6 posts tagged “food”
My son is a mayonnaise freak. He eats it on everything ... even pizza. Believe me, I've had the talk with him about how bad it is for him, but he's 18 and would rather do the opposite of what I say.
Rather than keep buying mayonnaise now that it has hit $3 a jar, and considering the additives and preservatives that could be in store bought, I'm making my own from now on.
I found this great recipe for mayo. I made it twice today, so I know it works. The only ingredients are an egg yolk, vinegar, water, salt, sugar, lemon juice, and oil (I used vegetable oil). I wouldn't try olive oil because I've heard that is too bitter for mayo.
Keep in mind that the recipe only makes 1 cup of mayo, and a regular-size mayonnaise jar from the store holds 32 ounces. I haven't tried doubling or tripling the recipe yet, but if you do, let me know how it turns out.
This is really good mayo, comparable to Hellmann's, with no bitter or vinegary taste.
Enjoy.
I've been making my dog's food every day for the last maybe six months or so. It's really easy and cheap. I just make sure he has carbs (potato, rice, pasta), vegetables that he likes (his favorites are broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots), and meat (usually either fish, chicken, or beef). For treats he loves peanuts, almonds, cantaloupe, and watermelon. (Just be sure you familiarize yourself with what foods are good and bad for dogs).
Many times he gets what we have for dinner, so he's eating the leftovers. This morning he got some left over rice, vegetables, and tuna with a bit of cheese.
So this week I tried a little experiment. I bought a few cans of Alpo beef stew and roast beef dinners for dogs. A few days ago I gave him half the can of beef stew. He sniffed it like it was garbage and walked away. Last night I gave him a choice of the Alpo roast beef dinner or some cottage cheese with pineapple. He turned his nose up at the roast beef and went straight for the cottage cheese.
I think this says a LOT about what manufacturers are putting in dog food.
This applesauce comes out tasting just like the middle of an apple pie.
Ingredients:
12-14 McIntosh apples (or any crisp, tart apple)
1 c sugar
3c water
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
2 Tbsp butter
Directions: Peel and core apples. Slice into large chunks. Add all ingredients to a large saucepan. Bring to boiling and then turn down to medium low and simmer uncovered 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While it is still warm, try it on top of vanilla ice cream!
- American Beauty
- Creamette
- Light 'n Fluffy
- P&R
- Prince
- Ronzoni
- San Giorgio
- Skinner
- Mrs. Weiss
I wouldn't normally call out a company like this, but I felt it was necessary due to their irresponsible attitude.
I purchased Prince Mac & Cheese last week. My son cooked a few boxes, and it turned out tasting like laundry detergent. Have you ever stuck your nose in a box of powder laundry detergent? Yeah, that's the taste. We had to rinse out our mouths over and over.
I sent them an email last week about this problem, expecting them to recall the product. Never heard a word. I called them this morning and finally got through after 10 minutes on hold, and they're trying to tell me that the product was "stored improperly next to laundry detergent." Um... no. If that was the case, the macaroni itself would be contaminated, not the individually sealed package of cheese inside. Even if it was improperly stored, the detergent itself wouldn't get INSIDE the cheese packet. This was like eating a spoonful of Tide. Seriously. I imagine a vat somewhere was washed but never rinsed or something.
I told the rep that there was no way it was contaminated by where it was stored. She argued with me and said she was sorry I didn't understand. That's as bad as saying "I'm sorry you're an idiot." I tell her I'd like to speak with a supervisor. After putting me on hold for a total of 5 seconds, she says, "My supervisor said we would recall the product." Uh-unh. I don't have stupid written on my forehead. I told her I wanted to speak directly to her supervisor. At least the supervisor went through the motions to take my information and get the product coding. I had to ask if they wanted to code from the cheese packet... "Oh, there's one on there?"
She then says she's going to forward this to "the right department" and send out a postage-paid envelope for me to mail back the remaining product, and I'll get it in 7 to 10 days. So no hurry then. I guess since it'll taste horrific enough that most people won't eat it, there's no problem. No problem if any kids get seriously ill from this. No worries about public safety, just keep the complainer happy I guess.
Does anyone have the email address or phone # of someone higher up at Prince Pasta?
Bag of Chips Crochet Pattern
Materials: Worsted weight yarn, crochet hook sizes U.S. D and H.
Small chips:
Row 1: Using crochet hook size D, ch. 4, join.
Row 2: Work 10 sc in ring. Continue working in the round from this point.
Row 3: 2 sc in each sc around.
Continue working 2 sc in each sc around until the “potato chip” is the size you want. I crocheted 2 rows around for small chips and 3 rows around for large chips. The more rows, the more curled your chip will become.
Chip Bag:
Make 2
Row 1: Using crochet hook size H, ch. 20, hdc in 3rd chain from hook and in each chain across. Ch. 2, turn.
Rows 2-12: 1 hdc in each hdc across. Ch. 2, turn.
You can create your own bag design by using different colored yarn to make stripes and the border.
Bag border: Holding both chip bag sides together, use contrasting yarn and single crochet the sides together. When you get to the top of the bag, single crochet all the way around to emphasize the top opening of the bag.
Enjoy your chips!
