Living

Living is a collection of lifestyle posts including daily activities, tips and activities about relationships, parenting, family, mental health and of course, kitchen tips.

Confidence in the Kitchen

You can read more about me but know that in my previous life, I was a psychotherapist, so you might hear me referencing mental health and overall well-being.

Not just buzzwords, I truly stand by them and believe that food can influence a healthy lifestyle. Not just in terms of weight and being “skinny” but it facilitates emotional arousal. Makes you feel good and brings back memories.

How to Brine a Turkey

Our healthy lifestyle posts are collections of:

Kitchen Tips and Tricks– These are kitchen hacks but also those cornerstone pieces that are essential for any home cook. Knife skills, how to clean your cast iron pans and tips for freezing food are typical things you’ll find.

How to Poach an Egg

Healthy Lifestyle– My definition of healthy lifestyle isn’t to be skinny, it is to be happy and live life in moderation. I don’t subscribe to any one diet and I am not a medical doctor, so I do not make any medical claims.

Daily Activities- Not sure exercise- fun stuff too!

Relationships– While I don’t discuss them much, every once and a while you’ll hear me talk about what it means to be in a healthy relationship, fair fighting or being happy.

But mostly, you’ll learn about things like single serving cookie dough or the time my husband brought home 5 pounds of instant mashed potatoes. Don’t worry, I don’t get super deep.

Parenting– It is not secret that hubby and I spent 7 years trying to have kids and went through oodles of fertility treatment. It comes up every now and again, but isn’t a focal point of the blog. Feel free to ask me questions if you’d like.

Family- Family is big to us, especially since we took so long to build one past just the two of us! We have a daughter and a son.

Now to the stuff you are really hear to look at. The FOOD!

We use a 4S approach to all of our cooking to make everyday meals into restaurant quality cuisine. The 4 pillars are: salt, seasoning, sauces and swaps. All easy and all essential for maximum flavor.

Salt- Salt is not created equal and is one of the few ingredients you’ll find in all global cuisine, but there are SO many kinds! In nearly every recipe we circle back to the importance of salt for flavor enhancement and cooking.
Seasonings– Yes, seasoned food is better food, but how well do you know your seasonings? Learn about dry and and fresh, ground and whole and how to best utilize them in the kitchen to be a whiz in the spice cabinet.
Sauces– One of the elements that separate restaurant quality cuisine from home cooked food is often sauce. We aren’t suggesting you create one of the mother sauces every night, but we are going to teach you a few hacks to make the most out of using easy sauces to elevate your plate.
Swaps– Whether you are trying to vamp up a recipe, customize to make it your own or just forgot to grab an ingredient at the store, being able to pivot and substitute in the kitchen will grow your confidence.

Here are the most popular recipes on Savory Experiments!