How many different ways can you use sage?
Who knows a good use for fresh sage? The reason I ask is that it is the PERMA-plant that will not die. Every other herb I planted last spring has long since given up the ghost and the sage is still GOING STRONG! Need some crowdsourcing on this one!
Protect your fingers from flesh-hungry knives
What does it say about me that all my favorite kitchen products are either shaped like animals or keep you from injuring yourself… like this brilliant finger guard!
Onions are your friends: 11 tips for new cooks
I LOVED the fabulous cooking challenge series earlier this year! So I took the challenge to submit my own attempt at staying out of a restaurant and away from premade meals for a week while keeping it simple! And while doing so, I tried to pay attention to what things make cooking easy and fast. I’m happy to report I’ve been back in the kitchen a lot more ever since. Here are my tips for new cooks…
No-dish stoner cooking: “Taco Bell” quesadillas
My boyfriend pointed out the Taco Bell Bold and Creamy Spicy Ranchero sauce at our local grocery. We snagged it, some tortillas and shredded cheese. As my boyfriend pointed out, we got the stuff for 8+ quesadillas at the price of two through the drive-thru. He also proposed this “no-dish” cooking method, which uses ZERO DISHES in preparation. I was skeptical at first. But the prospect of not dirtying a single dish to make dinner intrigued me…
Use oven rack guards to save your clumsy limbs from burning
Guys! How stoked am I that oven rack guards are a thing? Super stoked.
Can we talk about how this Zojirushi rice cooker changed my life?
I fully recognize that I’m one of the last people on the planet to discover rice cookers. I’m also fully aware that cooking rice shouldn’t be hard, right? It’s just a pan with water. IT’S JUST A PAN WITH WATER. So why can’t I ever make rice without burning it? Why is it always undercooked or burnt and blackened at the bottom of the pan? The answer is simple: I’m stupid and I suck at cooking. I mean, I’m no Megan (sorry, bitch!) but I’m just not very proficient in the kitchen.
Enter the Rice Robot.
Can’t we all just get along: how vegans and omnivores can live together
I am vegan, and my girlfriend is not. We are looking to move in together, and I had always had this (now unrealistic) idea that my home would be a vegan one.
How have other veggies and meat=eaters gotten along, and what are some tips for making everyone happy food wise?
7 tips for how to grow gargantuan basil plants
A couple of weeks ago, we were talking homemade mozzarella and I mentioned my gigantic basil plants. Basically they’re growing so large that they will consume my house. Here are the tips I know for growing mad basil.