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!!
I was lucky enough to be able to find the Daring Bakers, which allows me to be challenged to follow a certain baking recipe, as assigned, each month. This first challenge is Lemon Meringue Pie, in which the recipe is pre-assigned. The recipe is simple and straight-forward, but as it makes a full 10″-pie, I […]
As it’s just hubby and me, I am seemingly always trying to scale-back recipes or be on a hunt for a recipe that doesn’t make quite as much. I always hear the idea to make the full recipe, and save the leftovers, but that’s really not for me. I enjoy being in the kitchen and […]
While listening to podcasts of The Splendid Table, I heard the host and a guest discussing a documentary called King Corn. It seemed intriguing, but unfortunately, it had already left my city before I could get to it. Well, I’m sure it has to do with the fact that I’m weeks behind on my podcasts, […]
When the low-carb diet came into fad, I shouted for joy because there would be so much more bread for me (since I am such a breadivore). I was raised with the best homemade bread that could be found, so I’d always considered store-bought bread to be, well, useless. However, as I cut the apron […]
Just a week ago, I took my first stab at blondies…and I cannot stop craving them! So much that I just popped the last square into my mouth from the batch I made only six hours ago. Thank goodness for my toaster oven and the ability to scale down recipes (I made a 25% batch). […]
If you have children, nieces or nephews, you might sometimes find yourself being asked the question, “ewwww! what are those black spots?” Hopefully you’re more patient than I and can abstain from launching into a half-hour lecture of why pepper is essential for flavor and heat (OCD definitely has its moments) and turn it into […]
When I first saw the Organic Batter Blaster, I really wanted to die. I mean, pancake batter in a jar? Yikes! Then I started researching it a little bit…I have to admit that I’m impressed that the entire container, lid and all, is recyclable and that there is neither corn syrup nor hydrogenated oils. I’d […]