So I was on Facebook the other day and noticed a post from Half Assed Kitchen (tagline: Eh…it’s edible) talking about a recipe from the original Moosewood cookbook for an open-faced sandwich with butter, apple pie, cashews or walnuts and cheese heated under the broiler. An apple pie sandwich? Yum! I didn’t have any apple pie hanging around, but I did have a table full of apples. So I put…
Have you ever seen the skinny little broccoli-looking things at the grocery store and wondered what they were? We got some for the first time in our Bountiful Basket last week and learned that these cute little guys are called broccolette. Broccolette is a cross between broccoli and Chinese kale with a flavor closer to asparagus than to broccoli. When I pulled the broccolette out of the fridge, I got…
Ok, it’s official. I am saving up for a SLR camera. Yes, a real camera. I have absolutely no idea which one to buy though. Canon or Nikon? Does anyone want to chime in and tell me their opinion? I would be so grateful for any insight you might have. In the meantime, I am really enjoying taking Instagram photos. Here are my favorites from this week. Backyard Angel Play…
The USDA kicked the outdated food pyramid to the curb today and replaced it with a new symbol, a plate. Michelle Obama along with the Secretary of Agriculture and Surgeon General revealed the new food icon this morning in Washington D.C. Designed to be a simpler representation of what healthy eating should look like, MyPlate is supposed to remind Americans to eat healthier more balanced meals. Most dietitians that I…