KitchenNutthe clean plate club hosted a Cookie Carnival for the month of February, and of course, I had to get on board! The host sent out a cookie recipe, for which each participant is asked to make the recipe and post our individual results. At first glance, I was nervous that perhaps I had not […]
I am extremely passionate to only cook with all-natural ingredients, but sometimes the labels can be downright confusing of exactly what you’re buying, or what all-natural means, or organic, low-fat, etc. Too many labels and not enough clarification. Once you break it down, it actually makes a lot of sense…for the “all-natural” side at least. […]
I found this fabulous article on the Washington Post, and I honestly couldn’t have said it better myself. I enjoyed reading it, as I felt that the author was speaking on my behalf! Fantastic. Cooking: The Next Happy Pill? by A Mighty Appetite “In a recent New York Times Magazine interview, U.S. Poet Laureate Charles […]
I came across a new book called, The Food You Crave by Ellie Krieger. The name immediately drew my attention, as it goes right alongside my usual soap box speeches. :) I love her intro that talks about the fact that when we crave sugar, it’s because our bodies are looking for energy to sustain […]
Seeing as I have an enormous amount of coconut and lemon sitting around, I figured I needed to use them up. Of course, who doesn’t need cookies in their house, anyway? I have the lemons left over from my Daring Baker’s Challenge of lemon meringue pie, and the coconut leftover from my attempts at coconut bread. So, I turned […]
Because I can’t! A week ago my stove tops burnt out (new one won’t arrive until end of week). The truth to the irony is that only the night before my hubby was working on a project that involved hand-lettering (the original form of typography, now done on a computer). He commented that he never […]
Seeing as hubby grew up in a family that owned a local bakery, and my competitive nature, you can only imagine what it is like trying to recreate childhood memories. There is one particular beast which I have not yet been able to conquer. I emphasize ‘yet.’ Hubby has found memories of being at the […]
Wow! I just won a bloggy giveaway! It is the Martha Stewart’s Hors d’Ouevres Handbook. I am so excited! I can’t wait to receive the kind gift so I can begin posting all sorts of fun ideas. Thank you so much to the clean plate club for such a great giveaway. I’m so excited!!