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Before After A friend asked me what was the secret of my fried eggs. He found that their crust was always perfectly even. The secret is a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Mine is this one. Inexpensive, made in North America, and very high quality. I use it nearly every day!  It is no secret on this blog that I love my cast iron skillet and inventing different cornbread recipes. So here’s today’s version: Kale and Sundried Tomatoes Cornbread. Recipe below the fold I’m always looking for ways of using up all the veggies I buy as well as ways of increasing the nutrients in any given recipe. Since today is cleaning day, I decided to use up a few of the produce I bought at the market (post below) and make something simple, but delicious and wholesome. [...] After much research and recommendations from friends, I finally got myself my first pieces of cast iron cookware a few weeks ago. Cast iron pans are the ideal non-stick cookware. They don’t contain nasty chemicals, you don’t have to worry about scraping them, and as long as they are well seasoned and well taken care [...] The list – and comments – are Mark Bittman’s but I like it and thought I’d share [my own comments between brackets]: Extra virgin olive oil. As long as it’s extra virgin, it’s good. [Agreed 100%. I've heard people say that you can't use extra virgin for frying but I don't buy that. I do [...] I’ve discovered this yogurt today at my favourite organic produce store at Kensington. It’s made by Saugeen Country Dairy, a dairy farm between Markdale and Durham, here in Ontario, with only two ingredients: non-homogenized whole milk and bacterial culture. It is plain yogurt as it has been made for thousands of years, before the industrialization [...] If there is one thing I believe in, it is that you are what you eat. Diet and health are intimately connected and many of our ailments can be linked to poor eating habits. I read a lot about nutrition and food in general, and have slowly moved away over the year from industrialized processed [...] |
 Hi, I'm Alexandra. Born in Brazil, Canadian by choice, and having lived in exciting Barcelona for a year between 2006 and 2007, my earliest childhood memories revolve around food and food is what I remember most about every place I’ve ever lived. After writing a more general blog for the past few years, it was time to organize my writing about food in one place. © All pictures on this blog are taken by me unless otherwise noted. About the title of this blog |
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