When we started eating mostly gluten free, I wanted to look for other options for getting grains in our diet. Something to help round out the meal, and provide a filling option without breaking the budget. But most of these were things I had never heard of, and there was one in particular that was growing in popularity, but I couldn't even pronounce it. Luckily, I learned how to both cook and pronounce quinoa (KEEN-wah). Quinoa is actually a seed, not a grain, but it fits in a lot of … [Read more...]
Real Food How To: Flip A Pancake (Plus Oat Flour Pancake Recipe!)
On Tuesday I mentioned that Jesse taught me how to cook eggs, and I have to give him credit today too: he taught me how to flip a pancake without messing it up constantly. He always jokes that he married me because I can play the piano, and I joke that I married him so that he could teach me how to make yummy food. Without him there's no way my cooking skills would be impressive enough to share here or anywhere else. Here's the secret to flipping pancakes: wait until your pancake has … [Read more...]
Real Food How To: Cook Eggs (6 Ways!)
When Jesse and I first got married, I barely knew how to scramble eggs. And if you had asked me to cook them any other way, I would have looked at you like you had a third eyeball. Luckily, Jesse had worked in a few restaurants, and he could teach me all the different ways to make them! I can even get my omelets to turn out looking nice...sometimes. Today, we're going to talk about several ways to cook eggs. Poached Eggs My Grandpa Welke would make two poached eggs every day … [Read more...]
Real Food How To: Hard Boil Eggs
Hard boiled eggs are one of those things I don't really think to make very often, but when I do, I'm reminded how easy they are! They're a great source of protein, and you can eat them as part of a meal or for a quick snack. They're also one of three foods my two-year-old has determined she doesn't like, along with cooked mushrooms and Lucky Charms cereal (what? she's weird), but that's beside the point - she'll come around. To hard boil eggs, start by gently placing your raw eggs in a … [Read more...]
Recipe: Sausage Spinach Skillet
When Jesse and I first got married, I bought the same things at the grocery store each time: Boxes of cereal for breakfasts Bread and sandwich fixings for lunches A bag of frozen chicken breasts, a 5 pound roll of ground beef, and a bunch of hamburger and chicken helper meals for dinners Needless to say, I'm glad we've got a lot more variety and a lot less boxes in our diet nowadays. But I do still enjoy the convenience of a good one pot meal. I like putting everything in my … [Read more...]
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