Herbs and Spices | Dinner’s On The Table - Personal Chef Service
Mar 24 2009
We went to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck this past Sunday for Maple Weekend. It was wonderful. We got to stand in the evaporator and take in the maple scented air. We sampled fresh maple syrup right out of the evaporator. We took a walk through the grounds to see the tapped trees, and […]
Both Jill and I were snow bound, sick bunnies last night. The first time in years we hadn’t spent New Year’s Eve with friends. And we found ourselves without a store-bought onion soup mix to make a dip with. (Shutter to think of it!)
So, I hit the pantry. We keep brown gravy […]
It’s days like this that remind me of my teenage years. Snowed in and nowhere to go. Granted today the car is in the shop and I have a doosy of a cold (thanks Jill!).
Well, back when I was 15-16 years old, school was out due to snow and we didn’t have a car […]
Salt. You can’t escape it. It’s in almost everything we eat. And it’s also a necessary part of our body’s chemical processes, particularly hydration. You could say we have a love/hate relationship with the mighty salt crystal. On the whole, we need a minimum of 500 mg per day to be healthy. 2300 mg […]
My husband and I are on a hummus kick. It’s one of the healthiest dips out there. What could be bad about chick peas, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and tahini? Add some roasted garlic, olives, roasted red peppers or pine nuts and it’s even better. There are so many things you can do with […]
How many of us can’t remember the last time we bought spices?
Go to your spice cabinet, open up a few jars and do a blind sniff test. Chances are, more than a few people out there won’t be able to tell the oregano from the ground nutmeg. (If you can avoid it, never ever use ground […]
