RECIPES
All the Healthy YumminessRoy’s Restaurant Edamame Recipe
I promised in my Roy's Restaurant review, that I would post their recipe for edamame, so here it is: Roy's Restaurant Edamame Recipe INGREDIENTS: Roy's Edamame Seasoning 8 oz. kosher salt 4 oz. shichimi (Japanese red pepper seasoning) 1 oz. granulated sugar Edamame...
Greek Spinach Pie – Happy Pi Day!
Pin It I've been planning to make this recipe for Pi Day for quite some time now. What is Pi Day? Well, it is a nerd holiday. Pi is the word to describe the number that is the ratio of the circumference of a perfect circle to its diameter. It's always 3.14159...blah...
10 Best and Worst Restaurants in America
A list published by the "Eat This, Not That" website compiled the Top 5 Best and Top 5 Worst Chain Restaurants in America, and I bring them to you! Be sure to keep these in mind the next time you become victim of the terrible condition known as D.A.H. - Driving Around...
Green Smoothie Recipe
Looking for a recipe for a great-tasting smoothie that packs a nutritional punch? If leafy greens aren't usually your thing but you still want their nutrition, check out this recipe! Double Green Smoothie Recipe Ingredients: 1 1/2 C unsweetened nondairy beverage like...
Chile Peppers – Size Matters
Food for Thought | "Everything you never cared to know" You cannot tell how spicy a chile pepper is based on it's color. Size is another story though - usually, the smaller the pepper, the hotter it is. Also, placing it in your mouth and chewing is another great...
Why Do Rice Krispies Snap, Crackle and Pop?
I love little facts about common things and so I found this good one today and thought I'd share: Rice Krispies, also known as "Rice Bubbles" in some countries, are created by preparing rice in such a way that it will "pop" like popcorn during the cooking process,...
7 Easy Ways to Organize Your Recipes
If you're anything like me, you've probably got piles and piles of recipes littering your house in every crevice of every room. So many piles that you sometimes feel like you're the subject of an episode of Hoarders. Okay, maybe it's not that bad, but in either case,...
An Apple a Day
You're probably overwhelmed with excitement to learn that: Apples are actually a member of the rose family. Washington state grows the most apples in the U.S. The apples from one tree can fill 20 boxes every year. Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their volume...
Veggie Fried Eggs
Veggie Fried Eggs Serves 1. For more people, just double or triple the recipe! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 C mixed vegetables of your choice (I used broccoli, zucchini, green onions and tomatoes) 2 egg whites 1 whole egg 1 T canola...
Which Came First, the Peanut Butter or the Jelly?
@Foodimentary tweeted today that 96% of people put the peanut butter on before the jelly. And I just realized - so do I! My preference has to do with being unable to soil the peanut butter with remnants of jelly left on the knife. It's just the right way to do it.
National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
That's right. It's National Peanut Butter Lover's Day. In honor of the day, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite breakfasts as of late. But wait, you're not getting off that easy. Sidenote first. A little backstory that you need to know about me and peanut...
10 Leap Day Free Food Deals Around the Country
I love holidays and surprises, especially when they have to do with food. I have compiled a list of some great food deals found around the country today, that will only come once every 4 years! I give a disclaimer on the larger chain stores though, I don't normally...