This weeks interesting food tip is how to keep cottage cheese fresher, for longer. Cottage cheese will remain fresher longer if you simply store it upside down in the refrigerator. This will slow down the effects of oxidation.
Food Tips: Cottage Cheese
September 21st, 2011
Kitchen Gadget: Reversible Meat Tenderizer
September 19th, 2011
The new, top rated Reversible Meat Tenderizer is impressively weighty and pounds in reverse, giving you two tools in one. One side is smooth for flattening meats and poultry; the opposite side has “teeth” for tenderizing. Triple-plated-chrome construction over a zinc core adds heft.
It also includes:
- Flattens and tenderizes meats and crushes other foods such as garlic and nuts.
- Ergonomic handle provides leverage and a comfortable grip.
- Crafted of dishwasher-safe chrome with a zinc core.
A very benefiial product, that is priced at $28.00
Kitchen Gadget: Corn Stripper
September 12th, 2011Make the most of summer’s fresh corn with this mouse-shaped tool. The stainless-steel notched blade strips the sweet kernels off cobs in record time, trapping them in a container that empties through a hole in the top.
- 1/2-cup-cap. container holds removed kernels.
- Soft ergonomic handles provide a comfortable nonslip grip.
- Disassembles for cleaning in the dishwasher.
Self-explanatory and really smart, the OXO Corn Stripper shaves the kernels off the cob and collects them in a container as it cuts.
Cost $12.00
Remembering Today
September 11th, 2011
Ten years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, we remember and here, take a look back, and a look at the present. This year’s remembrance is emphasizing volunteerism and service, honoring the private citizens that volunteered after the attacks and encouraging the observance of the anniversary to be a day of service. Construction at Ground Zero, the site of the former twin towers, is years behind because of construction delays, design disputes and litigation involving developers, state and local officials and insurance companies. At this point, One World Trade Center (formerly the Freedom Tower), the 120-story anchor building on the site, is scheduled for a 2013 completion.
Remember…Live On…God Bless America!
Food Joke
September 10th, 2011‘We’ve got a new toaster,’ said a little boy to his friend. ‘It’s really clever. When the toast is done a bell rings.’ ‘Ours is better,’ says his friend. ‘When the toast’s done it sends out smoke signals.’
Tips and Tricks
September 9th, 2011If you store half an apple in the container where you are storing a cake, the cake will retain it’s freshness longer.
Best Food Movies: Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
September 8th, 2011A dippy bird cracks an egg into a frying pan as a suspended model of a pterodactyl skeleton descends a zip line to drop two slices of bread into a toaster. A tyrannosaurus rex uses its mouth to juice oranges into a pitcher as a life-sized Abraham Lincoln figure stands by, flipping pancakes onto the ceiling. Yes, it’s Pee-wee Herman’s breakfast machine, found in the hilarious and brilliant Paul Reubens/Tim Burton/Phil Hartman collaboration.
Food Joke
September 4th, 2011Little Johnny and his family lived in the country, and as a result seldom had guests. He was eager to help his mother after his father
appeared with two dinner guests from the office.
When the dinner was nearly over, Little Johnny went to the kitchen and proudly carried in the first piece of apple pie, giving it to his father who passed it to a guest. Little Johnny came in with a second piece of pie and gave it to his father, who again gave it to a guest.
This was too much for Little Johnny, who said, “It’s no use, Dad. The pieces are all the same size.”
Tips and Tricks: Cracking eggs?
September 3rd, 2011To prevent egg shells from cracking, add a pinch of salt to the water before hard-boiling.
Best Food Movies: Waitress
September 2nd, 2011This charming little film starring Keri Russell as a waitress at a local eatery who makes the best darn pies you’re ever going to taste. 
Pregnant, and in a loveless marriage, she hopes that her pies will get her out of her small southern town, and her marriage. The pies she bakes are based on her hopes and dreams, as well as the desperation of her life such as the “I Don’t Want Earl’s Baby” pie. Russell sparkles and is surrounded by a strong supporting cast. A must watch love film.
