Recipes

Breakfast Cookie Recipe I wanted to try this recipe because of course, I want to eat cookies for breakfast! I tried eating one cookie and some yogurt one day and that didn’t last long so I decided to eat two instead. I baked the cookies on Sunday and they were moldy by Thursday/Friday. The next time I make these I would add some honey/maple syrup because I think it would give it a little boost of flavor. I couldn’t taste the peanut butter or the banana. I put more chocolate chips in than the recipe called for. I put mini...

Skip the takeout and make this Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken from the comfort of your kitchen instead! It’s a simple 30-minute copycat recipe made with crispy chicken, peppers, and pineapple tossed in a sticky 4-ingredient sauce. I’m not against splurging on Chinese takeout. It’s delicious, crowd-pleasing, and there are a ton of great dishes to choose from! But learning how to make a few takeout-fakeout recipes is the best way to replicate the same great flavors without opening your wallet. Like my peanut shrimp stir fry and orange chicken, this Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken is a copycat takeout...

  A couple weeks ago I had to go down the church at 6:30 AM to count plates for a dinner the following week, so I could rent more because Michael Hebb, the restauranteur-provocateur, was joining us to talk about love and relationships. His aim was to help us build understandings between the generations, as part of his national movement to combat ageism at every stage of life. It’s been a LONG time since my last radio conversation with God, long enough so that I stopped expecting them, as I did when I was younger. So what happened was a...

February 18, 2023 Welcome to the weekend, my friends! Sean and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary this past week with a few days away on our own. We stayed about an hour from home and it was a lot of fun to explore a new-to-us part of Columbus and a few new restaurants too. So, that’s my excuse for the later-than-usual weekly newsletter today. I’m happy to be home now and ready for the fresh new week ahead. ON THE BLOG this week: All the ingredients we love in classic Chinese Egg Rolls come together in this Egg Roll...

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