How to Freeze Bananas

Okay… So I actually ended up with WAY too many (organic!) bananas, after whoever packed my grocery pick-up order made a little mistake. So… today I’m doing a little experiment in freezing bananas. I followed this little how-to guide from the BBC: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/how-to-freeze-bananas Essentially, you just slice the bananas and flash-freeze them for 20 minutes, before transferring them into a sealed container. These actually came … Continue reading How to Freeze Bananas

Christy CollinsJune 24, 2022June 25, 2022Leave a comment

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Freezing herbs

Hey everyone, Not sure how many of you are still following this blog but hello! This is mostly a post to take for myself so I can remember how to store certain herbs etc. So far I’ve been experimenting with flash freezing: Flash freeze (chop, put on tray or baking sheet on freezer to Reese quickly, and then put into package):. Things that it’s successfully … Continue reading Freezing herbs

Christy CollinsMay 6, 2021Leave a comment

Creative Food Combinations, Dinner, One-Container Meals, Pasta, Side Dishes, Uncategorized, Vegetarian Dishes

Cheese Tortellini with Melted Goat Cheese & Sauteed Broccoli Rabe

In my last post, I described a pretty easy way to cook broccoli rabe (blanching it in cold water, and then sauteing it in olive oil). You can then use that broccoli rabe to make this dish. It’s super simple: You just boil the tortellini (I used an 8 oz package of fresh Bertoli tortellini, in the three cheese flavor): Then you drain the pasta … Continue reading Cheese Tortellini with Melted Goat Cheese & Sauteed Broccoli Rabe

Sunlight in the KitchenApril 24, 2017April 24, 2017Leave a comment

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Great tips on meal-planning from The Kitchn

One of my ultimate food-goals is to become amazing at meal planning. However, I still have a ways to go, so here are some really helpful tips from The Kitchn! It’s a great site for all things cooking-related– I definitely recommend checking it out. Some key points from this article that I found really useful: “Plan just a few meals for the week. Instead of … Continue reading Great tips on meal-planning from The Kitchn

Sunlight in the KitchenSeptember 15, 2016September 15, 2016Leave a comment

Dinner, Main Dishes, One-Container Meals, Steak, Uncategorized

Steak Bibimbap (HelloFresh)

Of all the Blue Apron and HelloFresh recipes I’ve ever tried, this steak bibimbap recipe might just be my favorite. According to HelloFresh, bibimbap is a traditional Korean dish. The name literally means “mixed rice,” and rice and mixed vegetables generally form the base of the dish. They suggest adding a fried egg on top. The particular recipe they sent me involved marinating the steak … Continue reading Steak Bibimbap (HelloFresh)

Sunlight in the KitchenMay 17, 2016May 17, 20162 Comments

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Banana, Peanut Butter & Almond Milk Smoothie

Such a long title for this post… but such a delicious smoothie! It seriously tastes like a dessert, although the only real sugar comes from the banana. All you need are 3 ingredients: I LOVE the Califia coconut-flavored almond milk. The coconut just adds a little extra something. Blend together: 1 cup almond milk 2 tbsp peanut butter 1 medium or large banana (Just a … Continue reading Banana, Peanut Butter & Almond Milk Smoothie

Sunlight in the KitchenApril 14, 2016April 14, 20161 Comment

Chicken Dishes, Dinner, Main Dishes, Uncategorized

Chicken Pot Pie with Sage Buttermilk Biscuits & Red-Top Turnips (Blue Apron)

Honestly, I usually have a hard time getting excited about chicken pot pie. It’s so… blah. I never really got what the big deal was. However, this chicken pot pie recipe from Blue Apron was different. The vegetables were so crisp and fresh; the flavors cleaner somehow. The recipe differed from traditional chicken pot pie in several ways. For one, instead of a “pie” crust, … Continue reading Chicken Pot Pie with Sage Buttermilk Biscuits & Red-Top Turnips (Blue Apron)

Sunlight in the KitchenJanuary 28, 2016January 28, 2016Leave a comment

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Romina’s Homemade Pesto

One of my cooking goals is to become more comfortable with the general principles of how things are made. To be able to throw something together like pesto without having to check a recipe first, or to understand the ingredients well enough in order to figure out my own creative twists. My roommate made an amazing pesto today. She loosely followed a recipe from the … Continue reading Romina’s Homemade Pesto

Sunlight in the KitchenSeptember 13, 2015September 13, 20151 Comment

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The dietary triggers lurking in carbs

This is probably the single most important thing people with digestive issues need to be aware of. Your body can make all the enzymes it needs to completely break down protein and fat. Carbohydrates, on the other hand, are a lot more difficult for the body to digest. Our bodies don’t make all of the different enzymes we would need to break down every different … Continue reading The dietary triggers lurking in carbs

Sunlight in the KitchenApril 22, 2014April 22, 2014Leave a comment

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Why I am starting this blog

I have been battling some significant digestive issues for about ten years now. In that time, I have been through six gastroenterologists, four nutritionists, and four pelvic-floor physical therapists. I didn’t find any answers at all until I met my fifth gastroenterologist in 2011. Even then, what really made the difference is that I had started doing a lot of my own research about what … Continue reading Why I am starting this blog

Sunlight in the KitchenApril 21, 2014April 21, 20144 Comments