Welcome to Cookerati!
Welcome to Cookerati, a place for home cooks, amateur chefs, and people who simply appreciate good food. We may not always know the perfect wine to pair with the entree, but neither do we open up a box of something and call it “dinner.”
Enjoy our tips, recipes and stories, and please feel free to share your own.
Remember, life is too short for bad food.
Recent Posts
The Workings of a Successful Outdoor Summer Party
July 29, 2010 | Written by Diana
Last weekend was my son’s 18th birthday/graduation party, this week is my staycation with rest, relaxation and visiting time with my mother. Our party was a success, and once the guests started arriving, I had plenty of sit down and visit time with my friends. That was the best part. My mom and the other parents thought the kids were well behaved, and impressed until she saw kids running all over the property. My brother explained that they were playing capture the flag and then she was thrilled, because she thought kids didn’t do that anymore. It was 92 degrees outside, but we were blessed with an all day breeze and enough shade that cooled us off enough to enjoy each other. We had some friends who didn’t come because of the heat, and they lost out, because the heat really wasn’t an issue until late evening when the temperature dropped, but so did the breeze. Our party was enjoyable, I thought everything went better than planned and I’m going to share my ideas for a successful summer outdoor party.
- Provide Shade (and a way to cool off) …
Tweet This Post 
Plurk This Post 
Buzz This Post 
Delicious 
Digg This Post 
Ping This Post 
Reddit This Post 
Stumble This Post
A Brief Rant About Finding Healthy Food in the Supermarket
July 26, 2010 | Written by Deb
Healthy eating is on my mind. In fact, it’s on my mind a lot lately as I deal with some dietary issues for my eight year old son. We’ve never been truly unhealthy eaters, more that we rely on convenience. My own problems (which are different from my son’s) have to do with my weight and are more a matter of getting up off my fat butt to work out than stepping away from the chips. I wasn’t much of a label reader before The Boy’s food issues but I did make sure we ate our fruits and veggies and didn’t ingest stuff like fried Twinkies all the time.
Lately however, I’m reading a lot more labels.
Now, I’m not going to make any excuses for past bad habits. Most of us aren’t idiots. We know the types of foods we should eat, just as smokers know that cancer is just a puff away. We know what we should be eating and we all have excuses as to why we’re not doing our best in that area. Here’s the problem as I see it: The best, …
Tweet This Post Plurk This Post Buzz This Post Delicious Digg This Post Ping This Post Reddit This Post Stumble This Post
Top 15 Food Fails
July 24, 2010 | Written by DebFood is a pleasure. Though it’s something to be enjoyed, it’s also to provide sustenance and nutrition for our bodies. Some foods don’t quite make the cut either way. It’s one thing if a food that is bad for you tastes really, really good. It’s quite another story when the food is bad and one bite can land you in the hospital.
Behold: Cookerati’s Top 15 Food Fails
1. Velveeta
There’s a reason it melts better than cheddar, though we wouldn’t exactly tout that as a selling point. This over-processed, greasy alternative to American cheeses is almost inedible, but it’s cheap and it melts and for some that’s all that counts.
2. Cheese that doesn’t need refrigeration
There’s a reason you find most cheeses in the refrigerated dairy aisle. If it’s not somewhere cold, ask yourself why -but whatever you do, don’t read the label if you have a bad heart.
3. Items with the word “product” or “food” next to them
The picture says it all, …
Tweet This Post Plurk This Post Buzz This Post Delicious Digg This Post Ping This Post Reddit This Post Stumble This Post
