Somewhere in my mid 20's, I decided to teach myself to cook. I approached this new endeavor with a "go get 'em" attitude, recording and watching (and re-watching) episodes of America's Test Kitchen, ordering way too many cookbooks from Amazon and checking even more out of the local library. I turned my kitchen into a cooking laboratory. Prior to this undertaking, I mostly survived on a diet of Stove Top stuffing, english muffins, Cheerios, canned corn, elbow macaroni, pizza and fast food. No wonder I was obese. Back in college, I can remember attempting scrambled eggs in my little kitchen on Ray Street and failing miserably. I forgot to oil the pan - it didn't even cross my mind. While growing up, my Mom did most of the cooking and she … [Read more...] about Top 10 Kitchen Essentials
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Chickadee Kitchen: Coconut Curry Broccoli Fritters
Coconut Curry Broccoli Fritters Ingredients: 4 cups fresh broccoli (after chopping or processing) 4 eggs 1 tsp curry powder 1-2 tsp red curry paste (optional, but adds lots of flavor) 1 tsp salt fresh cracked pepper (a few grinds) coconut oil ~¼ cup coconut flour Instructions: 1. In a food processor (I used my Ninja), pulse the broccoli florets a few times until almost ground.(I prefer the pieces a bit courser than in this picture - got overly ambitious with this batch) 2. Add the egg, curry powder, red curry paste, pepper and salt (no coconut flour yet). Combine. 3. Add coconut flour a little bit at a time if the batter is too thin. 4. Heat a skillet over medium high heat and add ~1 T coconut oil. 5. Use a ½ cup scoop to … [Read more...] about Chickadee Kitchen: Coconut Curry Broccoli Fritters
Cooking Made Fun, Chickadee Style
I'm not going to give you a long spiel about the reasons you should cook at home. Let's just cut to the chase. Who knows what the heck is going down in that restaurant kitchen! Restaurants buy food in bulk, which typically means poor quality. When you cook your own meals, you know exactly what you're eating. But, I don't have time Robyn! Oh, if I had a dollar... Cooking at home is actually faster than dining out. Add up the time you spend driving to a restaurant, waiting for a table, deciding what you want, waiting to order, waiting for your food, waiting for the bill, and then driving home. In that amount of time you could have prepared a healthy and delicious dinner at home and avoided all that waiting! Here's the deal-io … [Read more...] about Cooking Made Fun, Chickadee Style
A Kitchen Must Have
My hubby and I aren't the type to go overboard with gift giving during the holidays. We have LOVE, and that's the best gift of all. Yep, I'm a big old sap. However, a few years ago Brett bought me the BEST Christmas gift ever. He handed it to me along with a disclaimer. Something like, "I know most women don't like getting domestic gifts, but I thought you might like this." Say what? Like it, I LOVE it! By the way Brett, you can buy this chick stuff for the kitchen all day long. Want to know what it was? A Thermapen. And I have no idea how I survived all those years in the kitchen without it. What's a Thermapen? It's a super rad cooking thermometer. Here's a description from the website: The Super-Fast Thermapen™ is a professional tool … [Read more...] about A Kitchen Must Have