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Amy (from angry chicken) had the great idea of creating a recipe cheat sheet to post on her fridge. I loved the idea as I am constantly rewriting favorite recipes on little scraps of paper. Now anyone who eats with me knows that I rarely make anything more than once. The cheat sheets include my absolute favorite recipes each of which I’ve made multiple times - a tribute to their tastiness. I decided to create two cheat sheets: one for baking and one for my quick, weekday recipes. The baking sheet is quite minimal and barely (or in some cases doesn’t) includes directions. It assumes standard baking procedures. The recipe sheet includes basic directions but I’ve left out some of the frills from the original directions. I’m hoping these sheets will save me time and keep my fridge/counter scrap free.

There are two food movements working to bring everyone closer to sustainability: the organic food movement & the local foods movement.

The main idea behind the local foods movement is to eat as much locally grown food as possible (preferable organic). By eating locally grown foods you are reducing pollution (because the foods don’t have to be transported across the country or world) and supporting your local economy. The movement has increased the number of locally produced goods available and now many people have local food options that haven’t existed since before factory farming.

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If you don’t have a rice cooker, go buy one now! Really, the new fuzzy logic rice cookers are amazing. I’ve used mine 12 times in the 13 days I’ve owned it. And no, I haven’t been constantly eating rice. You can prepare all sorts of dishes in the rice cooker. (more…)

I always feel guilty when I eat fried food for dinner and not the carrot & celery stick diet the media claims I should follow. But, I never feel too guilty because current nutritional research says not all fat is bad. (more…)

As a solo cook (or one cooking for two) there is often the problem of cooking more than you can (or want) to eat. After all, there’s only so many days in a row you’ll be willing to eat the shepard’s pie you made that was meant for 6 people. I’ve put together a few tips to help you solo cooks save food.. and ultimately money. (more…)