http://practicalpantry.com Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:33:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Once again, I got a little behind in posting the weekly recipe columns. Here are the ones from last month: Make tea for two Microwave your seafood Melt chocolate, melt hearts Celebrate the Super Bowl http://practicalpantry.com/2010/03/february-columns/ Whenever I tell people that I can count the number of foods that I dislike on one hand, I always add the disclaimer that there are plenty of foods that I've never tried. Blood oranges have always been on that never-tried list. Today, I am able to take them off. I ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/03/oranges-that-arent-orange/ Apple Tea Ginger Tea Marmalade Tea Cold winter nights provide a great opportunity for warming up with tea, especially since this hot beverage offers antioxidants and possibly helps reduce your risk of heart attacks and stroke. Whenever you decide to make tea for yourself, brew another cup and share the potential health benefits ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/02/make-tea-for-two/ Microwave Herbed Fish Fillets Microwave Buttered Shrimp Microwave Nutty Salmon Serving seafood is a tasty way to add variety to mealtime while providing a lean source of protein. Steaming in the microwave is a good method for preparing seafood. Although the cooking time is often the same as steaming on the stovetop, cleanup ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/02/microwave-your-seafood/ I could say many wonderful things about the states I have lived in or near, especially in regards to the foods of those regions. But today, my love letter is to Maine. Or, more specifically, to the farmers that help make this state special. A while back, a major milk company ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/02/happy-valentines-day-maine/ Chocolate Mousse for Two Chocolate Truffles Decadent Hot Chocolate for Two Chocolate and Valentine’s Day often seem to go hand in hand. With this day of sweets fast approaching, consider skipping the cellophane-wrapped candy available for purchase in favor of surprising that special someone with handmade treats served with love. - - ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/02/melt-chocolate-melt-hearts/ Until this week, I'd never had a flat-iron steak. They are becoming popular on restaurant menus, but I rarely order steak in a restaurant because I enjoy cooking steaks at home. I don't often see flat-iron steaks at the store, so I just hadn't gotten around to eating one. That all ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/02/bargain-of-the-week/ Easy New Orleans Jambalaya Indiana Pork Sandwiches When it comes to football, we often have favorite foods to go with our favorite teams. But our favorite teams don’t always make it to the Super Bowl. When that happens, focus on where the teams come from and serve favorites from those areas. - - ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/02/celebrate-the-super-bowl/ Three weeks ago I made a post about being back, done with holiday traveling and ready to work on the blog. That didn't go as well as I'd planned. I got busy with a lot of work, and somehow the Pantry ended up on the bottom of my to-do list. I didn't ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/01/that-wasnt-very-nice-of-me/ BBQ Chicken Sandwiches BBQ Beef Sandwiches Gas and charcoal grills might be put away for the winter, but barbecue sauce never goes out of season. While you might not be able to bring the grill indoors, you can bring barbecue flavor to meat cooked indoors by swapping the quick-cooking grill for ... http://practicalpantry.com/2010/01/bring-the-barbecue-indoors/