Category: Tips

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Homemade Vanilla Extract

Vanilla extract is an essential ingredient in baking. This is the perfect DIY project which only requires two simple ingredients, vanilla beans and liquor. And the best part is, if you start now, it will be ready for holiday baking season come November. Selecting which 

Useful Baking Substitutes

Useful Baking Substitutes

Pandemic or not, knowing useful baking substitutes is essential for any home baker. As a chef, I can tell you, the most important skill in the kitchen is adaptability. While in lockdown the last 44 days, I can assure you, I have run out of all 

Salt

Salt

Salt is essential for life and saltiness is one of the basic human tastes. Such a vast topic, one can even find entire books dedicated to this very subject. One of the most well-know books being, “Salt, A World History,” by Mark Kurlansky, a fascinating 

School Lunch, Bento Style: Make It Healthy & Interesting

School Lunch, Bento Style: Make It Healthy & Interesting

This is not a typical blog post of mine, replete with recipes.  I know that it’s back-to-school time for us and for a lot of other families.  The dread of packing school lunch(es) can be a daunting task for parents, myself included.  So this is 

10 Kitchen Gadgets For Summer

10 Kitchen Gadgets For Summer

(1) S’well Bottles ($25-$45): beautifully designed reusable bottles from a women-owned company–love it and them.  They are not cheap, but well worth the investment if you are in the market for an insulated water bottle: this could be the last reusable water bottle you’ll ever need 

Almost Anything Pickled Is Awesome

Almost Anything Pickled Is Awesome

My husband loves pickles; well, anything pickled actually.  I honestly think it runs in the family, his father, one of his brothers, our nephew and one of our kids are exactly the same.  It is a deep love.  As a Father’s Day gift a few