I'm totally attached to my iPhone. I use it for just about everything: checking email, text messaging, taking daily photos, checking the weather, tracking calories, catching up on blogs -- and so much more. Sometimes even talking on the phone.
While these are all frequent activities for me, they aren't necessarily my favorite way of using my iPhone. My favorite? iTunes cooking and recipe apps!
I haven't bought all the cooking app's out there and I probably won't. There are a few I don't
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Learning Cooking Techniques on YouTube
Like many people, I learned a lot of my cooking skills from my mom. She isn't a professional, but a home cook who has always been passionate about trying new things in the kitchen. She's learned and perfected so much: making all sorts of breads, cheeses, pasta, tamales -- you name it and she's probably made it.With my renewed interest in cooking at home more, I've been trying lots of new ingredients and techniques. With this, I find myself wishing I could just get in the car and drive over to my
Earth Fare’s Southern Fried Tofu (I’m Lovin’ It)
A little while ago, I posted about our family field trip to Earth Fare - The Healthy Supermarket. I LOVE Earth Fare - I could do a whole "I'm Lovin' It" post on how much I love that store. While on that trip, I saw Doug's Famous Southern Fried Tofu in the deli case. Tofu is a totally new thing for us.
I've always been scared of tofu.
But in my Earth Fare post I mentioned that I might try that tofu someday. And, well...I DID!
On my next visit, I was brave and I walked right up there and
Kid Friendly Kitchen Ideas
One of the favorite places in my house is the kitchen. Big surprise, huh? I'm sure it's that way for many people. It's where you cook, bake, nibble, eat, chat about your day - and that's just the tip of the iceberg. It's #1 on my list as far as the room we use most often.If your home consists of little ones, I think having the kitchen be a fun space is very important. Our kitchen was never off limits to our children when they were growing up and I feel that by making it an inviting place for
Robust Lentil Soup (with help from Alton Brown and Rick Bayless)
For the first time in a long time, I checked out some cookbooks from the library. One of my favorite chef's is Rick Bayless so I requested every single one that had anything to do with him in our local library system. Most have to be sent to me from other libraries in our region (or I'm next in line for those checked out), but the first one I have received is Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen - Capturing the Vibrant Flavors of a World-Class Cuisine.
One thing that I have never really done
Free Digital Cookbooks
Cookbooks are one of my most favorite things. While I always prefer the old fashioned kind (ha!) that I can hold in my hands and turn the pages for real, I don't turn down a free digital cookbook download if it looks like a good one.
I've collected quite a few on my computer and I thought that I would share some of my favorites with all of you.
Favorite Food at Home by Rachel Allen -- Rachel is a TV chef in Ireland who cooks with home-grown ingredients. This cookbook download is limited to
Family Field Trip: Earth Fare – The Healthy Supermarket
Wanna go on a field trip with us?
Recently I learned about a grocery store called Earth Fare - The Healthy Supermarket. We don't have stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, etc. in our area, so when I found out we had a grocery store with a variety of organic and healthier options, I had to visit it. I told David about it and we immediately planned a family field trip!
We seriously get excited about stuff like this. The plan for the day was to go to lunch (pizza) and then hit Earth Fare.
10 Simple Ideas For Making Meal Planning Easier
I've always enjoyed having a meal plan each week. The week's that I don't do it, I am stressed and feel frazzled. I've tried so many things over the years, so I thought I would share a few ideas with everyone -- things I have personally done at points and times. Perhaps one of these ideas will be something you can use while creating your menu plan:
10 Simple Ideas For Making Meal Planning Easier
1. Plan one night per week to be your "YOYO" night, which means "you on your own". On this
