Every time I make vegetable stock, I wonder why I ever bother buying it in the store. It’s so easy! Chop up some vegetables, cover with water, and simmer. Done. You’ll have enough stock to make whatever your little heart desires…and this veggie stock is much healthier. You will see a lot of recipes out there that have you cut up perfectly good veggies to boil to make the stock. I prefer to save my veggie scraps from everything that I… Read more »
Does your spice cabinet look like this? But, you wish it looked like this!!! In this DIY post, I am going to tell you how to get your hot mess looking spice cabinet back in shape again. So here’s the deal, cluttered spaces make me kind of crazy, but once I get that space cleaned and organized I get the same feeling I get after a new haircut. You know that feeling…it makes you feel all light and airy. I… Read more »
I love the simplicity of a really good caesar salad. What I don’t like is the fact that most caesar salad dressings have raw eggs and anchovies in them. I recently discovered that sunflower seeds make a great base for creamy dips and salad dressings and that is the inspiration behind this dressing. Ingredients 1/2 C Soaked sunflower seeds 2 T Tahini 3 T Lemon juice 1 T Olive oil 1 Clove garlic 1 Tsp Miso 1/2 Tsp Sea salt… Read more »
Being a vegetarian most of my life, I’ve never had a Philly Cheesesteak before. I didn’t actually know what I was missing until I went to Philly and had my very first Philly Cheesesteak, and boy was I in love. After returning from my trip, I tried a ton of recipes, but none of them tasted as good as what I had in Philly. My friend Jenny, who lived in Philly for a while came to the rescue and sent me… Read more »
Have you ever gone out for sushi and fallen in love with the spicy mayo that they put on the top of your sushi rolls or have you ever had amazing sweet potato fries and fallen love with the dippin’ sauce they are served with?? Then you will love the heck out of this super simple sauce. I always have a little container of this spicy mayo made up in my fridge so that I can smear it on anything… Read more »
I have what some people call a problem with chips…if they are in front of me I have to eat them. I don’t discriminate…tortilla chips, kettle chips, hot chips…I love them all! This ginormous obsession forced me to find a healthy alternative for this not so healthy snack, and that is how I stumbled upon kale chips. I like kale and I love chips, so how can you really go wrong…well unless they turn out soggy, cuz I hate soggy… Read more »
If you are looking for a super cheap, quick, and easy recipe… RUN don’t walk to the grocery store for the supplies and make the heck out of this recipe. Just go ahead and save yourself some time and make a double batch of these, because you will eat half of them as they are coming out of the oven. Try to save some so that you can drizzle chocolate over the top, these taste just like Mounds bars….but way… Read more »
I recently discovered that I like almond milk. Well, actually I LOOOOVE almond milk! It has a great taste that goes great in just about anything and it is dairy free, so your tummy will also thank you for it. Once you’ve had it fresh, the rich taste will keep you coming back for more! And guess what? It’s super easy to make. Why drive to the store and buy almond milk when you can make it in minutes, plus it is… Read more »
I have been trying to reduce my gluten intake, but I love love looove pizza. I have tried a few similar recipes for this kind of crust, but they always turn out soggy… so I ended up making a few adjustments based off of my trial and error from other recipes and created my own. All I have to say is shitty bitch, this pizza is fantastic and if I never eat a real pizza crust again, I won’t even miss… Read more »
Welcome to my very first blog post! I created this blog so that I could have a place to post recipes that I made and love, crafts that make me happy and places that I have been that I think everyone should know about. I love to cook, craft, travel and eat at new places and I hope you find this blog useful and entertaining. Cheers!
