I LOVE TAMALES. Nuff said. However, over the years I have learned something important. As much as I love tamales, I am not good at making them. Indeed, I kinda stink at it. Sure, nine out of the times they might be edible, but only once out of the remaining nine do they turn out… Read More
$13.49. That’s the price for a 16 ounce (one pound) jar of Artisana coconut butter on Amazon. I definitely know that this can get costly. So, what’s the solution? Make your own of course! This is a post explaining in detail how you can make this deliciousness at home with just one or two ingredients… Read More
I love chai. I once had a huge cup of really good chai from a Starbucks at a rest stop somewhere in Pennsylvania on the way back from Philly to Indiana. It was delicious. It also had so much caffeine that I could have run beside the car all the way across Ohio. Oh. My…. Read More
My family loves refried beans. As I tend to rush around a bit here with my obligations, I often end up…creating. Forgetting to soak seems to be my number one problem. Thus, I thought I’d share with you my funky way of speed cooking refrieds from scratch. First, wash up (for my 7 L size… Read More
This easy-to-make ice cream cake is a favorite in our home. I make it for all of our birthdays. (I don’t make my own cake!) I make it for my husband’s and two kids’ birthdays, and we all love it. It’s good to make this about 6-8 hours ahead of when you will be serving… Read More
Say hello to tsmith from Arizona! Q. What are your favorite things to cook? I love to cook and bake. My favorite things to cook are one dish meals for the easy clean up. Q. How/when did you learn to cook? I grew up watching my Mom and Grandma cook. My Grandparents would come stay… Read More
any MSG free recipes and substitutes for bouillon used to make my own, as the homemade recipes all contain flavored granules or bouillon which contain MSG
My MIL made the only thing I actually liked using the old fashioned citron fruit mix – a very soft cookie. Not a bar, just a regular cookie. Not particularly spicy, and more sponge cake like than a normal cookie. For some reason, the citron tasted good in this particular cookie. Other than in this... Read More
When I was a kid, my aunt used to can crab apples that I loved. Never thought to ask her for the recipe when she was alive, but a friend has a crab apple tree so loaded with crab apples, that some of the branches are touching the ground. When she told me that I... Read More