Cooking Game

THE LAW STUDENT’S WIFE 6.7k 44 It’s no secret that eating on a budget often ends up in eating a lot of processed food. Fruits and vegetables, especially if they’re organic, are more expensive than most food you’ll find in a bag. A  study released last year  in the  British Medical Journal  found that it costs $1.50 more a day, or $550 a year, to eat a healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables over one packed with processed foods — and that doesn’t account for any health care costs that might come from eating poorly. Eating on a budget doesn’t have to leave you confined to mostly processed food, however. Nor does it have to be a chore. If you stick to a few “commandments” of budget eating, you can build a foundation from which eating well and cheaply will follow easily. Planning in advance, to avoid impulse buys but also to maximize your ingredients, is the first rule by which to live. Other commandments include buying in bulk, using ingredie...

Before we snuck a grill onto our balcony one glorious day last May, I would regularly show up at friends-with-grills homes with prepared pizza dough and a few toppings in the summer; I love grilled pizza so much that I’d feed a crowd just to get my fix. It was one of the first things I made when we bought our own. The benefits of cooking pizza outside are manifold. With heat  circulating all around  the pizza and the dough resting on open grates instead of a flat tray, I find that you can get more texture — crisp on the outside but staying stretchy within — and flavor — charred spots that will immediately remind you of your favorite brick-oven pizzeria, without heating up your apartment, pretty much the last thing any of us want to do in the summer. Plus, it’s really quick. Once your dough is purchased or prepared, you could be eating your pizza in 10 minutes; not bad for a homemade dinner after a long day. I’ve already discussed at length  my favorite homemade marg...

Sunshine-sweet strawberries are essential for the summer. Especially when they taste as good as right now.  And when mixed with a luscious whipped custard cream, and surrounded by two layers of crunchy oat crumble, you know you are in for an irresistible treat! Make sure to check out my recipe below to see how easy it is to turn few simple ingredients into this magical dessert.  All you need are the basic custard cream ingredients - eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract and corn starch. If you prefer, you can substitute the corn starch with all-purpose flour, for a similar thickening effect. You will need your favorite crumble dough, baked into one square layer (for the bottom of the bars) and crumbly pieces for the top.  How can you say no to something that looks this good?!?  Once assembled, this dessert needs to be store in the freezer or refrigerator. If you freeze it until it hardens, you will get perfectly clean cut little squares. I strongly suggest to ...

Nothing says Fourth of July like a delicious dessert or a refreshing cocktail exploding with sunshine sweet berries Ready to celebrate this long holiday weekend?!? If you are looking for festive, delicious and easy-to-make dessert ideas, I've got you covered.  These Fourth of July-inspired recipes are the perfect addition to any barbecue or party. Or simply for you, to enjoy when relaxing by the pool. What all my suggestions today have in common are berries. And why not?!? These red and blue, juicy wonders of nature are so flavorful (and most likely on sale) right now! What's your favorite berry creation?!

Saveur Blog Awards 2016 SAVEUR The SAVEUR Blog Awards are here, and from a pool of tens of thousands of reader nominations we’ve selected 78 finalists in 13 categories. Now it’s your turn to vote for a winner.  Cast your ballot here  early and often; you can vote as many times as you like by August 31st. Today: meet the finalists for our home cooking category, Most Inspired Weeknight Dinners. Cast your vote now » There are entire blogs dedicated to days-long projects and complicated recipes: DIY wedding cake, sous-vide turducken, recreating 17th-century feasts. Those all have their place, but what we usually want in a food blog is advice on what to cook  right now : recipes that are appetizing, inspiring, nourishing, and approachable, written by a humane voice with a smart eye for great photos. Take it from us—it's not easy work, let alone easy to do consistently. These blogs nail it. i am a food blog i am a food blog , Steph and...