We were in Market Street in McKinney recently, and I noticed purple carrots. Always trying to spice up our vegetables and sides, I grabbed a small bunch. At home, I noticed these things are deep, dark purple. They are so purple that in dim lighting they look almost black. I made two dishes with them: … Read More
I have mentioned before that I enjoy making homemade bread (click here to read an earlier post on the topic). Since I was trying to cut back on calories during 2017, I also cut back on bread making. New Year’s day was the perfect opportunity to make a loaf of bread. It was a nice, quiet… Read More
Beautiful cakes, cookies and other confections get extra magic from sprinkles, jimmies, and the like. However, the silver dragées that often highlight a snowflake or Christmas tree cookie are not considered edible by the US Food and Drug Administration. The problem is the silver used to color the little balls. Silver is not meant to be… Read More
Well, hello! After reviewing Sun Basket a few months ago, I had several readers mention that they use Hello Fresh. I decided that would be the next meal delivery service to try. It did not start out so well, but that was NOT the fault of Hello Fresh. I placed an order for delivery on… Read More