Thai Summer Rolls

Thai Summer Rolls

This summer I came across a couple of recipes for Summer Rolls that looked fantastic.  I never realized that the wrappers were gluten free.  I also thought they’d be hard to make.  The difference between Summer Rolls and Spring Rolls is that Spring Rolls are 

OXO Good Grips Hand-Held Mandoline Slicer Review and Giveaway

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner – I had a hair appt. after work today.  The winner is M!  Congratulations – I’ll contact you by email.  There is another great giveaway coming up this week, so stick around! I’m a member of the 

OXO Good Grips Hand-Held Mandoline Slicer Review and Giveaway

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner – I had a hair appt. after work today.  The winner is M!  Congratulations – I’ll contact you by email.  There is another great giveaway coming up this week, so stick around! I’m a member of the 

Best All Purpose Cleaner (according to Cook’s Illustrated)

For those still needing to do some spring cleaning, Cook’s Illustrated did a product comparison for all-purpose cleaners, specifically testing on tough kitchen tasks.  They tested natural and antibacterial cleansers on a variety of messes.  There was only 1 that was highly recommended (that I 

Butter. It’s not just for bread.

I saw this article on Wisebread and thought it was pretty useful.  The tip about coating a pill in butter to make it easier to swallow makes me want to gag, but there good ones such as preserving a cut onion or hard cheese, and 

Beef, Pork, Beef?

  When looking through my freezer a week or two ago, I came upon a gallon Ziploc bag with a roast in it.  It was once labeled with masking tape, but the tape had fallen off (masking tape isn’t good on plastic bags in the 

January Pantry Challenge

I said at the beginning of the month that I was going to attempt to use food from my pantry and freezer with very little grocery shopping.  I did okay, but kind of failed.  I’ve had 2 produce deliveries this month, which are $35 each, 

Kitchen Reset!

I’m trying not to grocery shop much in the month of January. I want to go through some of the stock of food that we already have in the pantry and the freezer.  We have plenty of frozen beef, chicken, pork, and a little seafood,