the Label: Added Sugar
From time to time, I’ll hear someone express puzzlement over my frustration with the amount of sugar in the American diet. “Just don’t eat dessert and you’ll be… Read more “Deciphering the Label: Added Sugar”
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