5 Food Festivals You Should Have on Your Radar
If I had to choose one thing that I loved about summer, it wouldn't be the outdoor activities or beach weather (although I do love those things), it would be the variety of food festivals that inevitably pop up when it gets warm outside. A food festival is just like...
Dinner Ideas: Sweet and Sour Tofu with a Kick!
Sweet and Sour Tofu When I was growing up about the only place we went out to dinner was the Chinese food place. Back then, it was a real restaurant, not a take out hole in the wall. Sorry General Tso, it was a Mandarin place not Sechuan. We could not handle the heat...
Confidence In The Kitchen: How To Make Fried Rice
Confidence In The Kitchen: How To Make Fried Rice Everyone should know how to make fried rice. Not because everyone should like Chinese food, but because it is a great foundation to a ton of tasty meals (none of which have to be flavored in an Asian style, but could...
Would You Drink a Margarita Made From Powdered Alcohol?
Imagine a bar completely devoid of bottles, instead stacked high with little powdered filled pouches - each one featuring a different type of liquor or drink. A vodka pouch, a rum pouch, even a margarita pouch can transform from a basic white powder into a refreshing...
Pantry Raid: How to Cook Sweet Potatoes
Mmm, sweet potatoes. Even though most people in the Western world associate sweet potatoes with the Fall (their season runs from about November til around March), I like to cook with sweet potatoes year round because they keep well and are never difficult to find in...
5 Weird and Wacky Fruit Bowl Ideas
There's a reason why fruit bowls are so commonplace at family gatherings, dinner parties, and other various events that serve snack food. The fruit bowl is about the easiest and most versatile snack dish on the planet. Not sure what people will enjoy? Throw some...
Dinner Ideas: A Few Mexican Dinner Recipes
Mexican Dinner Recipes With Cino de Mayo around the corner we should all be ready with a few Mexican dinner recipes. Cinco de Mayo is one of those holidays that gives us a good excuse to make some delicious Mexican food. Not that an excuse is needed, but who are we to...
Confidence In the Kitchen: How To Make Carnitas
How To Make Carnitas Me gusta carnitas! Anytime fork tender, fall off the bone, crispy skinned roasted pork is involved, I am in. Wrap this porky goodness in a corn or flour tortilla and I am really in. Carnitas - essentially Mexican style pulled pork - are delicious...
Weird Foods Around the World
Even though I'm from the States, I've traveled all around the world and currently live in the Netherlands. As a self-professed foodie, being based in Europe has been great for me since it provides tons of cheap and easy travel opportunities, which lets me try out...
Pantry Raid: How to Cook Beets
If you've never tried beets as a dish or tossed in a salad, you're really missing out. The tough root vegetable might not look like much, but cook it the right way and you've got a nicely flavored vegetable that is a perfect complement to many dishes - or as a side...
