Food is Cheap

 
 
What’s not to love about pot roast? It’s cheap, easy, and delicious!
This is my version of the family favorite.

A seeded tomato is necessary for a proper salsa, among other things. The common method of removing seeds from a tomato is by slicing it into “petals” — curved cuts from the sides that facilitate the easy scooping of seeds and liquids.

 
This video from YouTube shows the process:

What’s not to love about muffins? They can be sweet or savory, they’re wonderful on-the-way-to-work breakfast foods, kids love ‘em, they’re great with a cup of coffee or milk, they can be healthy or heart-clogging — there’s too much to muffins to say.
This is an easy recipe for peanut butter muffins. It’s so simple, small children can […]

Who woulda known that the best pan you’d ever own would cost less than twenty bucks? Cast iron skillets do it all — their heat retention and weight make them ideal surfaces for searing chicken or beef, they’re safe on a fiery hot range or in the depths of your trusty oven, they’re great for […]

CityMama of FamilyFood recently wrote a great post on Jessica Seinfeld’s book, a book titled Deceptively Delicious, that teaches parents how to trick their children into eating vegetables and other healthy staples — and now, there is even a “Hide-the-Vegetables” Kit, which reeks of silliness.
FamilyFood has always been one of my favorite foodie blogs to read. […]

Cook’s Illustrated has been an invaluable resource for me — not for it’s excellent recipes and guides, but for the equipment reviews that are posted in every issue. It’s a bi-monthly magazine, but there are more than enough recipes in every issue to last for the two months you’ll wait for the next issue.
Cook’s Illustrated is by the […]

 
 
 
Kaka’ako Waterfront Park
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai’i
Taken 10/13/07