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New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman used to look down on the microwave for any sort of cooking beyond reheating leftovers or softening ice cream. But after a couple of conversations with microwave cooking experts and a few experiments of his own, it turns out that the microwave is a more valuable tool in the kitchen than some of us give it credit for. For any vegetable you would parboil or steam, the microwave works as well or better, and is faster. Put the vegetable in a bowl with a tiny bit of water (or sometimes none), cover and zap. Asparagus: two minutes; artichokes (a revelation): six; cauliflower (try my cauliflower with tomatoes and pimentón): five; potatoes or beets: four; spinach: one or two; eggplant: we'll get to that.The "we'll get to that" of eggplant was Bittman's biggest microwave revelation, calli read more »
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The dinner was a success, the guests are gone, and your cast iron pans—well, they've seen better days. The TipNut blog suggests pulling out a spare potato and going to town on your sauce-crusted cookware:To remove rust, slice a fresh potato in half and cover the cut end in liquid dish detergent. Rub the rust spots away with the potato, rinse clean, dry, then apply a light layer of oil to the cookware.Hit the link below for inexpensive cleaning tips for other kinds of cookware. Photo by cybrgrl.
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We've already shown you which drinks you should stick with to stay healthier, and now Men's Health has rounded up 125 of the healthiest supermarket foods in America by category. That means we're looking at everything from the healthiest cereal (Post Shredded Wheat) and sports drink (Accelerade) to healthiest potato chip (Kettle Brand Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper), and cookie (Late July Organic Vanilla Bean with Green Tea). The list, as you can see, gets a little obscure at times, but a look at their suggestions could yield some great new and healthy items to add to your grocery list before your next trip to the supermarket. Got a favorite that you think deserves a place on their list? Let's hear about it in the comments. read more »
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