Julie Barnes
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Learning to laugh at life while feeding a family of five. Finding unique, unusual recipes on a budget.
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Healthy 5-Ingredient Dinners
It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients to make a fabulous meal, especially with these 5-ingredient dinners! Some people don’t have time to make an elaborate dinner, and some are hungry as soon as they get home from work. With just 5 ingredients, it’s easy to get a delicious dinner on the table in an hour or less! Moreover, there are plenty of options, from soups to seafood. So stop eating those ramen noodles and start making these 5-ingredient dinners.
By Julie Barnes7 years ago in Feast
Cook with the Stars: Best Celebrity Cookbooks
"No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past." Author Laurie Colwin explained why cookbooks are essential for modern-day homemakers, but nowadays the market is quickly becoming oversaturated. Not only are chefs and Food Network hosts publishing cookbook after cookbook, but every celebrity also wants to showcase their favorite recipes. To help narrow down the selection, we have chosen the tastiest celebrity cookbooks that every cook should add to their collection. Whether your tastes resemble those of Gwenyth Paltrow, Sheryl Crow, or Olivia Newton-John, these celebrity-curated recipes are sure to be a hit at your next dinner party.
By Julie Barnes7 years ago in Feast
Best Crock Pot Recipes
Crock pot recipes are a lifesaver, because for many people, cooking a giant meal can be time consuming, messy and an overall chore. It seems impossible to avoid recipes that require constant attention or leave you with a mountain of dishes to take care of after all the work is done. Crock pot recipes, however, take most of the hard work out of the cooking process. Here are some of the best:
By Julie Barnes7 years ago in Feast
Should Robots Be Cooking Our Food?
You don't have to be rocket scientist - or a master chef - to cook a potato to perfection. Just follow the scientific formula T=r²/c. Master chefs such as Gordon Ramsay or Mario Battali might not appreciate taking cooking advice from a scientist, but according to Dr. Peter Barhman, people have been cooking potatoes the wrong way for centuries. Barhman, a retired physicist, claims that cooks should follow the formula T =r²/c to properly cook a potato. T is the cooking time, r is the radius of the potato, and c is the constant that depends on the water's heat capacity and the diffusivity of the water and the potato. Though culinary experts might scoff at his academic approach, Barham's theory about how to cook the perfect potato may inject a little science into kitchensaround the world.
By Julie Barnes7 years ago in Feast