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From everyday meals to special occasions, Andi's motto is: Keep it simple. Keep it fun. And, above all, keep it delicious.
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I've cooked my way through life: as a toddler, a college student, a newlywed, a mom and, now, a grandma.
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Spicy Chipotle Pork Grilled Tenderloin
by AndiatBettyCrocker 6/20/2011 12:26:00 PM

Spicy Chipotle Pork Grilled Tenderloin Spicy Chipotle Pork Grilled Tenderloin Have you heard about the new guidelines for cooking pork? If not, it might interest you to know that the USDA (U.S. Department of Agricultur...


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Tags: summer grilling, USDA, food safety, grilled pork recipes, Spicy Chipotle Pork Grilled Tenderloin, chipotle chiles, cooking temperature for pork, pork tenderloins

Transporting Food This Holiday
by jillbcooks 3/26/2010 4:33:00 PM

You might be headed to a Seder or to Easter brunch or dinner and are bringing a dish to share.  Transporting perishable food requires care.  Cold Foods: Should be wrapped tightly or be in a container with a very tight fitting lid (especially foods that are especially liquidy).  If your journey is in warm weather or your travel time is more than 30 minutes, pack your dish in a cooler with gel freezer packs or plastic bags of ice cubes.  Or, save some plastic bottles, fill them three-quarters of the way full of water and cap to make your own cold packs.  This ...


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Tags: Easter, food safety, Passover, Seder, perishables, leeks au gratin, layered yogurt fruit salad

Fourth of July Food Safety
by jillbcooks 7/2/2009 8:20:00 AM

About ten years ago, I attended training to become a personal chef.  The training detailed just about every aspect of being a personal chef, especially food safety.  Since a personal chef usually cooks one or two weeks’ worth of food for clients, knowing how to cool, package and store food properly is extremely important.  When clients pay for the luxury of having someone else do the cooking, they need to trust the way their food was handled and that it won’t make them sick.  When we entertain or host guests, it is important to extend the same kind of care.  The Fourth of July presents some challenges when it comes to food safety, since so many of us c...


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Tags: food safety, food tent, Fourth of July, grilling, meat thermometer

The Miracle of Oil
by jillbcooks 12/2/2008 8:03:00 AM

As autumn days grow shorter and night falls earlier, the comfort of a cozy home and a warm dinner makes the transition into winter easier.  One way I keep my demeanor cheery in winter is by making plans for entertaining.  With Hanukkah just around the corner, I have been experimenting with recipes for gifts from the kitchen.  I have been working on making my infused oil recipe even better, as I love giving this gift to family and friends, especially for Hanukkah.  The Hanukkah story tells about how a small amount of oil miraculously burned for eight days in the Temple when the Maccabees reclaimed it.  To me, the gift of flavored oil is the perfect way...


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Tags: bloomfield, breadad, chanukkah, flavored, food safety, gift, hanukkah, herb, holidays, infused, jill, menorah, oil

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