R Rethinking (and re-purposing) canning jars
Canning jars have been around since 1858, when John Mason invented the first Mason jar. Originally developed to better preserve food, lately the concept…
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T The cookie recipe you’ve always wanted
I love cookies. It doesn’t matter if they’re snickerdoodles or gingersnaps or chocolate chip, cookies are delectable. The recipe I’m sharing with you today is one I grew up baking. It was a close second to my mother’s Read More
E Eat breakfast pizza, for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Breakfast pizza. It takes all the best parts of breakfast and combines them into the shape of a pizza: hash brown crust, layered with cheese and eggs and meat. How can you go wrong? If one can eat cheese pizza for breakfast, why not breakfast pizz…
T Tired of cold-brew coffee? Try some cold-brew tea!
When I was young, a sign that summer had finally arrived was when my mom started making sun tea. She’d pull out a half gallon canning jar, throw five Lipton tea bags into it, fill it with water, screw on the metal top, and put it outside in the su…
G Get serious about homemade soup. Buy yourself an immersion blender.
Immersion blenders are one of those funny kitchen tools that, if you have one, you love it, but rarely do people think “you know what I really need? An immersion blender.” But here’s the thing: there are a few times when you do really need …
F Forget jam, dulce de leche thumbprint cookies are where it’s at
A friend from Argentina introduced me to dulce de leche, a sweet caramel-type spread made from sweetened condensed milk. You can purchase it premade from the international aisle of your local grocery store (Nestle is the most common brand here) or…
Y You say granita, I say delicious!
In this post, I mentioned strawberry granita as a way to use up your fresh strawberries in season. Today, I will wax poetic about granitas in general and how they are the perfect summer…