Monthly Archives: November 2010
Pizza isn’t as hard to make as everyone thinks it is. Once you’ve made it a few times, it’s easy to duplicate. Here’s a simple recipe, with techniques explained. Follow these directions and you’ll be on your way to becoming a master pizza maker in no time!
My roommate and I first made this drink last year. We were thinking we could have a martini before we started hauling the tree trimmings up from the basement. They are delicious, a perfect wintery cocktail. A note of Christmas caution: These drinks are VERY strong. You may feel tipsy after only one, and by three, you may be seeing flying reindeer. (We ended up blowing off the Christmas tree that night, and drank two more of these instead.)
Tonight I made a nice salad with green leaf lettuce from my garden; summer is finally here! If you have a garden, you too will be able to enjoy fresh vegetables and fruits during the summer months. Try finding a local farmer’s market if you don’t have somewhere to plant vegetables; they’re abundant this time of year! Fresh grown produce and fruits have a quality to them that is absent in store-bought fruits and vegetables; the rich taste and purity is something that you and your family will surely enjoy! During this time of the year spend time with your family and friends- eat well, and shoot off some fireworks if you have them… just be careful!
A few months ago I gave up sugar, and refined white flour. I was tired of carrying around the extra 10 pounds, and was determined to lose the extra weight. Although the first two weeks were torture, I am feeling much healthier, and have dropped the pounds. Having a bit of a sweet- tooth, I was interested in finding healthy alternatives to refined sugar. I came up with this easy recipe for tapioca pudding. If you prefer rice pudding, simply add two (2) cups of cooked rice at the end of the recipe. You may also substitute ¼ cup of honey for the sweeteners.
I like Mondays. The potential for a good week gets me jazzed! Still fresh from the weekend, I’m making lists and getting things done. By Tuesday, the weekend buzz has worn off and the reality of four more workdays looms over my head like my frizzy hair. By midweek, I need some kind of fun to shake off stress and break up the week. That’s why on Wednesday nights, I love to go to Rock Bottom in the Waterfront to watch local favorites GOOD BROTHER EARL play some rockin’ acoustic sets.
Gluten-free baking used to be a real challenge. Replacement flours (potato, tapioca, sorghum, brown rice, etc…) were difficult to find and very expensive. Now these wheat alternatives are widely available in mainstream grocery stores. Okay, they are still expensive. Low demand and pricey processing methods remain. And these flours can be disappointing. Gluten gives breads and cakes their chew and moistness. Without it, results can be dry and grainy. Enter: Betty Crocker!
