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Welcome to the first posting of the EatSavvy Blog. We are really excited about this blog because we just love food. Hopefully you are already a dedicated follower of EatSavvy and have been trying out our recipes. Well, if you like those, you will like this blog—but don’t expect anything fancy. This is not epicurious (which we love, by the way) or Martha Stewart (not so bad either) but rather a very real account of foods that we feed our families and ourselves. You’ll hear about what was for dinner, our favourite gadgets, the best in season, what we feel like eating now and what we had for lunch (at SavvyMom HQ and at home with the kids). It’s all about food, how to make it fun, easy and real. A few tips and tricks, observations and even some behind the scenes tid-bits from the EatSavvy shoots.
Must go and get dinner ready now. We’re having our regular Thursday night fried rice filled with all the left-overs from the week. It’s always a surprise!
What are you having for dinner?
I got something in my Christmas stocking this year that I never knew I needed, and now I am wondering how I ever lived without it. It’s called a Mini Measure but you may recognize as a modified shot glass. The thing that makes it different from a regular shot glass is that the measurements on the outside are for teaspoons, tablespoons and millilitres (maximum quantity is 2 Tbsp), making it ideal for measuring vanilla extract and other liquid ingredients, without the fear of spilling them out of the measuring spoon before you get them in the bowl. It’s certainly measured up to be perfect baking companion. ($3.99 from www.mileskimball.com)
You know how people talk about simple recipes being ‘as easy as boiling an egg’? Why don’t they refer to more difficult tasks as being as hard as poaching an egg? Because as experienced around the kitchen as I am, poaching an egg is one basic skill that I have just never managed to develop.
And the good news is that with my latest gadget discovery, I don’t have to, because the Poach Pod® has come to my rescue and now I am enjoying poached eggs on English muffins with ease. All you have to do is crack an egg into one of these heat-resistant silicone pods and set it afloat in a pot of boiling water, reduce to a simmer and cover. Once the egg is done, you remove the pod and flip it inside out, then a perfectly cooked, dome-shaped egg slides out beautifully. They’re eggs-actly what I needed!
($10.95 per pair from Leevalley.com)
Comments
Oh I love, love, love that. And must get one. And a whisk. Love the idea of using it for a medicine measure too. Gotta love multitasking.
Mersey - it would be great for that too! Having just finished three rounds of penicillin in my house for strp throat, I wish I had thought of that use, rather than messing around with the syringe-type measuring things the pharmacy gave us. Next time, my measuring shot glass to the rescue!