Shaina Olmanson is the home cook behind Food for My Family. She fell in love with the art of cooking while spending countless hours hanging ... Read more
Posted 08/30/2010 10:51 am GMT | Food
Topics cajun seasoning mix, fajita seasoning mix, greek seasoning mix, homemade seasoning mix, Recipe, taco seasoning mix
We try to eat as much real food as possible and avoid prepackaged foods, and this includes spice mixes and packets that you find among the bottles of oregano and chili powder and tucked up alongside the salsas. Rather than relying on other people to decide what our food should taste like,...
Posted 08/23/2010 10:29 pm GMT | Food
Topics brown bag lunches, fast and easy school lunch, Food Tip, healthy brown bag lunches, healthy school lunch, quick school lunches, school lunch, school lunch ideas, why pack school lunch
My kids are headed back to school just after Labor Day, but for many they're already back. Along with homework, sports and after-school clubs, back-to-school season for us means the packing of school lunch. There are plenty of reasons why we choose to pack lunches rather than...
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Posted 08/16/2010 6:53 am GMT | Food
Topics berries, dutch baby, dutch pancake, pannekoeken, raspberries, Recipe, strawberries, summer
There used to be a restaurant here in Minnesota called Pannekoeken Huis. I went there on special occassions when I was with my grandma, and I always – always – ordered some kind of pannekoek.
A pannekoek is a Dutch pancake that puffs around the edges. It is filled with...
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Posted 08/09/2010 5:50 am GMT | Food
Topics fresh salsa, gazpacho, Recipe, roasted pepper salsa, sun-dried tomatoes, ten ways to use tomatoes, tomato pie, tomato recipes
My garden is FULL of tomatoes. I picked at least 10 today, and there are probably 20 more I need to in the next 2 days. I don't even want to talk about the ones on the vine. Soon I will look plump, round and red if I keep eating them at the rate I have been.
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Posted 08/03/2010 7:43 am GMT | Food
Topics canning basics, fall harvest, food canning, Food Tip, harvest, harvesting, how to can, preserving food
Now that you've tended your garden, the next step is eating it all, and while you're enjoying eating fresh vegetables, salsas, turning each day's produce into dinner, what will you do with the excess? Plus, the harvest won't continue all year. Come November you'll be stuck with...
Posted 08/24/10 12:08 pm EDT | Food
Need entertainment, a cooking lesson, and lunch all-in-one? My children and their friends have a great messy time with Mom’s Make-Your-Own Pizza Buffet. I start with a batch of No-Rise Pizza Crust. Split the dough into individual balls and let the kids have at it, squishing it into their initials, favorite animals, or perfectionist mini-pizza.
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Posted 08/24/10 12:05 pm EDT | Food
Well, here we are…Week #4! Can you believe how fast it went? We have one more week left, but that week is just for sharing everything that we have done so far this month, kind of a review week. That way, Alan, from What’s New Cupcake? can easily choose the winner of the Cupcake Challenge. AND, speaking of winners…I’ve been waiting to announce our prize for the overall winner until I confirmed it. Drum roll please…
Posted 08/06/10 12:56 pm EDT | Food
Since I started making my own whole wheat pizza dough, I can’t turn back to delivery or frozen pizza. It’s too easy and too good! I had a little bit of a mishap making Black Beans and Rice this week; it sat on the burner sealing itself with smoke to the bottom of the saucepan while I typed away on Facebook.
Posted 08/06/10 12:53 pm EDT | Food
This post is so opposite of yesterday’s post that was all about great cold meals for hot days. What can I say…we had a rainy day that meant we needed to have the air on. It also meant we were inside for most of that day.
Posted 07/23/10 5:30 pm EDT | Food
It is no secret how much I love America’s Test Kitchen and their cookbooks. I really like how they explain the science behind food.
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A blog written by a celiac wife and mother. It includes gluten-free recipes that I...
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