Fixin' Supper » Uncategorized http://fixinsupper.com Laura Creekmore talks about food, cooking and other stuff that crosses her plate Tue, 01 May 2012 19:02:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Preach on, brother http://fixinsupper.com/preach-on-brother/ http://fixinsupper.com/preach-on-brother/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:58:21 +0000 lcreekmo http://fixinsupper.wordpress.com/?p=797 MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann on Prop 8 in California:

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]]> http://fixinsupper.com/preach-on-brother/feed/ 2 Real cream is really awesome http://fixinsupper.com/real-cream-is-really-awesome/ http://fixinsupper.com/real-cream-is-really-awesome/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:33:44 +0000 lcreekmo http://fixinsupper.wordpress.com/?p=769 I’ve cooked for a long time — full meals since I was 12. And in most of that time, I’ve tried to be fairly healthy with my day-in, day-out recipes. I’ve used low-fat everything. I rejected low-fat cheese early on, since it doesn’t even taste like cheese, but on most other dairy products, I have tended to use the low-fat version. I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts when I’m cooking chicken. I’ve cooked more hamburgers and meatloaves with ground sirloin and ground turkey than you can count.

But slowly, over the past couple of years, I’ve stopped. It’s happened by bits and pieces–keeping cream in the house at all times. Buying ground beef instead of a leaner ground meat. And it’s all about flavor.

I’ve decided it’s better to eat a little bit of the great stuff than to eat a large portion of the OK stuff. Better to eat six days of salads and one day of pasta with real cream sauce.

Don’t be alarmed. My cholesterol’s just fine, as is Ashby’s. I haven’t gained any weight from eating this way. But it sure does make me happier. That whole moderation thing really matters, I think. We’re not good at moderation today in America. But I’m going to keep working on it if I get to keep eating homemade ice cream by doing so.

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  • Stop Motion Spaghetti Cooking Video
    It’s tomato-themed — so appropriate for the season….the Tomato Art Fest season! Watch this fun video to get in the mood now for Aug. 9.
    (tags: tomato TomatoArtFest)
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  • Freakonomics: Don’t Throw Away Your Capitalism Just Yet
    Great post. My dad and I were discussing the house bailout today — we both think it’s dumb. It’s such a moral hazard, screws up the marketplace.
    (tags: economics capitalism)
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  • Why don’t ‘they’ wait in line to come to the United States? Here are the answers | Political Salsa
    Great column on immigration.
    (tags: immigration)
  • Everybody’s Business – Lessons in Love, by Way of Economics – NYTimes.com
    If economics is the study of the allocation of scarce goods and services, what could be scarcer or more precious than love?
    (tags: love economics)
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  • Chemical Warfare in Your Kitchen? The Bachelor Guy
    Great list of the chemicals in common household cleaners — and some alternatives.
    (tags: chemicals cleaners)
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  • The Minimalist – 101 Picnic Dishes to Make in 20 Minutes | NYTimes.com
    Picnic foods need not be boring. With a little shopping, a little effort, and 20 minutes or less for assembly, you can easily vary the menu a bit.
    (tags: food picnic)
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  • Pitcher’s Singular Slam Buries Mets | New York Times
    In manager Jerry Manuel’s first home game the dreadful Mariners cruised past the Mets, 5-2. The Mariners win featured a grand slam by Felix Hernandex, a pitcher who hadn’t homered since Little League. I can’t help but laugh.
    (tags: baseball)
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  • Smoking, Drinking, Writing, Womanizing, Smoking, Drinking… – Mad Men | NYTimes.com
    I have GOT to go read this article. I love, love, love Mad Men.
    (tags: madmen TV)
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  • Yes, We Will Have No Bananas | NYTimes.com
    Bananas as we know them are in danger — from market forces [a needed correction] and from a blight.
    (tags: bananas local food)
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