Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
It’s your kitchen and if you haven’t gotten sick by now, looks like you’re okay. So, cook like you want to.
Blueberry pancakes are my favorite! I do like banana pancakes too. My mom sprinkled powdered sugar on top of banana pancakes when we were kids.
I am a clean freak in my kitchen. So were my mom and her mom. I don’t cross contaminate anything.
My cousin wrote a letter to Paul Prudhomme when he was giving cooking lessons on television. She told him that he shouldn’t stick his fingers in the pot to taste or taste with a spoon and then stir the pot!
LOL 😆 She’s super fanatical! Hey, she’s 100 years old, no walker, lives in her own apartment and everything! So, she’s definitely doing something right! Although, I wish that she would stop driving.
I haven’t heard of putting two cups of water in food that was left out before and bringing it to a boil. Have you tried that? How long was the food sitting out? I would be afraid to try it.
I have never had food poisoning. My brother had food poisoning from oysters in a restaurant. He said that it was awful.
Happy Birthday on your Dad's July 11th birthday.
TNTechie,
If the milk and blueberries are going into the same recipe, you are good!
Just do not dip the measuring cup into the milk to get it; or do not dip the measuring cup that had milk into the blueberries source. Maybe wipe the measuring cup dry with a clean paper towel?
Maybe between recipes, you should wash all the utensils used and dry them before using.
You've been cooking like forever? Try to keep your confidence up and not start to doubt yourself.
Everyone knows someone that cooks really great recipes in a chaotic kitchen.
(is chaotic kitchen the right code word for a dirty kitchen?) and people do not get sick, we hope. The best chefs dip their fingers in for tasting, don't they?
Stricter rules for cross contamination and unsanitary practices can be found. Cooking Kosher, or in a restaurant or food service requires higher standards.
Maybe you and the foster children would enjoy a food service certification course together?
Edit: I get it maybe. You scooped the blueberries with the measuring cup that was into the milk prior, into the blueberries source. Can you just dump out some blueberries, or spoon them out into the measuring cup?
I would be happy to have blueberries from your kitchen anytime, whichever way you do it.
bowl again and use it to melt the butter...
Like my mother, I have 2 sets of measuring spoons/ cups and I use one for wet ingredients and one for dry during any single cooking period, then wash them by hand and leave them to dry in the drainer.
I have recently been informed this habit is unsanitary; I should wash the measuring cup between its holding milk and blueberries - a rinse with swift water is not enough. While I agree microscopic particles of milk might remain in the cup, I don't think there's enough to "contaminate" my frozen blueberries, particularly when the frozen blueberries are heated before serving.
I know my cooking methods are shaped by what I learned from cooks who were accustomed to wood burning stoves and cool diaries instead of refrigerators. My grand-nephew left a pot of chili out after lunch and I told him to add 2 cups of water and bring it to a rolling boil for 5 minutes and it would be safe to eat for supper - a technique my grandparents used daily when a large meal was fixed for dinner/lunch and leftovers were reheated for supper. Just because we (usually) have fridges and microwaves available doesn't mean the old ways don't still work too. Or am I just not hip with "modern" kitchens.
A very special loved one.
Thanks for asking Cwillie.
My Dad's birthday was July 18th, now deceased.
I am just really loving celebrating my loved ones lives.
And so proud of each and every one of them.
It gives me courage to keep going strong.
Happy Birthday to anyone else celebrating in July!
Going to have some ice cream now.
So, I will go open up the fridge and stare for about five minutes to see what I can cook quickly. Maybe a stir fry. I have some chicken and veggies in the fridge.
There is special help by phone for Seniors!
I love going to the Farmers Market for goodies!
Enjoy, if you decide to go.
Go for it. Too hot to cook and get your own kitchen hot.
I still have a landline and my internet goes through that (rural living) But, Earlier this week, I got a router through a cell carrier and have been trying it out. I need an antenna because I always lose bars in my house for cell coverage.
The internet works well in one room, until I get my antenna. However, it is better than the landline one because that has been down all day. I tried to call them to tell them about the line actually being down in my front yard and cannot get any humans to tell. It just kept repeating that there is a known outage in my area and should be fixed tomorrow.
So, I guess that my decision is being made for me. Good timing.
I have done that too. It depends on what I feel like doing. I like my slow cooker for pork roast too.
I love roasting a chicken because I can use leftovers for other dishes.
I have never tried pasta in my slow cooker because I remember ITRR saying that it wasn’t good. I trust her opinion because she is a fabulous cook!
My family likes baked mac and cheese anyway but I know that some people make mac and cheese in the crockpot.
That is certainly a plus in our high temperatures!
I am roasting a whole chicken in my air fryer...doesn't heat up the house even though it's 100 outside, uses less electricity than a regular stove. drippings held underneath and away from the chicken, if I feel the need to make gravy...which I probably won't, today.
That’s awful. There have been food recalls on lots of things.
I buy fresh strawberries.
Awhile back they had a recall on peanut butter. I threw my jar of peanut butter out and bought a different brand that was safe.
This is exactly what I tell myself, while I eat French fries.
If you serve blackberries with cottage cheese, it turns the cottage cheese purple, not black.
Edit:
Here I am, with the bad news:
2023 Hepatitis A outbreak associated with frozen organic strawberries
June 9, 2023
I am going to try this.
https://iheartvegetables.com/black-bean-fritters/
Are those easy to make? I love black beans!