I saw Barilla pasta sauce on sale at the grocery store this week and thought I'd see if it was gluten-free, per their customer service site.
"Barilla’s Sauces cannot claim to be gluten free as we do not have certification from our ingredient suppliers that all the raw materials are gluten free."
Guess not. :(
Monday, July 27, 2009
Leftover Salmon Salad
I find myself thinking to myself, "If I just had 10 more minutes, I'd ____________." Today is my last day of clinical, and I'm at a therapy place 5 minutes from my house. We had a patient cancel because she had chest pain, so my lunch break got extended to 1.5 hours. Magic. I am at my house, having cleaned the interior of my car, started a load of laundry, and washed a few dirty dishes. With a few leftovers in my refrigerator, I made a pretty amazing lunch.
Leftover Salmon Salad
* 1/2 a bag of Butter Lettuce mix (salad in a bag)
* 1/2lbs of leftover cooked salmon
* 1 avocado, quite ripe
* tomato remnant OR 1 pinch of sun dried tomatoes
* Parmesan cheese (or whatever cheese you have) sprinkled liberally, any way you have it
* 1 hard boiled egg (you might have to fix one, but your eggs could be near expiring!)
* 1 big pinch of sunflower seeds
* small pinch of leftover dill (or whatever fresh herbs might be lying around)
* EVOO or Italian salad dressing
Leftover Salmon Salad
* 1/2 a bag of Butter Lettuce mix (salad in a bag)
* 1/2lbs of leftover cooked salmon
* 1 avocado, quite ripe
* tomato remnant OR 1 pinch of sun dried tomatoes
* Parmesan cheese (or whatever cheese you have) sprinkled liberally, any way you have it
* 1 hard boiled egg (you might have to fix one, but your eggs could be near expiring!)
* 1 big pinch of sunflower seeds
* small pinch of leftover dill (or whatever fresh herbs might be lying around)
* EVOO or Italian salad dressing
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Patron Saint of Cooking
One of my fellow Catholic friends lives in North Carolina. Weekly, he sends out journal entries to his friends and family far and wide, to keep in touch. Dennis' journal entries can be about anything- about things going on in his life, what he's reading, what he's celebrating. This week he sent one out about St. Lawrence, a 3rd century Deacon in Rome. I thought I'd pass along his story about martyrdom and how he became the patron saint of cooking.
In Dennis' words:
"As deacon in Rome, Lawrence was charged with the responsibility for the material goods of the Church, and the distribution of alms to the poor. When Lawrence knew he would be arrested like the pope, he sought out the poor, widows and orphans of Rome and gave them all the money he had on hand, selling even the sacred vessels to increase the sum. When the prefect of Rome heard of this, he imagined that the Christians must have considerable treasure. He sent for Lawrence and said, 'You Christians say we are cruel to you, but that is not what I have in mind. I am told that your priests offer in gold, that the sacred blood is received in silver cups, that you have golden candlesticks at your evening services. Now, your doctrine says you must render to Caesar what is his. Bring these treasures—the emperor needs them to maintain his forces. God does not cause money to be counted: He brought none of it into the world with him—only words. Give me the money,
therefore, and be rich in words.'
Lawrence replied that the Church was indeed rich. 'I will show you a valuable part. But give me time to set everything in order and make an inventory.' After three days he gathered a great number of blind, lame, maimed, leprous, orphaned and widowed persons and put them in rows. When the prefect arrived, Lawrence simply said, 'These are the treasure of the Church.'
The prefect was so angry he told Lawrence that he would indeed have his wish to die—but it would be by inches. He had a great gridiron prepared, with coals beneath it, and had Lawrence’s body placed on it. After the martyr had suffered the pain for a long time, the legend concludes, he made his famous cheerful remark, 'It is well done. Turn me over!'
Never mind that, because of the way he was martyred, Lawrence is the patron saint of cooks - hee hee! What is most powerful about Lawrence is his courage in the face of Caesar's demands. ..."
In Dennis' words:
"As deacon in Rome, Lawrence was charged with the responsibility for the material goods of the Church, and the distribution of alms to the poor. When Lawrence knew he would be arrested like the pope, he sought out the poor, widows and orphans of Rome and gave them all the money he had on hand, selling even the sacred vessels to increase the sum. When the prefect of Rome heard of this, he imagined that the Christians must have considerable treasure. He sent for Lawrence and said, 'You Christians say we are cruel to you, but that is not what I have in mind. I am told that your priests offer in gold, that the sacred blood is received in silver cups, that you have golden candlesticks at your evening services. Now, your doctrine says you must render to Caesar what is his. Bring these treasures—the emperor needs them to maintain his forces. God does not cause money to be counted: He brought none of it into the world with him—only words. Give me the money,
therefore, and be rich in words.'
Lawrence replied that the Church was indeed rich. 'I will show you a valuable part. But give me time to set everything in order and make an inventory.' After three days he gathered a great number of blind, lame, maimed, leprous, orphaned and widowed persons and put them in rows. When the prefect arrived, Lawrence simply said, 'These are the treasure of the Church.'
The prefect was so angry he told Lawrence that he would indeed have his wish to die—but it would be by inches. He had a great gridiron prepared, with coals beneath it, and had Lawrence’s body placed on it. After the martyr had suffered the pain for a long time, the legend concludes, he made his famous cheerful remark, 'It is well done. Turn me over!'
Never mind that, because of the way he was martyred, Lawrence is the patron saint of cooks - hee hee! What is most powerful about Lawrence is his courage in the face of Caesar's demands. ..."
Monday, July 20, 2009
Green Company Picnic
On Friday night I was in my boyfriend's kitchen, making 107 hamburger patties for this company picnic. There's something to be said for bonding time over singing poorly to the radio and chatting each other up over patty-making. We had a blast.
Nick served on the picnic committee this year to spur on the N&B (Newcomb & Boyd) crew to have a more fun cost-effective event. Like-minded, the rest of the individuals on the picnic committee pulled together a fun event. The N&B picnic committee chose Blackburn Park (a county park just outside of Atlanta) to host their green event. The table cloths were made from the brown paper wrapping that protects rolls of drafting paper. One associate had her Tech co-ops bring plates and silverware from their fraternity houses so there was not any paper product waste. She also made recycling bins for plastic bottles and soda cans. The food was all home-made: burgers (meat and non-meat, cooked on seperate grills), hotdogs, baked beans (veg-friendly), chips, and watermelon. Untouched food was brought to a homeless shelter.
The picnic was a total success. Nick and two of his coworkers grilled while kids played on the jump-around and had their faces painted. While everyone ate, the guests listened to The Newcombers, a band of N&B employees playing classic covers. If that was not enough, a few competative games of volleyball and kickball started up. Everyone had a smile on their face- the company really came together.
Find this awesome company at http://www.newcomb-boyd.com/
Nick served on the picnic committee this year to spur on the N&B (Newcomb & Boyd) crew to have a more fun cost-effective event. Like-minded, the rest of the individuals on the picnic committee pulled together a fun event. The N&B picnic committee chose Blackburn Park (a county park just outside of Atlanta) to host their green event. The table cloths were made from the brown paper wrapping that protects rolls of drafting paper. One associate had her Tech co-ops bring plates and silverware from their fraternity houses so there was not any paper product waste. She also made recycling bins for plastic bottles and soda cans. The food was all home-made: burgers (meat and non-meat, cooked on seperate grills), hotdogs, baked beans (veg-friendly), chips, and watermelon. Untouched food was brought to a homeless shelter.
The picnic was a total success. Nick and two of his coworkers grilled while kids played on the jump-around and had their faces painted. While everyone ate, the guests listened to The Newcombers, a band of N&B employees playing classic covers. If that was not enough, a few competative games of volleyball and kickball started up. Everyone had a smile on their face- the company really came together.
Find this awesome company at http://www.newcomb-boyd.com/
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