In this podcast, my guest Richard Barker, gives us great recommendations on where to go to find great British food. Richard grew up in London. He knows traditional British cuisine as well as anyone.
Ingredient Swap Outs
If you are limiting the number of trips you make to the grocery store, but you need a key ingredient for a recipe, try these tips for substitute ingredients.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8hUOIZEH0U&feature=youtu.be
Banana Sushi
Here’s an easy nutritious snack for your kids when they get home from school. 3 ingredients only, but the presentation makes this snack so popular. Serve with chopsticks for “sushi” fun.
Soft flour tortilla shell
Ripe banana (whole and peeled)
Nutella spread
Lay a tortilla on a flat surface and spread Nutella to the edges. Place the banana and one end and roll it up. Slice into small pieces and serve.
What to do with produce that’s about to go bad
We all have good intentions when it comes to eating right. But sometimes those good intentions at the grocery store go neglected at home in the fridge. If you are like me, you hate to see your valuable vegetables go to waste because you didn’t eat them or know what to do with them.
Here’s an article from Food Network Kitchen to help you use up those veggies before they go bad. Here’s an idea for tomatoes…
“When tomatoes start to get wrinkly, halve them and arrange cut-side up on a sheet pan. Sprinkle with salt and bake in a low oven for several hours. Remove them when they still have some moisture and flexibility, and use them like classic sun-dried tomatoes. Or keep going for several hours more, until they are bone-dry; if you can resist just popping them like chips, pulverize them into a savory powder that can be scattered over salads, eggs, seafood and more.”
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After School Fun Snacks
Let your kids know just how much you missed them while they were at school with this clever idea. Cut a watermelon into 1 inch thick slices. Lay flat. Create 1/4″ slices beginning and ending at the rind line. With the last two slices, flip them outwards to create a tail. Add candy eye and serve!