In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I decided I wanted to make a beer bread. Having never made it before and finding a myriad of recipes online, I decided to put the question out into the Twitterdom. One of my …
Dinner Partying for Penny Pinchers: St. Patrick’s Day!
I love throwing dinner parties, and themed dinner parties are even better! In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I decided the throw a party where all of the food was either Irish-inspired or green. It wasn’t as challenging as I …
Check Out My New Guest Blogger Gig!
Dear Lovely Readers, In case you couldn’t get enough of my over here, you can now also read my random musings about food, being Jewish and other contemporary issues at The Jew & the Carrot! I’ll be blogging there a …
Daring Cooks Challenge: Risotto (w/ Homemade Vegetable Stock)
I may just have a new favorite comfort food. It used to be baked macaroni & cheese before I had to become gluten & dairy free. I hadn’t been able to find something to replace it…until now! The host of …
Smoky Maple & Brown Sugar Candied Pecans (Vegan)
My sweet & smoky almonds were a huge hit last week, so I decided to experiment with a little more smokiness. I’ve also had a bottle of good quality maple syrup sitting on my counter (thanks for the gift AD!), so …
No-Sugar-Added Chocolate Chip Banana Nut Muffins
A few nights ago I came home from a really long day at work but still wanted to cook or bake. I made onion smothered chicken and a batch of my ever favorite chocolate chip banana nut muffins. The chicken was …
Celebrating 100 Posts. Fine 112. Better Late Than Never?
Funny thing. The last few months I was thinking that I should do something special for my 100th post. It’s a milestone, right? Well, that milestone came and went a few weeks ago :-p. This post is number 112. I’m …
Onion Smothered Chicken w/ White Wine Braised Baby Bok Choy
Earlier today, one of my Twitter buds tweeted a photo of his caramelized onion steak. It really put me in the mood for something smothered in sweet, slow cooked onions. I decided on chicken since I didn’t have any steak; …
No Milk for Me: Calcium-Intake Tips for Dairy Free Diets
I’ve been almost completely dairy free for about sixth months now (I developed lactose intolerance 3 years ago, but used to be able to eat cottage cheese, yogurt and cheese; sadly, a little lactose-free milk for my cereal is about …
Snap Pea & Blood Orange Salad w/ Balsamic Vinaigrette
I had a leftover bag of snap peas that I wanted to use in a salad, but frankly my fridge revealed very few other vegetables (I was going grocery shopping later that evening). One of my twitter friends had suggested …