I hate Winter. I am also now realizing that I am not crazy about Fall either which used to be my favorite season (since Spring left me with allergies). As soon as it starts getting cold and dark earlier, I want to leave my home even less. One thing about…
salt and wild honey
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Continue ReadingI was never interested in cooking as a child. Growing up, all of us had to be in the kitchen helping my mom when it was time to cook but I always managed to escape. I would be in the living room watching TV. My mom would call me or…
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Continue ReadingThese are not Snickerdoodle cookies, they are Cinnamon Cookies. š I know they may look like it and you may be tempted to call them Snickerdoodle cookies, but they are not. Snickerdoodle cookies are a bit chewy, a bit on the flatter side and don’t have baking powder in them.…
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Continue ReadingI was never a huge fan of Mexican food until I had a friend of mine’s grandmother’s cooking. In college, when she came to visit my friend, she would sometimes have a bunch of us over and cook. They would also invite me over for different occasions such as thanksgiving…
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Continue ReadingOr should I call it Inverted Plum Cobbler? There are different types of cobblers, a lot of them usually have a biscuit or cookie like topping, others have more of a cake like topping. Either way there is a topping and a fruit filling underneath it. But this cobbler hardly…
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Continue ReadingI don’t often do the whole “protein, vegetable, starch” kind of meal, but when I do, I make sure my starch is packed with flavor. Ok, that is not always true,Ā I’m fine with the simple things in life too. I usually just do whatever I am craving or think will…
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Continue ReadingOne thing I love about summer is all the fruits and veggies on sale. At Reading Terminal Market (in Philadelphia), there is a little produce market that sells bags of different fruit and veggies in season for .99 cents. š® Needless to say, I was obsessed with this place. When…
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Continue ReadingLabneh (or what I like to refer to as an easy cream cheese) is pretty much yogurt that has been strained to get rid of some of the whey. Think of Greek Yogurt but even thicker. It is popular in some Middle Eastern countries, in some European countries, in some…