Kid lit inspires cooking
When kids ask if they can help make dinner, we can respond with appreciation. This may increase your prep time and double the mess, but the rewards are worth it. One of our kids checked out a cookbook from the school library last week and brought home extra enthusiasm. Studying The Boxcar Children Cookbook won’t […]
What you see . . .
is what you get. Can you see a few meals into the future? If not, then what you see . . . nothing . . . may be exactly what you get. You may end up settling for the first thing that presents itself as edible, a less than nutritious substitute for healthy food. With hearts taking […]
Soup’s on . . . Spicy Egg Drop Soup
True to our word, The Cookery won’t pass on recipes that we haven’t tested. I fell for this Spicy Egg Drop Soup last fall when my cousin prepared it here in Austin. Kathie keeps a busy schedule with a daily train commute on the East Coast, and when she returns to the nest at the work day’s end, she occasionally recovers […]
Get Bakin’ with the Food Allergy Cookie Contest
Dust off those cookie recipes, food allergy friends. There’s still time to enter the FAANtastic Divvies Cookie Contest. Enter your allergy friendly recipe – no peanuts, tree nuts, milk or eggs – by February 15, 2010. Browse the fine print in FAAN’s cookie contest guidelines and share your best bet with those of us managing food allergies.
A thing of beauty is . . .
a salad. Garden greens get my attention standing alone or sharing the stage. Growing up, salad was an afterthought around our table. I remember my surprise when a classmate’s parents invited me over for dinner – and they were all smiles when they announced the menu . . . salad! I didn’t know what the fuss was about, […]
Modify menu repertoire with SuperCook search engine
Stocking the freezer with the latest variety of processed dinners doesn’t measure up to the idea of expanding the menu repertoire. Still, I like to introduce variations on our rotation of go-to ingredients. Yesterday, chicken thighs and fresh mushrooms headlined the dinner plan for our family. Looking for a solution to this menu mystery, I turned to SuperCook, the recipe search engine […]
Get stewed in the kitchen with Salon
Looking for a challenge to heat things up around the fireside? Meet the Salon Kitchen Challenge this week and blog your way through your worthiest stew. Blog your submissions with Salon by 10 a.m. January 18.
Grounds for Change-sample this fair trade organic coffee
The message came across clearly when I received this parcel of Fair Trade coffee from one among you. Thank you, friend! The Grounds for Change Fair Trade organic coffee helps support fair trade economics and wakes up the household with a bold selection of brews. Sample the Grounds for Change coffees for gift ideas, fundraising […]
Blog birthday – two years today
Today marks two years of blogging at The Cookery. To sum it up, we shy away from food propaganda, and believe in giving credit where it’s due. When we started receiving a high volume of hits on a few or our personal Cub Scout posts early in 2009, we answered the call with a guest post from Pack 61’s Ken […]
Lifting each other up in the new year
Was 2009 everything (or anything) you’d hoped or planned? Mine didn’t exactly go as planned, which is the ultimate reality check in reminding me to remain flexible. We’ve encountered a few hurdles and sustained losses, with the loss of a loved one closing out the year. But to keep living in perspective, connecting with and appreciating others still outweighs […]