Sauce

This entry was posted in Tuesday Tip and tagged Pasta, Sauce, Starch on April 26, 2011.

Don't rinse your cooked pasta after draining it. The water will strip it of the sticky starch that helps to hold the sauce. Boiling the pasta with oil in the water will also make it difficult for the sauce to get a good grip on the slippery surface.

When Life Gives You Lemons.

This entry was posted in Cakes and tagged Cranberry, Lemon, Pomegranate, Recipe, Sauce, Yogurt on January 14, 2011.

In a family you operate like satellites that orbit around the home. When one moves the others shift to compensate. So when Lee starts working a late shift and doesn't get home until 2am some nights we all have to make some adjustments. I miss him in the evenings and I stay up late to...

Apples and Cranberries and Pears! Oh My!

This entry was posted in Savoury and tagged Apple, Cheese, Chicken, Cranberry, Herbs, Onion, Pear, Potato, Recipe, Salad, Sauce, Walnut on October 7, 2010.

I must have The Wizard of Oz on the brain or something. Imagine if Dorothy, Scarecrow and the Tin Man had encountered these fearsome fruits on their journey along the yellow brick road. I'd say that's preferable to lions, tigers and bears. But then again, that would probably make for a pretty lame movie. More...