Shelf Life

I don’t cook every single day yet I have loads of condiments, sauces and powders on my kitchen trolley. Sometimes in the morning I decide to cook beef for dinner that day then I change my mind so its back to the fridge for next day or whatever. What about the oils we have in the kitchen? I suppose it is hard to keep track how long it has been there and know for sure how long it can be stocked on our shelves.

Did you know that dried packed angel hair pasta has a shelf life of 3 years? I know because I recently discovered Still Tasty. A colleague of mine passed this on to a few of us who love cooking but hey, don’t all of us need to know such information too? This website is pretty comprehensive with whole chock lists of ingredients and how long we should be keeping them; in the fridge, on our pantry or in the freezer.

So have any one of you GUESSED whether you could still use the leftover ham in the fridge for a sandwich, would that bar of chocolate on the snack table still be good, how long you could keep fresh chicken before it is too fuzzy for cooking?

Go on, click in and find out for yourself!



Warm love,
Starningblue

Unhealthiest Holiday Foods

Christmas is creeping up again! It is December now, Orchard Road is sprinkled with lights and Christmas songs are all over the air. No matter how we try, year after year we can’t help but feast during festive seasons. For us Chinese, following Christmas we Chinese have the New Year soon.

Have you always given the excuse that you will watch what you eat AFTER Christmas then go on to indulge worry-free? To have good food is a blessing, to have it in a celebratory mood feeds even more. More often than not, we regret what we did last Christmas. Come on, be truthful!

For a benefit of hindsight, I have decided to share something I came across on holiday foods. Not to instill guilt in you, just so we can all be more conscious and healthy.


Approach with caution:

Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Carbs + Milk + Starchy Gravy = not a friendly combination

White Dinner Roll with Butter
Don’t be tempted to eat more of this before your steak arrives. The dinner roll is full of sugar and butter gives it one more punch.

Turkey with Skin
Skin – need we say more?

Sausage rolls
God knows what is in those mini sausages rolled with buttered pastry.

Mini Quiches
This is so mini that just 1 quiche will just not be enough.

Eggnog
Rich in cream and thick with dairy to bust your recommended daily fat intake.

Pie with Ice Cream
Did you know it is actually healthier to skip the pie and take the ice cream as opposed to the other way round?

*Ahem*
Happy holidays and have a great one!



Warm love,
Starningblue