Quinoa Power Bread

We can’t all be champions. But we can sure eat like them. As far as breakfast goes, this bread takes Wheaties “Breakfast of Champions” to task. The smell of this bread baking is amazing. Maybe it’s the buttermilk, or maybe it’s the addition of the nutty quinoa grain, whatever it is, it’s spectacular.

I love breakfast. Nothing makes me happier than to sit down and enjoy a hearty piece of toast with coffee. I’ve cooked and baked with quinoa several times, but never added it to bread. Tragic misstep on my part. The crumb is spongy and moist; crust brown and crisp. [Continue reading...]

Toddler Kitchen Chronicles

My infant has graduated to toddler- and just when I had things ‘all figured out’…

2012 leaves me saying good-bye to breast-feeding and supplemental formula and saying hello to Vitamin D Milk. I find myself dabbling with finger foods and encouraging Ketan to get messy in his pursuit to navigate utensils. I saw his first few steps and celebrated with loud cheer as he recognized his new-found independence. All of these experiences are windows into his personality; high energy, high octane to say the least! I hope I can keep up!

Trying hard to expose him to different tastes and textures, while trying to vary all the nutritional requirements has been an adventure. Nutrition shifts from primarily liquid to solid foods. The iron/dairy balance is something I’ve paid close attention to with the absence of iron-fortified formula. Excessive dairy can hamper iron absorption so it’s good to be mindful and work in iron fortified cereals and other iron rich foods.

We try to eat every color of the rainbow each day.  We don’t always get there, but we try hard and usually do.

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Fondue; Party Diva.

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Hold up. These people look relaxed. Where’s the sweat dripping from their furrowed brows as they try to find the perfect temperature between gooey cheese goodness and coagulation?  Tell you what, this was not my fondue party. I hoped it would be my fondue party. I tried to keep my charm and hostess halo, but the [...]

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From Apprentice to Master; Jacques Pepin is Essential

Jacques Pepin Collage

I love Jacques Pepin. His auto-biography The Apprentice captivated me. Reading it was pure brain candy. I loved being transported back to France and learning about his culinary rise from the South of France, Lyon specifically, to the top restaurants in Paris culminating with him acquiring the top post of Head Chef for Charles de Gaulle. [...]

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Happy Birthday My Sweet Boy

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A year ago I was staring at my tiny baby boy realizing my world had changed.  I was tired but didn’t care to rest.  I just stared at this new little person by my side and thought —wow, I am a mom… Better get my act together, someone else (quite literally) depends on me! Today [...]

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Better than Store Bought; Holiday Kitchen Gifts

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I’m a gift-giving-a-holic. Happened early on. I think it’s wired in my DNA.  Economic conditions can’t scrub it out, and distance between family and friends only add fuel to my gift-giving fire, it’s gotta be my wiring… The older you get, the tighter the responsibility noose, but I am one to forge ahead in adverse [...]

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