I sparked quite the controversy the other day on Facebook. People came out of the woodwork to get across their point of view. But I see it all being positive. Because these things need to be talked about. Issues that are otherwise generally accepted as truth need [...]
We’ve been on a tighter budget these days since we are (drum roll please….) saving up to spend a year traveling New Zealand! (You can follow our journey on our travel blog: There & Back Again) At any rate, I had yet to get to [...]
Usually muffins are a weekend breakfast treat. Like cake for breakfast. But the other afternoon I had a craving for a baked good. I needed something warm and moist and comforting. Earlier the day was sunny and the sky was blue (lending itself nicely to [...]
Welcome to another installment of ethnic recipes from my Street Food cookbook. This is a Moroccan Harira. A bean soup. It’s also considered Morocco’s national soup. (Does the US have a national soup? Who knew that sort of thing even existed…) But I do know [...]
Could anything in this world be more wonderful than coconut oil? (Ok, besides goat cheese, the Silly Goose, & Jesus?) In all seriousness though, coconut oil definitely tops the list of must-have products on my list. Coconut oil (and all coconut products, really) have gotten [...]
I grew up eating strombolis (strombolii?) and calzones from this New York style pizza place in Memphis-Milano’s. And I do still love a good, greasy pizza these days too. I can pack it away with the best of them. So when I found Trader Joe’s [...]
I feel like I’ve referenced this recipe about 14 times without actually sharing it. (Ok, so 14 is an overstatement. But it was at least twice.) This recipe is so enigmatic. It’s simple (6 ingredients), but complicated at the same time (as you’ll see below). [...]
Most people take it for granted that a change in seasons means their allergies will flare up. Noses run. Eyes itch. Throats become sore. But our bodies wouldn’t require an immune response to a change in the weather (or to certain plants, etc.), if we [...]
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