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Your body’s biochemistry is like a symphony. When hormones (as orchestrated by the brain) work as they are supposed to, then the result is harmonious high performance. But when your hormonal balance is upset, then your health becomes a discordant mess. What’s behind your hormonal well-being? Hormones are biochemical signaling mechanisms that the body produces […]
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A hundred and fifty dollars a week on groceries sound like a lot of money. If you’re anything like me, though, you know how quickly that goes each week at the grocery store. After loading up on the weekly staples (lunch stuff, fruit, pantry basics, that sort of thing) spending the rest is far too easy — especially when you’ve got two kids to feed.
Of any part of my monthly budget, the grocery store always requires the most attention and focus to not go over budget. And that makes sense, considering other expenses tend to be relatively fixed. Housing costs are almost always the same. I can predict what utilities will be, depending on the month. But groceries? That bill is totally up to me. What if I make some terrible mistake and totally miscalculate what I’m putting in my cart? What if that dinner party I offered to host throws things out of whack? What if we spend too much on food and don’t have enough money left over for the other things my kids need?
You see? It’s easy for panic to set in. Or if panic is the wrong word, maybe utter trepidation is a better one.
I still don’t have it all figured out, but I do have some methods to help me deal with all the feelings I get whenever I think about how much money I spend on food.
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You know those people who jump really high in the air on skis and do lots of twists and flips? Ashely Caldwell is one of those humans. She’s a two-time Olympian and reigning world champion Aerials specialist. In 2014, she became the first American woman to perform a full, full, full, when she was en route to Sochi. In 2017 she made history again by being the first American woman to land a full, double full, full, which won her gold at the FIS Freestyle World Championships. Although she hoped to earn her first Olympic medal this year in PyeongChang, she unfortunately did not.
We recently had the opportunity to talk to Caldwell about what she eats when she’s training, including her go-to pantry items (like Triscuts!) and her favorite tool in her kitchen.
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It’s easy to forget that a pot of steamed clams (or mussels) makes a perfect weeknight dinner. It’s one of the easiest seafood meals to cook, and also one of the healthiest. Shellfish cook in 5 minutes flat once they’re in a pot of simmering liquid. That’s a quick meal, even on the busiest of weeknights. Shellfish even tell you when they’re done, by opening their shells and revealing plump meat inside. That morsel of meat is a uniquely dense source of nutrition.
Clams and mussels are one of the better sources of manganese, which is a common nutrient deficiency. Manganese (different from magnesium) regulates dozens of enzymatic reactions in the body and figures prominently in the production of a vital endogenous antioxidant. Shellfish are also rich in minerals like zinc, selenium and iodine along with A and B-vitamins (especially B12).
Cooking mussels and clams can be as simple as sautéing garlic in butter, adding a cup of liquid, and then simmering the shellfish (covered) for 3 to 5 minutes. Changing the flavor is as simple as changing the liquid. White wine and beer are often used to steam clams and mussels, as are coconut milk, cream and broth.
In this recipe, whole cream and Dijon mustard swirl together into a broth that’s especially flavorful. The pungent flavor of the mustard is mellowed by whole cream, but the mustard still gives this creamy broth a distinctive flavor. It’s equally good with mussels and clams, so choose whichever is your favorite.
Servings: 2
Time in the Kitchen: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
Soak the clams in a large bowl of cold water while prepping the rest of the ingredients. Rinse the clams briefly after draining the water.
Melt butter over medium heat in a large saucepan with a lid. Add shallot and garlic. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until shallots begin to soften but aren’t brown.
Add wine. When it begins to simmer, add half of the cream. Add clams and cover the saucepan with a lid. Simmer gently 3 to 5 minutes, until the clamshells have opened. Discard any shells that don’t open.
Use a slotted spoon to remove the clams. Bring the broth to a simmer. Whisk in the remaining cream and the mustard. Add dill.
Place the clams in a bowl and pour the broth on top.
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Quick: Where is your Dutch oven right now? Is it tucked away in the back of a corner cabinet? On display on the top shelf of your oh-so-organized open shelving situation? Turns out, those aren’t the smartest — or safest — places to store it.
A cast iron Dutch oven isn’t just a heavy-duty cooker — it’s actually heavy. Some can weigh upwards of 20 pounds! And while it might not sound like that much, if you’ve ever tried to lose 20 pounds or carried around a toddler, you know that’s a lot. So you should be careful!
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Despite how often we talk about meal planning as a strategy for stress-free weeknight dinners, we don’t want that to overshadow the smaller strategies that really make that happen in our kitchens. For instance, in order to really benefit from roasting a whole chicken on Sunday for meals throughout the week, you’ve got to still have a plan to make it worth your while.
This week I have an abundance of whole chickens for reasons that only make sense if recipe testing is part of your work life. But you can follow this same meal plan, either grabbing a two-pack of Costco chickens (if you’re feeding two adults, plus two kids as I am) or grab a single rotisserie if you’re meal planning for one. Here’s how to turn a roast chicken into dinner for the week.
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People in the grip of anxiety and depression often see the world quite differently. So, it’s not exactly surprising that they’d describe their experiences a little differently too. The link between depression and language In fact, a host of prominent writers (Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf and David Wallace Foster) have suffered from serious mood conditions […]
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Presidents Day tends to go underappreciated, but the holiday has a lot going for it. For one, it’s a day to remember some monumental presidents (duh). It’s the last three-day weekend until Memorial Day weekend (c’mon, summer!). It’s a day with few obligations (no one hosts Presidents Day picnics or fireworks shows). It’s also one of the few good weekends for sales during the first half of the year.
Even if you’re sitting at your desk this Monday, there’s still a lot of shopping to be done. Here are eight of the best kitchen and dining deals happening this weekend — some offer as much as 70 percent off.
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Pegboards are extremely useful in the kitchen. They’re practical for small places and keep everything in sight and easy to reach. And if they’re good enough for Julia Child, they’re certainly good enough for me. Now IKEA has made pegboards even easier, because their Skådis pegboard system, which debuted in Europe last year, is finally available in the U.S.
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White chocolate has gotten a bad rap for far too long. True, it’s extremely sweet and tends to lack the complexity of dark and milk chocolate, but white-chocolate loyalists have been arguing for years that white chocolate has the capacity to be complex and toasty — all you have to do is caramelize it.
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