Comments on: Your Best Nutrition tip or Kitchen tip – Real Food Wednesday

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:11:01 +0000

“Mother Hen” – I hope you see this – I had to delete your link above because when I clicked on it I only got a Wordpress sign-in page saying your blog is “protected” (meaning only people who sign in can read it.)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:27:37 +0000

Holly,

Upright takes up less room, but you have to watch your toes when you open it…if you overfill it like I do.

I’m still working my way through everyone’s entries, such great posts everyone!

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A Wok on the Wild Wide…Cabbage French Fries | Sustainable Suppers — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:40:35 +0000

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By: Sustainable Suppers

Sustainable Suppers — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:30:48 +0000

Right on, Martha: starting bone broths after meals is the way to go. I was nervous the first time I left the stove on all night, but there's so much liquid on such low heat that even I cannot cause an accident. Batch cooking and freezing is a major time savor, although I'm getting to the point where I need to invest in a separate freezer. Energy-efficient, of course. Any opinions on upright vs. horizontal? ~ Holly Sustainable Suppers’s last blog post..Hair Teas, Chef Michael Schwartz interview, and Best Breakfasts!

By: TeamBettendorf

TeamBettendorf — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:15:51 +0000

I posted my time saving tip. Real Food Wednesday is so fun.

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By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:14:52 +0000

I keep two dry erase markers at strategic points in the kitchen to mark my white lids to my mason jars. Y for yogurt, K for Kefir, MAYO with the date made, KNR is Kefir Not Ready which is the jar with the culture in it. I also label ferments if it's not terribly clear what it is and usually the date. This just wipes off when I wash the lids. When I freeze broth, I use B for Beef, C for Chicken, L for Lamb and write out anything else that is not standard for me. This makes it so much easier for my husband to know what everything is. I found a smal soft-sided cooler to carry my 4 jars of milk. I made a cardboard divider to keep the jars from touching. When I unload the milk, I refill the cooler with empty jars and put it in the car for the next time I pick up milk. I also keep some plastic bags in the side pocket for extras they sometimes have at the dairy. Before I make anything, I find the storage containers I'm going to use. I really dislike the moment at 8pm when I'm tired and having to scramble to store the large batch of whatever I'm making. I'm a lot more inspired to start a huge cooking project than to tidy up the end of it. -Judy Judy’s last blog post..Memorium

By: Rosy

Rosy — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:57:14 +0000

I come from a mix of my mother’s family style of cooking, which is peach jelly and bologna sandwiches, ya gross. And My dad’s family cooking, good old country goodness. One thing that I noticed that wasn’t here was the best way to season your cast iron cookware. This makes the food yummy and the pans easy to clean.

Heat an oven to 450 degrees. Rub a layer of lard, or bacon grease on the pan. Thin is best, but not too thin. Put pan in oven upside down over a cookie sheet. Leave for an hour or two. The oil will fill in the cracks of the iron’s surface and be non stick.

Remember never let you cast iron sit in the sink with water. If you must scrub it to get a burned on goody out, do it with steel wool, and re-season. Never ever put it in the dish washer, that is a big no no for cast iron. It will crack it, warp it, and rust it! I like to put mine on a burner on low after washing to burn off the extra water. By the time the burner is cooled the water is all steamed off.

With the nonstickness of your cast iron your cooking will be a lot easier, and not nasty Teflon!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:55:59 +0000

I forgot to mention something I find I can’t do without: parchment paper. It makes clean-up and breeze. I get the unbleached brown kind.

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Knee Pain Relief from Diet, Exercise, Supplements | Hartke Is Online! — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:27:38 +0000

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By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:36:01 +0000

Welcome old and new friends to Real Food Wednesday! Such great tips, I’ve already printed some out while the kids were picking up toys and have to come back later for more. Why does time FLY when I’m on the computer???? (They don’t pick up fast any other time!)

Thanks to all!
Kelly