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Kids Taking State or End-of-Year Exams? Feed Them Like They’re Finns Blog Teachers emphasize how important it is for kids to eat a good breakfast on testing days. Protein is especially important as high-glycemic meals can result in a drop in blood sugar mid-morning not exactly what we want to happen mid-test. Since Finnish students are at the top of their game in international student assessments I asked myself, What would the Finns do? Well, one breakfast staple in Finland is the open-faced sandwich made with rye bread or wholegrain flatbreads. A favorite spread is Munavoi, or egg butter. Its pretty much a simple egg salad made with butter instead of ...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •4/17/2013 Blog
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Moroccan Spicy Fish – This Chermoula Blend Must Be It! Blog When my daughter was small and I had one late night per week, my kids babysitter sometimes shared her familys meal (which was far more interesting to them than the fajitas I usually packed). Years after we moved out of the area, my daughter occasionally asks me if I can make spicy fish. I think that the spice blend Hayat, who was from Morocco, may have been Chermoula. The only thing my daughter knows is that she thinks of the fish whenever I cook with cumin. I thought it might have been Ras el Hanout, but the Chermoula matches my pantry better and sounds more appealing to me. I also ...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •4/9/2013 Blog
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Breakfast Before, Part II -- Now the Savory Blog Earlier in the week, inspired by memories of delicious breakfast casseroles made by some wonderful Southern hostesses, I posted a recipe for a make-ahead sweet Blueberry French Toast casserole. Today, heres a simple savory one to put together as an anchor for a delicious brunch great for Easter Sunday or any Sunday. This is for a relatively small amount that will serve about four people from an 8 x8 pyrex dish. The recipe multiplies easily. If doubling, a 13 x9 glass dish works. If you use regular white sandwich bread, go with 4 eggs every 2 cups of bread cubes. If you use Frenc...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •3/29/2013 Blog
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Breakfast Before, Sweet and Savory Blog Ive been lucky enough to enjoy the hospitality of some lovely Southern Ladies. Some were mothers of college friends, some were women I worked with, and some were neighbors. They all shared a firm belief in prepping ahead, especially for holiday breakfasts. After all, who wants to be in the kitchen when theres an Easter Parade? This week, Ill share two favorite breakfast casseroles, great for Easter or any breakfast / brunch gathering. Heres the sweet: Blueberry Breakfast Before Ingredients for French Toast: 1 loaf french or italian bread, or not-too-thin baguette 6 la...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •3/27/2013 Blog
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Think Cauliflower Soup is Wintry? Add Leeks for a Sweet Taste of Spring Blog Warming soups are welcome for chilly early spring days. Fortifying oneself and ones family with vitamin C-rich cruciferous veggies isnt the worst idea as the weather shifts back and forth either. I used leeks and carrots to give the soup an undercurrent of sweetness. Thickening the pureed soup with a simple white sauce and some gruyere cheese adds flavor and removes any hint of a cabbagy taste. Im not above calling this Swiss cheese soup when the kids ask what it is. Cheesy Cauliflower Soup 1 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. canola oil 3 leeks, rinsed with green tops removed, coarsely ...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •3/21/2013 Blog
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Springtime Spritz Cookies for the Eating o’ the Green Blog Buttery, tasty spritz cookies are delicate and beautiful with colored sugar instead of food coloring in the dough. For this batch I stuck with vanilla extract, but almond is traditional too. I think that a quarter teaspoon of rose water or orange blossom water in addition to the vanilla would be lovely for a Mothers Day or Ladies Shower treat. Im glad I added this set of springtime cookie press disks to my collection. My press is an old aluminum one that dates at least to the sixties, but the disks fit just fine. 1 cup butter, softened 2/3 cup sugar 2 cups teaspoon salt 3...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •3/12/2013 Blog
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Oaty, Coconutty Muffins Inspired by Anzac Biscuits Blog I loved these Anzac Biscuits, so I thought Id try bringing the theme to a muffin recipe. Real Anzac biscuits use golden syrup, but I thought that it might weigh down the muffins. These are pretty wholesome, not too sweet. Both the dried coconut and the oats give these a lot of fiber, but the muffins are not at all heavy. For a more decadent treat, you could poke holes in the warm muffins and carefully pour a small amount of warmed golden syrup over them. Either way, these are a satisfying quick breakfast or snack muffin if youre trying to make a transition away from too much sugar. ...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •2/28/2013 Blog
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Cold Weather Comfort -- Chicken and Dumplings Blog This is a great dinner to serve when someone in the house could use chicken soup. Its more substantial though, so it makes a more satisfying meal for the cold and hungry. Most chicken and dumpling recipes Ive seen call for simmering the chicken, then adding dumplings to the resulting stew. If you like dark meat, this can work very well. But in my house everyone prefers white meat, so that method risks ending up with stringy chicken. My work-around is to roast bone-in chicken breasts, then remove the meat from the bones to use for the broth. Refrigerate the meat, then add it to the...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •2/7/2013 Blog
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Browned and Braised Mango Chutney Pork (in the Slow Cooker) Blog Make this easy recipe when you want to get dinner prep out of the way early in the afternoon. Browning the tenderloin and onion is worth the time for the depth and richness it adds to what can be a bland cut of pork. Jarred mango chutney adds fruity, gingery, vinegary, and warmly spicy flavors with no effort from the cook. I like to use Sharwoods Mango Chutney for the purity of its ingredients no corn syrup. Browning the meat also takes the chill off, helping the slow cooker get on with its tenderizing more quickly. Ideal cooking time is in the four hour range on the medium setti...

by SusanR » Family Gourmet •2/4/2013 Blog
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by SusanR » Family Gourmet •1/25/2013 File Sharing
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