Trying to Enjoy Green Beans and Sugar Snap Peas – The Plan

These were not the vegetables I was planning to buy this week. I knew that the grocery stores were a little nuts but I thought I had come up with a very smart plan. I decided we would shop at Sprouts (a farmers market type grocery store), because we mostly needed fruit and vegetables anyway,... Continue Reading →

Starting Bread in a Cold Oven

I recently got an enameled cast iron Dutch oven. The instructions say not to heat it empty, which is something many bread recipes call for. Further research told me that sudden temperature changes can also be bad for the longevity of the enamel, and I came across people suggesting that the bread should go into... Continue Reading →

Trying Miso

I'm not sure whether I had ever eaten miso before this week. I thought I would like to try it since fermented products are supposed to be good for you, specifically for your gut. So I bought a tub of miso paste and used it twice this week. I forgot to take photos of both... Continue Reading →

First Time Making Chicken Stock

I think that homemade stock is far better than the stuff you buy, but I don't really have the freezer space to store it. We get most of our meat from Costco and that tends to fill up the freezer pretty quickly, along with whatever bread I've been baking. This week though, I made a... Continue Reading →

Roast Chicken: Attempt #1

For my very first time roasting a whole chicken, I did some research and decided on my method. Since my smoke detector goes nuts at the faintest sign of smoke, I decided not to go with a cast iron skillet, even though that is a method I would really like to try. It just seems... Continue Reading →

My GERD Diagnosis

I feel like I want to add a bit of information here in case it helps someone who is experiencing similar issues. First, if you are unsure what exactly GERD is, it stands for gastroesophageal reflux disease and is when acid from the stomach comes up into the esophagus. It is a chronic condition, though... Continue Reading →

Introduction

I'm Rebecca and I've thought about creating a food blog for a really long time. Literally years. However, I've always had a certain level of anxiety about sharing my recipes with other people. I often don't measure things when I cook, and I also worry that people won't like the same things I do. Well,... Continue Reading →

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