Cooking Tips & Tricks

20 Healthy Alternative Ingredients

January 19, 2011

After reading that eating one piece of white bread is about as healthy as eating a spoonful of sugar,   I decided that one of my goals for this year is to begin eating healthier foods and finding more nutritious alternatives. I’ve been researching healthy alternatives to ingredients we use and how to make your [...]

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Swapping Out Sour Cream in Recipes

November 29, 2009

Did you realize when you hold a recipe in your hands, many of the ingredients can be swapped without effecting the outcome? Make your recipes healthier by swapping sour cream with plain yogurt! Try it. Your picky eaters won’t notice a difference and your meal will be less fattening.

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The Young Critic Part VII: In Conclusion

November 14, 2009

Here is the truth in one cold, hard fact – you have to offer a food to a child 10-15 times before they actually “acquire” a taste for it (source: UCSF Children’s Hospital). As parents, all we can do sometimes is continue to cook healthy meals and place them in front of our children (and [...]

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The Young Critic Part VI: The No Thank You Bite

November 13, 2009

There is such controversy about making your children eat (really, there is a controversy about everything to do with children these days!). On one hand, you want them at least taste new foods and eat, but on the other hand making them clear their plates can cause obesity. I don’t know when my children are [...]

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The Young Critic Part V: Get Creative

November 12, 2009

Meals don’t have to be the standard meat and vegetables. It can be anything your heart desires. You can serve breakfast for dinner or even top of chicken with a side of waffles (they do in California restaurants!). To make meal time more fun for everyone, quit thinking about what meals are suppose to be [...]

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The Young Critic Part IV: A Rose

November 11, 2009

A rose by any other name still smells as sweet? Umm… no, not at our home! While my children will not touch broccoli, let alone eat it, they will gobble down “tiny trees”. And though they would never even consider eating something called brussel sprouts, they absolutely love to eat entire heads of very small [...]

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Salad Night: A Night Off From Cooking

November 10, 2009

Before I begin sharing with you my meal plans and recipes, I have to introduce you to salad night. Salad night is a long-standing tradition in our home that started when Scott and I just met. You see, it wasn’t long after Scott and I started dating that I found out a disturbing truth. When [...]

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The Young Critic Part III: Mini-Chefs

November 10, 2009

My children love to cook! I truly hope, that this continues on as they grow. No matter what I’m making, they are always standing nearby saying, “Mom, can I make with you?” I really get them involved on baking or freezer cooking days, but they usually only make it 1/2 of the way though the [...]

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The Young Critic Part II: Get Silly

November 9, 2009

Meal times at our home, are a time for family. It’s a time for us to talk, laugh, and have a good time. We even sometimes play board games during dinner, go for a picnic, or even eat outside in our own backyard. Meals don’t have to be serious. You can make them fun and [...]

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The Young Critic Part I: Start Them Young

November 8, 2009

Centsible Cooking is kicking off this week in full gear and we’re starting off by answer a question I am asked all too often – How on earth do you get your children to eat that? Now first, let me say, I’m not an expert by any means! The advice I give is just from [...]

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