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Salt is added to butter as a preservative. But, the amount of salt that is added varies greatly from one dairy to another. There is no standard as to the amount of salt that is added to make salted butter. Furthermore, butter packaging does not indicate how much salt was added to the […]

Woops! I didn’t use all of the cream cheese (actually, Nuefchatel – I substituted) that I stocked up on at Christmas and it has reached its eat by date. If I’m not spreading it on a bagel, then my next go to is pie. One of our favorite pies is Marie […]

This bread is a take-off on the bloomin onions served at many restaurants. But… it’s a little heartier than an onion, it’s not deep fried, and this bloomin bread makes a snacking centerpiece for watching the SuperBowl. (Although this year, since February 2nd is also Groundhog Day, you may also want to […]

Are you ready to celebrate Groundhog Day? If not, you might want to get some groundhog day treats such as these groundhog day cookies and cupcakes ready.

Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow 100 times since the Pennsylvania town began the tradition began back in 1886. That equates to […]

Yesterday I realized that my hot dogs were well beyond their sell by date. They looked, smelled and felt exactly the same as before so I needed to use them before any of those things changed.
Since I had no buns, I decided to make a one pan meal with the hot […]

Reading food labels can get very confusing. We’ve spent many pages explaining a best-by date, sell-by date and use-by date that are found on foods, but what about all the other code words that are stamped onto food labels? Many of the terms commonly printed on food […]

I love my muffin tins. I actually have about a dozen of them, in small, medium and large. But I have to say it’s the little mini muffin pans that I use the most. My husband calls them bite size as he pops them into his mouth, but for me they are a […]