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5 Great Ways to Use Lemon Peels
Before you just throw out your lemon peels, keep in mind the following uses: Zest the entire lemon first and use the zest immediately in recipes to add some instant, strong lemon flavor and essence, or start a container in your freezer where you can use or add to it...
Hungarian Cucumber Salad aka Uborkasaláta for #SundaySupper
This week I am honored yet again to be able to participate in FamilyFoodie's #SundaySupper hashtag extravaganza. The subject of this week's post is #BeatTheHeat and it is being hosted by the lovely Jen of Juanita's Cucina. She is posting a Biscoff Ice Cream Cupcake...
Whitebait
Sometimes when I think I'd try anything once, I think back to my post about foods such as the Norwegian Hakari Shark Delicacy, or the others I've come across since then, and I realize that hey, I'm not Andrew Zimmern. I don't have to be game to try literally anything...
Easy and Quick Fish Tacos Recipe
Okay, so I hadn't actually planned on posting this recipe because I was going to jazz it up a bit first, but then I figured I might as well because it is so dang simple to make - it literally took me less than 10 minutes to make, start to finish. And who doesn't love...
Mom Made Pizza Rolls
This picture makes me laugh so hard every time I see it. It doesn't matter if I just saw it 4 seconds ago, I will laugh again anew. Remember the joy you used to experience whenever you had pizza rolls? Omg, now I want some. I don't eat food like that much anymore, but...
Maurice Bennett: The Toastman and his Toast Art
Anyone who says this: I have continued my interest in toast as a medium. is someone that I want to highlight on my blog. Awesome! He's a New Zealand artist named Maurice Bennett and his medium is toast. I absolutely love this kind of stuff and the best part of it is,...
Pretzel Butterflies – Fun Kids Project
[image via Pillsbury.com] Here is a great project that I saw on Pillsbury.com last night, I just adapted it a bit to be yummier... It looks like so much fun for kids -- but even something that I would enjoy eating. I mean, making. Yeah, just fun to make! But you know,...
10,000 Cupcake Cherry Blossom Mosaic
Wow. So, I love food art, as you may know about me by now. I mean, I went to NYU for art history, so when you pair art with food, well, I'm pretty much in heaven. So I came across this food art recently and wanted to share it. A company in London called Crumbs and...
Sweet and Crunchy Green Beans
So I'm the luckiest girl because I got chosen to guest post for the lovely Liz on her blog The Fresh Plate. So I'm sharing this recipe for Sweet and Crunchy Green Beans with her and simultaneously sharing it with you guys because I'm such a sucker for you all!! :D I...
Fondant Asparagus Cake by Sweetapolita
Okay, this cake is self-explanatorily (not a word) the coolest thing ever. It is sooo freaking realistic and I totally had to check and see if it was real or not when I saw this on Pinterest. It's really time-consuming to make but so creative! I love how it kinda...
Phil’s Pasta Tuna Salad #SundaySupper — Happy Father’s Day, Dad!
So I'm lucky enough to be a part of the #SundaySupper movement started by Isabel at Family Foodie, which endeavors to bring back Sunday supper around the family table. I love this goal and think that every family should be striving for this as often as possible. Every...
26 Low Calorie Snacks to Keep You Looking Slim!
Check out this lovely infographic for a list of 26 Low Calorie Snacks to Keep You Looking Slim! Each of the snacks below is in the 200-calorie range so you can snack guilt-free while trimming down. Even mix and match the snacks to create tasty, new combinations! If...
Summer Shrimp Pasta
Yeah, look at that without drooling. I dare ya. This deliciousness came all the way from my brain under the water to rinse, under the knife to be sliced, into the pan to be cooked and onto my plate to be eaten today. It made that journey not just for me, but for you,...
Hot Dog Cookies from A Periodic Table
Aren't these just the cutest things? I would make them myself if I didn't have issues with having too many sweets around the house.... :P Go to this great food blog A Periodic Table for the recipe!
Sztrapacska Recipe
This week, Tamás and I invited a Hungarian friend of his named András (Hungarian version of Andrew, pronounced something like "awhn-drahsh") to stay with us for a couple of weeks. This actually turned out to be a lovely idea because András actually cooks and cooks...
You Should Play With Your Food
Sometimes we all need a little reminder to be silly and play with our food. These folks obviously took great care to sculpt their mashed potato man into a very sleek arrangement with a perfectly realistic mushroom cap and some green onions for arms. I made one of...
Sea Star Cafe Restaurant Review, Lakewood Ranch/Bradenton FL
[google-map-sc width="200" height="200" margin="10" align="right" zoom="15" type="TERRAIN" address="11544 Palmbrush Trail, Bradenton, FL 34202" ] Sea Star Cafe, Lakewood Ranch, Bradenton, FL 11544 Palmbrush Trail, Bradenton, FL 34202, (941) 753-6016 Cuisine: American,...
What’s the Difference Between Instant Rice and Regular Rice?
Having food poisoning one time caused me to revert to my white-starch-eating childhood ways. I had regular old Uncle Ben's instant rice for the first time in.....I don't even remember the last time. And lemme tell you.... Plain old instant rice.... *shakes her head* I...