Blog Posts from June 2009
Here's an archive of our blog posts from June 2009. Click on the title to see the full post.
Is it possible to make a healthy pizza?
Kids love pizza, but nutritionally speaking, pizza doesn’t love kids. Can you make a healthier pizza at home that kids will actually eat? After scouring nutrition panels on various ingredients and testing recipes for a couple of days our answer is: We hope so!
Garden chives transform chicken, salmon and more
Almost all the things Liza Gyllenhaal likes to cook with chives from her garden are simple and quick. Perhaps her favorite is chicken breasts stuffed with chevre, chives, and any other herbs you might have on hand. But there’s more…
Local Food and Local Knowledge with Liza Gyllenhaal
Please join us in welcoming our newest Guest Blogger Liza Gyllenhaal as she blogs about cooking what's fresh from her organic garden in the Berkshire mountains.
Summer Sipping
A cold goblet of Summer Sangria is the perfect antidote to a sweltering day. Mix up a batch in minutes, gather with friends and splurge.
Making great gazpacho
I crave cold soups in the summer. Nothing is more refreshing than a bowl of crisp, cool vegetables in a robust soup base. However, cold soup is not an easy sell to my family. It can be downright hard in fact. So here’s what I did:
The Daily Plate can be a powerful nutritional tool
Lance Armstrong wants to turn you into a nutrition expert with a few clicks of your mouse. His free online calorie-counter, food diary and nutrient tracker is almost as awesome as Lance himself.
Time for Dad to check the gaskets and clean the coils?
Do the stuff on this list once a year, and you’ll double the chances your refrigerator will make it to the ripe age of 14. We'd suggest Father's Day, but it might not go over all that well.
Online video shows the art of the Mojito muddle
If you want to make a terrific Mojito, it all comes down to the exact Art of the Muddle. The right muddler doesn't hurt. Thanks to this video at ChowHound.com we finally figured it out.
Microwave bearnaise is foolproof, fast and fabulous
To make a béarnaise sauce in the authentic French tradition you have to stand at the stove and hope. It’s not easy. But our microwave replica is foolproof, fast and fabulous.
Can "Let's Dish" idea be copied at home?
Has anyone been to one of those meal-assembly franchises like Let’s Dish and then tried to copy the idea at home?
Sleepy people aren't hungry but still likely to get fat
If you’re sleep deprived, you’re not as hungry, but you tend to gain weight anyway. How fair is that?
Change is Hard When Birdies Fly
Finding a way to cope with the Dreaded Empty Nest could lead to an all-organic diet or maybe eating one raisin at a time.
Debbie Says: You Grill Girl!
Guest Blogger Debbie Moose is fed up with the bla-bla on Father’s Day grilling. Estrogen deserves a place at the fire, too.
Eight hours of sleep a night? In your dreams.
A quarter of all adults are sleeping eight hours a night? Who are these people?!
Restaurant dining alone: Great or Grueling?
Do you ever dine in restaurants alone? Alicia had always avoided it and yet recently found herself at a pub in downtown Richmond, alone for the afternoon. It was glorious.
Congrats to our banana bread contest winner!
Announcing our first “random” contest winner here on Kitchen Scoop, and thanks to everyone who sent us favorite “add-ins” for banana bread recipes! Here's what you told us...
What's in the kitchen floor says a lot about the cook?
What’s on my kitchen floor ... I used to have to step over toddlers and toys. Now it’s just my dog, Zoe, and me in the kitchen….
Why not entertain the bride at home?
Wedding season is upon us and until the economy improves, entertaining the bride at home is an option worth serious consideration. Insanity you say? Not if you keep the menu simple.
Will pizza hate you in the morning?
It’s not that I crave delivery pizza, it’s just that there’s nothing easy to cook and besides, I’m tired. But then it arrives, and frankly, I hate myself about an hour and a half later.
It’s greasy and doesn’t taste all that good. And I’ve just spent $16 plus tip. Now I have two reasons to hate myself. What to do?
Secret ingredients key to terrific enchiladas
Green Enchiladas rely on two "secret ingredients" to make a quick dinner worthy of your favorite Mexican restaurant.
Clean Up -- Quick!
If you’ve ever caught yourself choosing a recipe not by how it tastes but by whether it destroys the kitchen, we understand completely. What are your favorite tips for making cleanup a breeze?
