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Archive for April 2008

April 30th, 2008

Step Into The b5 bloggers’ Workspaces

Today the Lifestyles Channel is inviting readers into their homes by sharing a glimpse of where they blog from.
It doesn’t matter where a blogger is chatting to you from, each spot just begs you to sit by your favorite blogger, share a cup of something tasty, and share a deep heart to heart.
Before I began [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 0 comments

April 30th, 2008

Where I work.

All around the b5 Media Network, bloggers are sharing where they work.
Good thing that yesterday was ‘clean the workspace’ day. Seriously, my desk is horribly bare, but this time yesterday, my desk was a cross between a crypt and landfill. With 3 small children ( I call them dirt monkeys) running around, my desk [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 22 comments

April 29th, 2008

Growing Culinary Herbs

For your recipes to become more robust, toss the salt and use herbs. I know, I know, herbs can be expensive. That is one of the main reasons more people do not use a larger variety of herbs in their cooking. Not that I blame anyone, what with the skyrocketing cost of just about everything [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 5 comments

April 23rd, 2008

The High Cost Of Food

With the rising price of food, it is probably on everyones’ mind how they can still afford to eat healthy. It seems like the cheapest foods are the ‘junk’ food that line all of the shelves. Is it any wonder that people from lower income brackets are upset when they try to eat healthy, only [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 4 comments

April 21st, 2008

The Skinny On Boiling Hamburger

You read that right, boil your hamburger! Boiling allows you to cook a large amount of hamburger at a time and lowers the fat content in the meat. This is great if you’re planning to begin cooking once a month and want to lower the fat in your diet as well. You are probably already [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 2 comments

April 14th, 2008

Lose The Salt!

I shared this recipe for a great seasoning with my diabetic readers and I thought that it would make a great addition here at Robust Cooking. We all consume more sodium then we really need on a day to day basis. Sodium is found in large amounts in processed foods, so the addition of table [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 0 comments

April 13th, 2008

Common Cookware

Trying to choose the best cookware can drive you crazy. Maybe not completely around the bend, but if you are shopping for pots, pans, and baking sheets for the first time, the selection and materials can make you a little loony. Aluminum, steel, copper, cast iron, glass, and enamel ware . . . What is [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 4 comments

April 4th, 2008

Oatmeal On The Go Bars

I am a huge fan of breakfast. Breakfast fuels you for the day (or night) ahead and gives you more stamina than the quick cup of coffee and pastry grabbed on the go. My favorite breakfast for busy mornings are those easy to hold in the hand and munch. At home we experiment (ok, [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 0 comments

April 3rd, 2008

The Spice Rack: Pt 1

Allspice
Tastes and smells like a blend of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. Not a mixture of spices, but the dried berries of a tropical plant, harvested and dried before ripening. Most flavor can be found when dried whole fruits are ground fresh, though powder form is acceptable in most kitchens. Since allspice has a [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 0 comments

April 2nd, 2008

Herbs At A Glance: Pt 1

Basil
Basil is a strongly flavored herb, sweet and very aromatic. Popular in Italian cooking, it has become a favorite herb to grow on windowsills. The taste can be best described as a cross of black licorice and cloves. Basil can be incorporated with most meat dishes, tastes great in salads, can be chopped finely to [...]

By Julie Fletcher -- 2 comments