Tag: food, recipes

Want to drink a beer but not drink the alcohol?

https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/best-non-alcoholic-craft-beer-list The Best Non-Alcoholic Craft Beers Is non-alcoholic the most exciting thing happening in craft beer? By Zach Mack Updated on 1/4/2021 at 1:33 PMIMAGE BY DANNA WINDSOR FOR THRILLIST It wasn’t too long ago that the only available non-alcoholic beers on the market were seen as a sad afterthought of the big breweries. Usually, picking … Continue reading Want to drink a beer but not drink the alcohol? →

Please avoid water hogging, bee hogging almonds — nuts and milk

With the ravages visited on bees by pesticides, environmentally conscious consumers will want to allow those workers of agriculture to be most efficient. That means using them to pollinate as many crops as possible. Unfortunately, almonds require a lot of attention from bees to the detriment of other sources of food. https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/amp30461258/is-almond-milk-bad-for-the-environment/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/07/honeybees-deaths-almonds-hives-aoe https://www.almonds.com/why-almonds/almond-living-magazine/life-beekeeper-almond-bloom-and-beyond https://abbeydufoe.com/2020/05/20/are-your-almonds-worth-it/amp/ … Continue reading Please avoid water hogging, bee hogging almonds — nuts and milk →

Favorite cookbooks published in 2020

Our favorite cookbooks of 2020 (Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post; styling by Marie Ostrosky for The Washington Post) By Washington Post StaffDec. 9, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. ESTAdd to list Like all of you, we’ve been at home for most of 2020, cooking more meals in our own kitchens than we ever expected to. Many … Continue reading Favorite cookbooks published in 2020 →

Softening brown sugar for your baking (two methods really Work!)

https://www.thekitchn.com/we-tried-5-methods-for-soften-brown-sugar-23107659 We Tried 5 Methods for Softening Brown Sugar and the Winner was Shockingly Simple by MEGHAN SPLAWN. December 21, 2020 We’ve all been there. Your oven is preheated and you’re ready to mix up a batch of cookies, when you reach into the pantry only to discover that your brown sugar is rock hard. … Continue reading Softening brown sugar for your baking (two methods really Work!) →

Best cookbooks of 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/2020-in-review/the-best-cookbooks-of-2020? The Best Cookbooks of 2020 Despite everything, it’s been a hell of a year for cookbooks. Here are ten of the best. By Helen RosnerDecember 15, 2020 The African elephant holds the earthly record for the longest gestation period, a whopping six hundred and forty-five days of pregnancy, or just a few months shy of … Continue reading Best cookbooks of 2020 →

Here’s an excellent Nice gift that Tom Cruise gives to his friends

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tom-cruise-sending-cake-holiday-years-bakery-kept-us-business-170557159.html Tom Cruise has been sending this cake to A-list friends each holiday for years. The bakery says he's 'kept us in business' Suzy Byrne Editor, Yahoo Entertainment Mon, December 14, 2020, 12:05 PM EST According to Rosie O’Donnell, the official start to the Christmas season is when she gets her holiday gift from “Tommy” — … Continue reading Here’s an excellent Nice gift that Tom Cruise gives to his friends →

Every time you open a new bag of sugar

https://www.thekitchn.com/sugar-coffee-grinder-cleaning-23105991 The First Thing You Should Do When You Open a New Bag of Sugar by SHIFRAH COMBITHS When it comes to reminders of what needs cleaning and when to clean it, we’re really into “triggers” around here. Trigger Cleaning (if I may use a phrase that I think I made up?) is a way to build … Continue reading Every time you open a new bag of sugar →

Best use for Jiffy corn muffin mix

https://www.thekitchn.com/jiffy-corn-muffin-mix-262074? The Best Use for Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix (It’s Not Muffins) byGRACE ELKUS updated December 15, 2020 The idea behind a box of Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix is, of course, that you can make corn muffins in a jiffy. But you can make a batch of crispy, savory-sweet hotcakes in an even quicker jiffy — and if this … Continue reading Best use for Jiffy corn muffin mix →

Searchable list of all of Trump’s executive actions

This may be truly useful if you're interested in our economy, the climate crisis, education, or any other issue that affects your life and the future of you and your progeny. https://www.businessinsider.com/all-of-trumps-executive-actions-orders-memos-proclamations-interactive-2020-12

Barefoot Contessa publishes the only holiday cookie recipe you need

https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/shortbread-hearts-linzer-cookies Ina Garten Just Shared the Only Cookie Recipe You’ll Need for the Holidays by JUSTINA HUDDLESTON DECEMBER 14, 2020 AT 2:41PM PM ESTSHARE Baking holiday cookies this time of year is less of a tradition and more of a compulsion, if I’m being honest with myself. So far this year I’ve made pumpkin cookies, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate mint cookies, molasses cookies, … Continue reading Barefoot Contessa publishes the only holiday cookie recipe you need →

Indoor dining fastest growing source of COVID infections

Note the distinction between "fastest-growing" and major. Indoor dining has been made a scapegoat. The shutdown Monday may be the death knell for many struggling restaurants -- and it's probably not strictly necessary. Bars are a different case. Indoor Dining Is Fastest-Growing Source of COVID-19 Spread in New York, State Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget … Continue reading Indoor dining fastest growing source of COVID infections →