Brain Food - Eat For Productivity
Posted March 13, 2007 – 12:03 pm in: Diet, TipsI can really tell the effect my eating has on my workstyle when I’ve been consuming junk. Lifehack.org has some good tips for optimizing your eating habits.
The brain is a hungry organ, it’s cells requiring two times the amount of energy than that of other cells in the body. To work well and efficiently throughout [...]
How Do I? Freeze
Posted March 3, 2007 – 3:40 pm in: How To, TipsGeneral Information
Blanching Vegetables
Animal Products
Apples
Apricots
Artichokes
Asparagus
Avocados
Bacon
Bananas
Beans: Green, Snap, or Wax
Beans: Lima, Butter, or Pinto
Beets
Blackberries or Dewberries
Blueberries or Huckleberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Butter
Cabbage or Chinese Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cheese
Cherries: Sour
Cherries: Sweet
Citrus Fruits
Clams
Crab
Fresh Coconut
Corn
Cranberries
Currants
Dates
Eggplant
Eggs
Figs
Fish
Gooseberries
Grapes
Grapes: Muscadine
Greens (including Spinach)
Garlic-in-Oil
Guavas
Fresh Herbs
Ice Cream
Kohlrabi
Lemon Curd, Freezer
Lobster
Loquats
Mayhaw Juice
Meats
Mangos
Melons
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Oysters
Edible Pea Pods
Blackeye or Field Peas
Green Peas
Peaches or Nectarines
Pears
Bell or Sweet [...]
30 Minute Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
Posted February 28, 2007 – 7:11 pm in: 30-Minute Meals, How To, Italian, Main Dish, Pasta, TipsThe Simple Dollar offers five tips for preparing home-cooked meals, with minimum effort at the end of a busy day.
Prepare meals in advance.
Discover the crockpot.
Have regular “leftover” nights.
Use lots of items that require minimal preparation.
Eat extremely simple meals
The Simple Dollar » “I’m Too Tired To Cook” - At-Home Dining Solutions For The Overworked Family.
I find [...]
Top 5 superfoods of 2007
Posted February 27, 2007 – 11:46 am in: Diet, Resources, TipsI suspect these superfoods continue to have health benefits beyond this year. If you’re looking to improve your health, these nutrient-rich foods are a good addition to your diet.
By now, deeper into the winter months, most of our well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions have taken a backseat to the buzzing of our BlackBerrys and the business of [...]
No Comments | Tags:Create a Personalized Food Guide
Posted February 6, 2007 – 12:32 pm in: Diet, Learning, Links, TipsCatherine points to the updated Canada Food Guide. Among the on-line features is the ability to create a pesonalized version of the food guide. Once you have gone through steps, you can download and print a PDF version of your food guide.
My Food Guide is an interactive tool that will help you personalize the information found [...]
No Comments | Tags:When Buying Organic Makes Sense — and When It Doesn’t
Posted January 24, 2007 – 8:26 am in: News, TipsFrom the Wall Street Journal:
Grocery-store shelves are increasingly crowded with pricey organic versions of everything from milk and eggs to hot dogs and beer. But some of the options pitched as healthier may not always be worth their higher price tags.
When Buying Organic Makes Sense — and When It Doesn’t
Which Olive Oil to Choose
Posted January 15, 2007 – 11:13 pm in: Greek, Italian, Mediterranean, TipsI’m always looking for recommended olive oils available in Canada. I’ll have to check these out and see what I think.
My personal favourites include Horia Extra-Virgin olive oil from Greece, which I get at the Bulk Cheese Warehouse in Saskatoon; Umberto’s Villa Delia Extra-Virgin olive oil from Italy, which I buy at Il Giarindo in [...]
Home Coffee Roasting Tips
Posted January 14, 2007 – 12:42 pm in: Beverages, Coffee, TipsIf you really want to taste a fresh brew, you’ll want to roast your own coffee beans at home, and then use them as soon as they have cooled.
Home Coffee Roasting Tips
The DIY Guide to Roasting Your Own Coffee!
Posted January 8, 2007 – 1:54 pm in: Beverages, Coffee, TipsI’ve been roasting my own coffee for seven or eight years and there is nothing beats the freshness —and price— of home roasted coffee. Wurdgurl has a Squidoo lens on roasting your own coffee. There’s plenty of information here to get anyone with a hot-air popcorn popper or a cast-iron skillet started as a home roaster.
The [...]
Organize Your Kitchen
Posted January 3, 2007 – 3:03 pm in: Tips, Tools and EquipmentThe Denver Post has some suggestions getting your kitchen organized.
You’ve spent far too much time in the kitchen over the past few weeks, roasting turkeys, mixing vinaigrettes, sauteeing vegetables, baking pies. You and your kitchen have been through the ringer, and it’s hard to imagine ever setting foot back in there again. Besides, the [...]