I generally try to dig up a little bit of history on dishes and treats with each post, sending you away with a nugget of information planted deep in your grey matter. Unfortunately, I cannot find where Honey Roasted Peanuts…
I’m pulling a switch-a-roo with this enchilada recipe, as most of the protein is in the sauce instead of the filling. I wanted to make green enchiladas, but find tomatillo sauce to be really bland and too heavy in cilantro…
Brittle is a type of sugar, heated to the hard crack stage (300°F). I strongly suggest you use a candy thermometer for this, it is far too easy to ruin a batch of candy. There seems to be such an…
One would think that being so easy to create, so deliciously simple, vegan milkshakes would be easier to find. There are three things milkshakes should not be. One, a block of ice cream in a cup that makes your head…
Edamame Hummus seems to be kind of a thing now. My folks will buy the stuff by the vat at Costco. Even TJ’s sells it. Irritatingly, it’s another one of those snacks that is mindblowingly marked up. Shelled soybeans only…
This was created in almost an accidental series of events. Meaning, there was a bunch of stuff in the fridge, we needed to go shopping, and this is what resulted. Honestly, Monkey Man wanted potato salad. I said “Hey, look!…
The last batch of granola left us craving more. I know, I was poking fun at all the outlandish sweetened flavors of granola there are on the market. My intentions were simple enough, but then it got a little crazy.…
This frittata base is incredibly versatile. I used it as a Leek Frittata in one of my Whole Foods cooking classes, as a potato frittata in Comida con Amigos, as well as the filling for all my vegan quiches. It’s…
Rhubarb is an amazing treat baked in to a pies, stewed into a sauce, or as the flavor of one of my favorite soda pops. You find the best rhubarb at a local farmers market, but it is also available…
Ever since the 1960s, when they started adding fruit and nuts to it, granola has been synonymous with health food and hippies. Though, modern granola is miles from being a health food, drenched in honey and filled with preservatives—not the…