Sunday Dinner: Favorite Things

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Favorite Things

This week's favorite things :

Great gadget find ~ Trudeau Silicone Spatulas

Why do i love these so much ?
ONE PIECE . Yup , no gunk gets trapped in the head or on the handle like on other spatulas i have used. Plus they are silicone - no melting , cracking or drying out like rubber ones. Easy to clean is the bonus. Pretty colors , too.
( the blue & lime colored ones are for you , Fleur ; )

Food item ~ Dreamfields Pasta

Are you searching for a guiltless way to enjoy more pasta ( like me ) ?
Well , search no more . I have done the research and the usually unpleasant task of trying low-carb alternatives to traditionally made dried pasta. If you are like me - you have tried these and said "Bleccch. I would rather not eat it at all."
Dreamfields has been a faithful companion to many a quick sauce and more ambitious Italian forays for several years now. In fact i became seriously depressed when i moved to Virginia and couldn't find it . I had to order it through Amazon grocery and pay SHIPPING. Thankfully , our local grocery store now carries it.
So , considering how important pasta is to me -I felt inclined to share the love.

Dreamfields uses Semolina but somehow , amazingly takes out all of the digestible carbs ( except 5 grams which in my opinion is negligible) versus the 42 grams of most brands. The beauty part though is that it tastes NORMAL and it retains an 'al dente ' quality that i admire. It also sits well in the tummy with no backlash.
Is this too good to be true ?
Nope- Margeret there IS a Santa Claus and he comes bearing Penne .
Don't believe me ?
Visit the website and see for yourself - better yet - buy some and make it tonight.
(plus you could enter and win a contest for a case of FREE lasagna !)

You can thank me later.

Yay ! Pasta lives !!!

Another Indispensable food item in my pantry ~

Muir Glen Organic Canned Tomatoes

Why wax poetic over such a mundane item ?
Well , everyone knows that canned tomatoes are superior to fresh in the off-season months and since Fall has arrived i figured it was not only timely but worth mentioning because Muir Glen makes the best canned tomatoes hands-down - and i have tried them all.
Not only that but the disconcerting fact that commercially grown tomatoes are rated as the number TWO cancer-causing food product in America ( how scary is that ? ) due to all of the chemicals and pesticides used in there production and their thin-skinned nature- this is reason enough to give such a superior organic product precious blog-space , non ?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: I use Muir Glen tomatoes too. But I had not heard of the pasta! Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely try it.; October 28, 2007 at 2:45 PM

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What's For Dinner ?

This blog is my attempt to document a very important part of my life. Okay -The secret is out.
I love cooking and i love food.
In fact , i am obsessed with food lately. I TIVO the Food Network , I subscribe to practically every cooking magazine out there and i make mental shopping lists while loading the dishwasher.
I even dream about food.

Cooking has become the one thing i still do with impunity. i may not have time to read anymore ( much) but i do have time to cook.
One has to eat , after all .
So, i say why not do it with verve and style?
Don't get me wrong , i am all about easy and convenient. With a little extra effort ,though you can take Macaroni & Cheese to new heights by making it from scratch. Why not try ?

When i am not in the mood to cook , i know how to dial up some takeout . I just generally find the ritual of cooking pleasing . And stress relieving. Chopping vegetables to me is a form of meditation . One that yields up something yummy in the end. How far can Nirvana be with the smell of homemade soup on the stove ?

As a wife and a mother it has become more important than ever to provide my family with food that not only is healthy and delicious but looks good , too. Aesthetics are very important to me. Call me crazy, but life is too short to not experience everything in its fullest , most luscious form. Think Nigella Lawson , if you will.
There is a woman who enjoys life ! Of course , it helps that she herself is outrageously beautiful - but she hasn't let that stop her from enjoying food with a passion.She is not exactly thin. She , too has a family and loves cooking and making it fun for herself and her children. Damn the torpedoes when it comes to calories.I am sure she knows ways to work it off - for a mother exercise is a right of passage. So are cupcakes. Make a batch for the kids - eat one ( or two) it won't kill you !
That ol' chestnut 'Moderation is the key ' is true !
If i bake more than once a week then i make sure to cook more South Beach friendly-type foods to offset the indulgence. And i pop the baby in a stroller and go UPHILL more often. See ? It's a win- win !

I just want to share my love and joy of food with other like-minded folks who know that breaking bread with the ones you love is an important element to a happy life. Too much fast food , Hamburger Helper and processed food is bad for the soul ( and the waistline) With love and ingenuity we all can eat well and prosper.

Okay , enough agit-prop .You get the point.
It is here where i will drop a recipe and a picture or two to share my own approach to a suburban Epicurean lifestyle. Feel free to share your own tips and favorite recipes , too.

Bon Appetit !