Category: Weekly Tips

  “Smart Shopping: Save Money while you Spend” ~ Anita Bell Getting the best deal on paper towels I’m not sure how many paper towels you use; but in my home we use so many that my husband say’s we … Continue reading →

“Peanut butter is the paté of childhood.” ~ Florence Fabricant, Food writer When buying peanut butter be an informed consumer For most parents, peanut butter is a go to staple for school lunches. My daughter’s favorite was a wrap, spread … Continue reading →

  “A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” ~ Laurie Colwin Smart Shopping Tips for San Marzano Tomatoes   If you like Italian food, you have probably heard about San Marzano plum tomatoes.  Most chefs, such … Continue reading →

 “Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.” ~ Nelson Mandela The many varieties of salt Salt, a mineral known as halite, comes from sea water or rock salt. It played a critical role, from the beginning of … Continue reading →

“I guess I’ve always been a food obsessive, and it has gotten worse the older I’ve gotten.” ~ Nora Ephron in Gourmet, 2009   Are you wondering why anyone would blog about peeling bananas?  Well, my husband and I are … Continue reading →

  “Put all your eggs in one basket and then Watch That Basket!” ~ Andrew Carnegie, American industrialist. (1835-1919) Everything you need to know about egg safety. Last week I had a few eggs with small cracks in them and … Continue reading →

  “Cooking is like love.  It should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” ~ Harriet van Horne Help for Rolling out Pie Dough and Cookie Dough Those cylinders that we use to flatten dough come in many … Continue reading →

 Some of the most glorious dishes of the French cuisine have been created for chicken – Julia Child What you need to know to easily learn how to cook moist chicken breast, whether you’re baking, sautéing, grilling or poaching. Recently, … Continue reading →

  “A cheese may disappoint. It may be dull, it may be naive, it may be over sophisticated. Yet it remains, cheese, milk’s leap toward immortality.” ~  Clifton Fadiman (American writer and editor; New Yorker book reviewer, 1904-1999) Cheese glorious … Continue reading →

The Best Fruit Pie Secrets Fresh fruit pies are much loved desserts, especially during the summer when there is an abundance of juicy, sweet berries and blushing peaches and plums. I often hear that making pies is scary because pie … Continue reading →