Velveegan! When I dip, you dip, we dip. Thanks to Taylor who submitted Velveeta-ish cheesy dip as her suggestion for the Make It Vegan segment of my blog. It’s like the suggestion was meant to be since I had been thinking about cheesy dip already that day (I mean, when do I not think about that sort...
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Hal, Here it is. Long Island Blueberry cake. Each year when blueberries are plentiful, I make this blueberry cake. I started making it after visiting my sister on Long Island. There was a blueberry bush in her garden that was protected with a net so we humans could eat a few berries. Without this...
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I was in the store the other day and was thinking about baked potatoes. There is nothing like a baked potato! I like them wrapped in foil off the grill or baked for a long time in the oven. I generally don’t like them cooked in the microwave. It seems they never come out...
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University of Montreal researchers indicate for us, one good way cashew extract may treat diabetic issues. A new study published for the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, proposes cashew seed extract may play an important role in preventing and treating diabetic issues. The cashew is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae....
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A few years back I was in a fancy restaurant and I ordered an iced coffee! It was delicious and I noticed that it was like drinking coffee, straight coffee. It was cold, but not watered down! I then looked more closely and the ice cubes were dark in color! They, too were made...
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What was your most recent impulse buy? Mine was an ice cream maker. For $20 (I love you, Target), my little Sunbeam ice cream maker whips up little batches in 25 minutes. It’s got a canister with thick walls and some mystery goo encased inside (the ice cream doesn’t touch it! don’t worry)… that,...
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This is my favorite new dish! I’ve made curries in the past, but none as awesome as this! It’s perfect over rice or quinoa, and even great all by itself. I add more liquid than you would for a stew/ traditional curry because I really love brothy stuff. If you want this thicker, replace...
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Today I had my first day off from cooking in a really long time… and it felt nice (and weird). Isn’t it strange that we need to take breaks from stuff we really enjoy? (Even Kitchen Nightmares marathons and a freezer full of ice cream can get old after awhile…) The temperature reached into...
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I love vintage Pyrex. I love how much thought used to go into patterns and colors. How housewives could coordinate a set for every occasion. Now we’re all about being clean and modern and Pyrex is crankin’ out clear glass bowls and containers. Functional, yes… but I like pretty, too. I have been collecting...
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A few recipes back, I made a fried green tomato dish with store-bought polenta. Since then, I’ve learned that making my own is so much tastier and easier on my budget. Polenta (say it “Puh-LENT-uh”) is made from finely ground corn grits or cornmeal. When you make it yourself, you can control the consistency...
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