How to Avoid Food Poisoning While Traveling

While this is not a recipe post, avoiding food poisoning is so important at any time. Including when you travel. Not only are you in a new place, but dealing with the side affects of food poisoning is nasty. It can ruin a vacation or any experience. I’ve had food poisoning so bad from a…

10 Authentic Brazilian Recipes for the 2016 Olympics

With the 2016 Olympics opening in Brazil on August 6th, I thought it would be fun to cook a Brazilian dinner for opening night. After peeking through my recipes, I realized I have never cooked any Brazilian food. I’ve eaten it in restaurants, but never cooked it at home. I find that a little sad, since…

2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report to let us know how we did this year. I love that the blog is growing and look forward to an even better year in 2015. Thank you for your loyalty in reading it and letting me know what you think. I always look forward…

Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge Day 8: Gluten-Free White Chocolate, Pistachio and Dried Cherry Cookies

Day 8 of the Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge and it is my last gluten-free cookie to share with you. I have finally used up the bag of flour and not buying another one until I have used down some of the regular flour I purchased on the holiday sales. It has certainly been a learning…

Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge Day 3: Dark Chocolate, Orange and Almond Crinkle Cookies

Hubby will laugh when he reads this, but I really do not fancy myself much of a baker. Yes, I do it but I do not think it is where my strong points lie in cooking. That is part of the reason I decided to do the Baker’s Dozen Cookie Challenge, well that and all…