We love avocados in our house. It’s nature’s butter and is great on anything. Additionally, the lifespan of an avocado is frustrating, it’s perfect for seemingly one day and then it’s too ripe to eat all of it. So, what is the best way to cut an avocado? Using a spoon to scoop out the avocado never felt like the right way to do it. It wastes too much, takes take too long and produces a mash of avocado that was tasty, but had very poor presentation.
I’m a healthy guy. I exercise a little bit and don’t eat too poorly, but things are changing. The exercise doesn’t happen as much as it used too, my metabolism is slowing just a bit and I had a 1 month period that I’m still recovering from, more on that in a moment. The Blog Forward Challenge by Zone Perfect is designed to help people establish and keep goals.
Continue reading Blog Forward Challenge 2014 by Zone Perfect: Subtle changes for the year
Sometimes the best laid BBQ plans can fall short. The weather and health of those attending or hosting can’t be guaranteed, but outside of that there are some BBQ basics that are mandatory. Continue reading BBQ basics, mandatory items, #FritoLayFreeForAll, #giveaway & more #Ad
I’ve heard that cooking with beer can be a tasty sauté, but I never have done it until this week. My thought was that if I cook with beer and don’t like it, then it’s a waste of beer. Factor in that it would be a potential waste of a good beer and that’s a bad thing indeed. Continue reading Super Bowl snacks-cooking with Newcastle Brown Ale
Too much junk in your family’s trunk? 10 syllable words in your snacks got you worried? Would you rather have red colored candy be red naturally from beets or due to the mysterious chemical dye Red #40? As a parent whose child has recently discovered candy I’ve started to think about what goes into their young bodies. UNREAL Candy has a fascinating story as a company and puts their all natural ingredients where their (and your) mouth is.
For the past several years I’ve grown something edible in the garden. It started out with tomatoes, then blackberries were added and this year we threw in zucchini, catnip and basil. The majority of our family’s food doesn’t come from the side of our house though. Continue reading Farm to fork turns the backyard to a bash
It’s easy to get in a rut when you cook the meals for the family. Chicken and pasta, salad and chicken or salad and meatloaf are all meals that our family has beaten into taste oblivion. One day I was shopping in Publix and the cook who makes those in-store meals gave me the simplest hint: microwave the spinach. Continue reading The fastest and best way to cook spinach for dinner
In my perfect world I make the week’s dinners for the family on Sunday afternoon. They’re then put in the freezer in plastic containers with matching tops and I have plenty of time to watch Once Upon A Time before I go to sleep. In reality my Sunday’s are lazy, unproductive days where the family plays outside and I’m lucky to watch an episode of Bait Car.
Continue reading Bertolli Meal Soup makes a weekday dinner special
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