Hellomy Foodie Friends!
September can be a busy month with students returning to school, many getting back to regular schedules, and Paula and I getting to celebrate another birthday!
The cooler evenings remind us of the change of seasons. Sometimes, food memories are bound up in the food itself. Other times, it’s about the setting, or the people you’ve experienced it with. In my mind, it’s childhood food memories that are often the most powerful. Going back to the decades of my youth, one skillet meals were very popular such as sloppy joe, Goulash, cheeseburger macaroni skillet, and stuffed peppers. I always loved the smell of my mother’s cooking when I came home after the fall sports practice, having a huge appetite and ready to devour her specialties. I loved to watch my mother cook. As I assist customers in finding the tools they need for certain recipes, I find myself reminiscing about the tools I watched my mother use. One tool that was especially used with the recipes that required ground beef was chop/stir/mash tool.
At Compliments to the Chef, we carry a version of this multi-use tool. This tool is the ultimate food chopper with a unique beveled, wavy shape breaks down foods quickly and easily as it’s being cooked. Using a chop & twist motion, quickly break down ground beef, turkey or sausage into a fine consistency as it cooks, chopping and stirring at the same time while mixing in seasonings, sauces or vegetables quickly. This tool can be a time saver when making homemade tacos, chili, and spaghetti sauce, or sausage gravy, right in your frying pan. Easily breaks down tomatoes for sauces, avocado for guacamole or mash potatoes quickly. Great for breaking down boiled eggs for egg salad, cooked vegetables for healthy option meals and mashing homemade apple sauce.
Stop by Compliments to the Chef, your Neighborhood Kitchen and Cutlery store located at 33 Railroad Place, to find those cool tools that can help you as you plan out your menus and get chopping and mashing. Relish the memories of cooking and eating together as a family! Try out some new tastes and flavors this season. Follow your taste buds and try new things. Remember my Foodie Friends, “Life Happens in the Kitchen.”
Take Care, John & Paula
