Ever since I started eating salads as a wee lass, I have loved croutons. No scratch that, I adore croutons! Crispy crunchy little bits of bread that are loaded with flavor adding a nice texture to salad. Sometimes they’ll soak up a bit of the dressing acquiring even more flavor! I prefer smaller bite sized pieces but I won’t turn down a crouton when presented to me.
I used to buy croutons all the time at the store. I had my favorite brands and favorite flavors. Garlic was a must and cheese was optional.
Croutons that came on salads from a restaurant seemed even more special. No doubt they were the same croutons I was buying myself but when you’re out to dinner everything always seems a little more decadent and special.
I rarely meet a crouton that I don’t like. Oh it happens, just not often.
For some reason it never occurred…
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Tags: Breads
Posted in Side Dish, Tips
Corn on the cob has to be one of my most favorite things to eat. It’s sweet, chewy, and with a pinch of salt, it can be a bit savory as well. You get to eat it with your hands and if you’re doing it right, then you look like a mess with corn and butter all over your face. The good news is that you look just like everyone else who’s eating with you!
I remember being given the job of shucking the corn as a kid. I had to sit out in the back yard with a bowl and a paper bag. The paper bag was for the husks and corn silk while the bowl was for the fresh cleaned corn. When we lived in North Carolina it was common place for people to shuck their corn in the grocery store instead of at home.
I admit that I…
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Tags: Veggies
Posted in Health, Nutrition, Tips
I am always looking for ways that I can cut down the number of dishes that I have to do after a meal. One of my favorite ways of keeping the dirties to a minimum is by roasting things in the oven. A foil wrapped baking sheet makes for super easy cleanup when the couch seems a little more inviting than a sink full of suds full of empty promises that it won’t dry out your hands.
One random Saturday I watched Ina make some shrimp cocktail and she roasted her shrimp.
Chef, what?!
Why this never occurred to me before I have no idea but I was determined to give it a try. Cooking seafood takes only minutes, it’s pretty fast and really effortless once you get experience under your apron. Shrimp do not take long to cook at all but roasting them means I don’t have to dirty…
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Tags: Shrimp
Posted in Tips