Over the last few weeks I went on a tomato binge. Strange sounding, but since I don’t drink, I tend to binge on weird things. Or maybe I should just refer to them as a random craving. A craving that lasts for weeks or months. I first remember the cravings starting with cheese cake. I… Read more
How To Store Citrus Long Term
I love to cook with citrus. Lemons and limes tend to make it into at least half of my dishes, more with lemon than lime but that could change. So what do you do when you get a hankering for something with a hint of lemon? I mean really, I do love having lemons sitting… Read more
First Ever Home Made Pizza!
For the longest time I’ve been wanting to make home made pizza. I’m not talking about grabbing a premade/shaped crust, and adding toppings (pizza dough in a can doesn’t count either). I’m referencing one of those times where you make the dough yourself, everything is made start to finish (well except cheese, I don’t know… Read more
Apple Chips
I love my dehydrator. I find it one of the most useful tools for preserving my fruits that are just past peak. I’ve had some apples living in the bottom drawer of my fridge for a few weeks, but had no urge to eat them at all since they seemed rather squishy. I HATE squishy… Read more
Joy Of Cooking Cook Book
I seem to collect cook books. I worked in a craft store for more than two years, and I was given the task of ordering, organizing, and keeping track of all books in the store. You could be sure that I knew exactly where each book was, how many we had, and where to find… Read more
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Yesterday was spent in the most delightful way. The sun has been shining, it is slowly getting warmer, and things are just looking brighter all around. Money is still tight with the economy, so what can you do when you want a nice treat on a warm spring day? Make your own ice cream sandwiches!… Read more
Kneading Bread
One of my favorite things to make lately is bread. Unfortunately bread takes a fair amount of kneading to create the right texture for baking. To me this is unfortunate because of a wrist injury that acts up whenever I try to knead bread dough by hand. I really don’t think you can knead by… Read more
Sweet Brownies
My husband likes to “hint” at things he wants me to try and bake. I know he has an evil scheme to get an idea in my head and to get me to make it a reality. In my head it’s almost a conspiracy, an evil plot to do his bidding in the kitchen. What… Read more
Marinated Salmon
For dinner Saturday, I decided to do something that I had not done in several years since living with my family. Italian marinated salmon. Whenever we would make salmon, we would let it marinade in Italian salad dressing. We liked to use a really good one, like the one at Olive Garden (you can buy… Read more
Cheese: Block Or Pre-Shredded?
For the longest time I always bought the pre-shredded cheese at the market. It was always just more convenient and just easier. But lately I have started buying it in blocks and shredding it as needed. I find that I have a bit more longevity to the cheese as well as it takes up a… Read more