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The first stop on this month’s culinary tour of Africa is Eithopia for no other reason than my intrigue with their National dish: Doro Wat.
The Meg and Jane show got off to a strong start last week at our first show of the season at OLPH in Glenview.
the zen of slow cooking heads East to Turkey this week to champion grains and lentils in a fiber dense, nutrient rich soup.
Last week we wrote about Sara, mom of Owen who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 4 years ago. To kick off this month’s series of diabetes friendly recipes Sara shared a chicken tagine with butternut squash which I served to my own family this weekend.
A traditional Chinese hot pot is a communal dining experience. Each diner selects, dips and cooks individual ingredients in a pot filled with flavored hot broth at the centre of the table. Once braised in the broth the fork full is plunged into a dipping sauce for a second layer of …read more
“It’s continuing traditions that are well-established for a reason…” “New World food is exciting, tasty, healthy, romantic, and possibly, easier on the earth” – Steve Sando’s thoughts on using beans indigenous to The Americas (Rancho Gordo Beans)
Earlier this month Meg’s discussed entertaining at home rather than going out as a budgeting tip during her early married life. Expenditure on home entertaining can get out of control without some forethought. How many times a week can you realistically “share” the cooking? Who is responsible for …read more
Meg carefully dissected Steve’s curated spending note books from his college days last week (click here to read if you missed it) which leads us to this months theme – recipes designed with a $20 budget in mind to suit college students and families cooking for friends.
It’s almost 3 weeks since we crept across Sagamore Bridge onto Cape Cod and into another world. The only intermission during the previous two day roadtrip from Chicago was a brief spectacular, soggy and sonorous boat trip in the Niagara Gorge at Niagara Falls.
The second installment from our favorite cookbook and blog authors comes from Katie Morford of Moms Kitchen Handbook.
While Meg was busy packing Doug up for college I packed for the beach and headed to the East Coast. With the absence of a slow cooker on our travels, ahead of time, I chose 3 super simple recipes to squeeze out the last few …read more
