Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Good Cook. I have been compensated for this post. I am a Good Cook Kitchen Expert blogger selected by Good Cook to represent their brand. All opinions about Good Cook are my own. The Super Bowl is less than two weeks away, and Good Cook asked its team of […]
Burger Challenge: Mega-Mango Coco Tiki Burger
Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Good Cook. I have received a Good Cook Burger Stuffing Kit, as well as information to help promote the product as part of this giveaway. I am also a Good Cook Kitchen Expert blogger selected by Good Cook to represent their brand. I do not receive a commission for […]
Growing lettuce in your kitchen window
This week, a few readers have forwarded me some Pinterest boards featuring growing vegetables from scraps of produce you’ve already purchased, particularly lettuce, celery and green onions. I have a vegetable garden outdoors too, but I love the idea of starting lettuce indoors, as the rabbits in my area have successfully foiled my previous attempts […]
Sesame Honey Fish Fillets
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Sous-Vide steaks cooked in a cooler! (Really.)
NOTE: This was my April 1, 2013 post. Everything about the recipe and cooking method is real, but I did not shift my blog’s focus to entirely writing about cooler cooking..! As I reflect on almost five years of writing about coupons and deals, I’ve seen many changes. Coupon values have changed; policies have changed; […]
Artisan Bread in 5 minutes – make it at home!
This week, by reader request, I added a Recipes section to the Forum here on the blog. And, reading the recipes readers have been posting inspired me to share this one with you all. Around fall of last year, I came across this Instructable online for “Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day.” It seemed […]
Media reporting chicken wing shortage… just in time for Super Bowl?!
I started hearing stories about this on the radio yesterday, and today they’re all over the web: Super Bowl crisis? Chicken-wings shortage looms (Christian Science Monitor) Super Bowl chicken wings getting pricier, less plentiful (Los Angeles Times) Super Bowl Fans Cry ‘Fowl’ Over Chicken Wing Shortage (Yahoo) The story going around is that due to […]
Lemon Streusel Cake Recipe
By reader request after discussing this recipe in the Forum, and in honor of sour cream being free at Jewel-Osco this week, here’s my Lemon Streusel Cake recipe, which is really my mom’s recipe. Thanks, Mom!Cake: 1 18.25-ounce lemon cake mix – save 2 tablespoons dry mix in a bowl for topping If you’re using […]
Making a jar of cake-mix “upsizer”
It’s getting difficult to find a cake mix that hasn’t been reduced from 18.25 ounces to 15.25 ounces. This week, two things came up that made me want to work on a solution of sorts to this issue…
The Most Perfect Hawaiian Pizza
When we visited Kauai in August, everyone in our family was enamored with the pizza we enjoyed in Hanalei. It featured a multigrain crust made with coconut water. For this recipe, I wanted to incorporate coconut water and coconut oil…