Capture the Everyday: Three Kitchen Items You Can't Live Without

by melissa

Is about getting you to capture those everyday moments in your life! Each Thursday, I’ll issue a simple challenge to capture something that’s a part of your daily life. You can post just a picture or add some words to go along with it. You’ll have a week to get it done and then I’ll issue another. It’s a quick, easy way to start capturing those little parts of life we sometimes take for granted.

This Week’s Assignment: Three Kitchen Items You Can’t Live Without

 

Okay so I skipped the bowls this week. You’ve already seen them. This week, I went for kitchen utensils. While they look strangely like torture devices, I assure you they aren’t.

The big thing is a meat tenderizer. I guess you could say it’s a torture device for meat. While we don’t use it daily or even weekly, when we want to make a nice chicken piccata this thing pounds the hell out of some chicken. We suffered through a cheap one for years and finally sucked it up for this one. It’s a winner.

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Introducing children to vegetables can be a daunting and forever-changing task. Every child is different, and what works for one doesn't necessarily work for the other. Not to mention, they like it one day and not the next! These are the stories of my life, and the story for most parents.

However, from child to child, a few tricks worked throughout the years. First, I adopted the motto that taste buds are always changing. There are many thoughts on exactly when they change, but I preferred to use the 10-day rule in regards to the "retry" in my home when the kids were little. However, I must be honest and let you in on a little warning. As much as this rule can work in your favor, it can also have the opposite effect. Yes, I laughed the first time it came back to me after this methodology had been working so well: "I don't like this any more. ... It's been 10 days."

Or you can get creative and let the holidays work in your favor. Holidays are a perfect time to play with food, and Bunny Food is a perfect example. Eat Bunny Food, or carrots and broccoli? I personally think dinner is way more fun as Bunny Food, and who knows, they just might find a new way to eat those healthy foods like carrots and broccoli.

Source: Albany Times Union

Garlic Press

garlic press OXO SteeL Garlic Press, Stainless
Kitchen (OXO)
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Large capacity garlic chamber
Durable zinc and stainless-steel construction
Safe to use in dishwasher
garlic press Kuhn Rikon Epicurean Garlic Press
Kitchen (Kuhn Rikon)
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This handsome, all stainless-steel garlic press makes quick, efficient work of pressing garlic or ginger
Designed to fit comfortably into the palm of the hand; engineered to require far less effort to use than other presses
A solid, basic tool for any kitchen, the garlic press makes a great gift
garlic press Progressive International Garlic Press
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Press whole garlic cloves without the bother of peeling
Hand wash recommended
Fantastic gift idea
garlic press Trudeau Garlic Press, Black
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Chrome plated
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garlic press Zyliss 12040 Jumbo Garlic Press with Cleaner
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Measures approximately 11-8/9 by 1-2/3 by 4-2/3 inches; 5-year limited warranty
Jumbo-size garlic press can accommodate several cloves at a time
Cleans up easily by hand or in the dishwasher

Garlic Press- News


Taste: Garlic press has a surprising new use
Press of Atlantic City - Mar 27, 2011
Put your garlic press to use here. Make sure to wash the press carefully afterward to eliminate residual heat. Molly O'Neill, an award-winning food writer and former New York Times magazine columnist, spent a decade working "One Big Table: A Portrait

Lunchbox: Know Your Ramen Style
Wall Street Journal (blog) - May 19, 3849
To cut through the fatty soup, add some of the traditional toppings for Hakata ramen, which include fresh garlic—whole bulbs are brought to the table with a garlic press so customers can serve themselves—and beni shoga, or strips of pickled red

How to Maximize Garlic's Healing Potential
FitSugar.com - May 19, 9038
How to eat garlic: When you consume garlic, make sure it's crushed to conserve its healthy anti-clotting compounds. You can press it with a garlic press and be sure to only cook it for 3 - 6 minutes. To make chopping a bit easier, find a garlic gadget

Cutting back on calories? Add flavor with herbs
SunHerald.com - Mar 23, 2011
Cutting back on calories? Add flavor with herbs
Using a garlic press, squeeze garlic into large bowl. Whisk in oil and herbs. Add potatoes; toss to coat. n Spread potatoes in single layer on large rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle generously with coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Have your kids hoppin' to eat vegetables
Albany Times Union - Apr 07, 2011
Peel garlic and press through a garlic press to mash. Add to the vegetable mixture and saute on medium until the vegetables are tender. Set aside. Take a large baking sheet and, using a paper towel, rub a very light layer of olive oil onto the pan.