BlueStar Cooking

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BlueStar began manufacturing a full line of residential and commercial coal ranges, hot water heaters, furnaces, and heating stoves at the company’s factory in Reading, Pennsylvania. They have over 750 colors and finishes. Check out all the advantages below:

• Most powerful gas ranges on the market 
• 750+ colors and finishes 
• Extra large oven capacity 
• Open burners 
• Gentle 130° simmer burner
• Convection oven cooking 
• Infrared broiler 
• Full motion grates 
• Heavy duty, durable design 
• Cleanability 
• Hand-constructed 
• Custom-made 

Do you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or just know some children that loves to cook? Cooking with children at an early age is a wonderful thing. This can lead to healthier eating habits, self-sufficiency and confidence later in life.

Cooking gourmet meals with your children can be an amazing and healthy experience for all. This is also great for kids to explore new foods. You’d be surprised at how many new foods your children may actually enjoy. Put some variety in your meals for healthier living.

Check out this great recipe from Chef Michael Symon. This is a ham and cauliflower mac and cheese recipe. I wanted to share this recipe because my family loves mac and cheese. We have always been looking for great ways to add more variety to it and make it healthier.

• 1 pound Conchigliette Pasta (shells)
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 cups shaved Cauliflower Florets
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 2 tablespoons Flour
• 3 cups Whole Milk
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated Nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon Red Chili Flakes
• 2 cups Gruyere Cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese
• 1/2 pound julienned Baked Ham Steak
• 1 cup Panko Breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup chopped Parsley
• Salt and Pepper to taste

• Preheat the oven on broil. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season with salt. Cook the pasta shells one minute short of the package directions, making sure they are al dente.
• Heat a large pot over high heat. Add three tablespoons of olive oil and add cauliflower, tossing to coat. Season cauliflower with salt and pepper and cook for five to six minutes until the cauliflower begins to caramelize.
• Add the butter to the pot. Whisk in the flour to create a roux. Make sure the flour has time to cook (a common mistake when making a roux) and season with salt and stir. When the paste has reached a golden color, whisk in milk. Season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and chili flakes. Stir in the gruyere cheese and half the Parmigiano-Reggiano, then the ham followed by the cooked pasta.
• Transfer to a greased baking dish. Mix the breadcrumbs, remaining cheese, and chopped parsley and sprinkle over pasta. Broil two – three minutes until the crust is golden brown.

Doesn’t this look delicious?! I can’t wait to try this out with my family. I do have one child with milk allergies so I’ll have to change some of the ingredients to dairy free ones for her. I think this recipe is going to go over well with my family.

Cooking on one of the BlueStar ranges can really make a difference. All of their great features are going to make your food taste a lot better. My favorite feature is that it’s fully customizable. The ranges can be built to suit your personal style and unique cooking preferences. I could already imagine how mine would look! I’d love to be able to pick out my own style!

I actually used the customizable feature to make my own range. Above is a photo of how I would love mine to look. I wanted to check out the build your Bluestar to see how it worked. There are a lot of great options to build your own range.

Wouldn’t you love to be able to customize your own range? Make sure to check out BlueStar where you can customize it to your liking.

Disclosure: I received compensation for this post. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.