 |
 |
Pro |
|
Cooking Little is a kitchen shopping and tips blog for urban dwellers and anyone who cooks in a small kitchen. Beyond the kitchen, we feature diversions such as culinary travel spots, classes and tasting events. |
Recently in Pro Category Affordable Green Market Nutrition Service A comment I often hear from new cooks and people trying to eat healthier is that they buy all the right ingredients just to have them
languish in the fridge because they are stumped about what to do with these ingredients. If you can relate, then
the Earth/Body Kitchen email subscription service might be the guidance and know-how you need.
For $3 a week or less subscribers receive weekly menus, shopping lists and recipes based on the seasonal finds at the Union Square Green Market in New York City. Anyone in the North East can use the Earth/Body Kitchen service and shop their local green market, because founder and health counselor Hannah Springer includes ideas for substitutions. You'll breeze through your green market shopping and your weekly meals knowing you are supporting local farmers and a healthier you. Savvy cooks can save time with this service by using the shopping lists as a short cut then they can improvise their own final creations. Three dollars a week to save $30 or more in wasted food and you are actually eating healthier! Spend a little to save a lot. $3 a week or less AT EARTH/BODY KITCHEN Pro
 You are doing your thing to green your kitchen. More local food, less packaging, reducing water and energy use and you are rethinking everything from housewares and appliances to paper towels. Keep the good thing going when you dine out. The Green Restaurant Association certifies restaurants, coffee shops and even dining halls that are changing their habits step by step. Check out their certified green restaurant directory to find an eco spot to eat this Earth Day or any day you are not cooking in your own getting-greener kitchen. If you are skeptic or just plain curious, the directory lists how many steps each restaurants has completed. To keep the certification, each year additional sustainable practices must be implemented. Nope, there's no green washing here. Learn more AT DINEGREEN.COM Pro
 Let's face it, most restaurants favor coffee drinkers. Ask for a cup of tea and you might get a tea bag throw hastily in a cup along with an inexplicable dirty look. So make proper tea at home using the Zarafina Tea Maker. It's compact and a seductive mix of tea tradition and modern convenience. Slide three levers to get tea to your taste and the tea's brewing time and temperature. $164.95 AT WRAPABLES Pro
 Have your pals over for a cuppa to drown your Starbuck sorrows. Get industrial under-the-counter chic and keep the counter clear. Sure, this is a coffee investment, but it comes in well under a $3 a day habit and you'll have it for years. $499.99 AT TARGET Pro
 BowlFood Cookbook, by Lynne Aronson & Elizabeth Simon Sometimes when you meet number one you realize you need a top ten list. For now, Bowlfood sits in the number one spot followed by 9 soon-to-be-filled vacancies. The authors’ intention was a collection of recipes that packed the most flavor possible into bowl food recipes. Along the way, they accidentally wrote a small-kitchen cooking handbook. $12.95 AT BARNES & NOBLE Pro
READ MORE ON #1 on the Cooking Little Top Ten Small-Kitchen Cookbooks.
 Breville iKon Hemisphere LCD Blender You love your faithful stick-blender, but how you’ll go on about your Breville LCD Blender, a quiet and feature heavy blender with food processing tendencies. It delivers mince and chop food processing only, but with a 51 oz. jar stacked on a quiet 750 watt motor in a 6.5 x 8.5 inch footprint, that’s plenty. Details follow. price reduced to $195.99 AT AMAZON.COM Pro
READ MORE ON Repertoire Expanding Blender.
 Using tongs all day long is second nature to the pros. With a twisting lock function, 18/10 stainless steel and a hanging loop, these Cuisipro tongs are simple presentation of an indispensable utensil. $11.99 AT TARGET Pro
Let's see, last time sharpening all the knives cost $50 plus tip. And this knife sharpener works for both straight and serrated knives plus it is super easy to use and looks beautiful. Easy decision. Be you own knife pro. This sharpener get results fast. $58.95 AT iKITCHEN.COM |
|
