Food
Posts that cover food. There is a wide range of posts in the food category. There are recipes posts, holiday menu posts, and dessert posts. There are also posts about different types of diets and restaurants.
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Shrimp Saganaki
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. I am having a tough time today. I had to place my father into hospice care yesterday. Still rather raw — I will have a post about it at a later date. So. today is National Shrimp Day. I have written about my love/hate relationship with shrimp. Even if I can’t eat it, there are plenty of people who love shrimp. Here’s a different recipe for shrimp…
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A Chicken Salad with Strawberries, Feta, & Pecans Using an Instant Pot®
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. I have had an InstaPot® for a long time. I haven’t used it all that much. It’s my mother’s fault. My mother had a pressure cooker when I was a child. It was one of the older pressure cookers — one that had manual pressure release. She used it when she was canning — especially the year my father had his huge garden. She was uncomfortable with…
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Getting To Know Your Peppers
Another Cinco de Mayo post! Chili peppers are a common ingredient in Mexican cuisine. There are more than 150 varieties of peppers and each one has a flavor that is unique. If you choose to use peppers when making Mexican dishes, try to use the specific pepper recommended in the recipe. This will help your dish have an authentic flavor that can’t be denied. Ancho Chilies Ancho chilies are the dried version of a Poblano pepper. It needs to be rehydrated for several hours before you can add them to recipes. Once they are rehydrated, they are often ground up before being added. If you’ve ever had Mole sauce, you…
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Spices Used in Mexican Foods
Over the past few days, many cities and states have started the process of opening up again — most with social distancing and other rules in place. Other states are remaining shut down for the time being. No matter where you live if you like to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, it’s going to look different this year. Here is a quick post about spices used in Mexican food. Something a little different… The spices used in Mexican food help give it a one-of-a-kind flavor that you desire. Since many of us are cooking more at home right now, maybe you can use these spices to create your own dishes! Cumin…
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National Oatmeal Cookie Day
National Oatmeal Cookie Day — April 30th. When I think of oatmeal cookies, it reminds me of my childhood. The Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to be exact. I am not a fan of oatmeal cookies but I was the designated cookie baker for the holiday gatherings in my family. This started when I was around 8 or 9 — I may have gotten a bit more help from my mom at first. Each year — once in November and December — I would set up and back all of the cookies that my family seemed to enjoy. Sugar cookies in lots of Christmas shapes, chocolate chip cookies, occasional peanut butter…
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National Shrimp Scampi Day
Having an allergy to seafood has played a large role in my life. My mother figured it out when I was a toddler. However, my family was a regular seafood-eating bunch so I found reasons to get out of the house on Fridays. I had not interest in eating most types of seafood — although I was jealous of the hush puppies and fries at the local fast food seafood joint! But… I did like shrimp. I didn’t eat if often but I did eat it. Probably dodged a few bullets in my youth… Now I steer clear. Everyone else in the house eats seafood but they know that I…
