I found the most wonderful book at the library, and it’s started up a new obsession with Japanese cooking! The book, “A Cook’s Journey to Japan: Fish Tales and Rice Paddies 100 Homestyle Recipes from Japanese Kitchens” is awesome! I’ve borrowed a couple Japanese cookbooks previously, and none of them struck me so profoundly as [...]
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The Essential NY Times Cookbook
I love finding cookbooks that open up a whole new world of food, recipes, chefs and authors to me, and that is what the book The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century did for me! Except for an occasional Mark Bittman’s “The Minimalist” column, I never bothered to read much [...]
Bob Harper Biggest Loser TV Commercial for Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cereal
What’s up with Bob Harper endorsing processed cereal? He’s in a new TV ad for Quaker Oatmeal Squares, trying to convince America how wonderful this processed cereal is. I understand that a person needs to make a living, but it’s very disappointing that he would choose such a poor food product to promote. Shame on [...]
Vivani Organic 70% Dark Chocolate with Lemon
A few days ago, I bought a couple of bars of Vivani Organic 70% Dark Chocolate with Lemon. We had tried them months ago, and I remembered that I enjoyed eating the chocolate. Well, I guess our tastes have evolved, because now I am finding the taste to be waxy and sort of void of [...]
Slow Cooker Cook Book Reviews
There are so many slow cooker cook books! I just borrowed a bunch from the library! I wanted to jot down some notes for a few of them. Better Homes & Gardens Ultimate Slow Cooker book Better Homes & Gardens Ultimate Slow Cooker book – see my more detailed review on this book. Bottom line, [...]
Better Homes & Gardens the Ultimate Slow Cooker Book
I found a copy of the Better Homes & Gardens The Ultimate Slow Cooker Book at the local library. The book includes 400 recipes, and 200+ great photos. Each recipe contains prep time, cook time, & serving information, along with nutritional data, which I really appreciate. The book is paperback, but does not easily lie [...]
Preserve Dry Measuring Cups – Plastic Made in USA
I received the set of four Preserve Dry Measuring Cups for Christmas. I wanted to replace the older plastic sets with something definitely BPA free, and Made in the USA. I found it in the Preserve measuring cups! Pros: The set of four includes 1/4-cup, 1/3-cup, 1/2-cup, and 1-cup sizes Each piece is made of [...]
Oprah and Her Harpo Staff Going Vegan for 7 Days
Much hoopla was made about Oprah and her staff challenging themselves to live vegan for a week. I just watched the show on my DVR and here are some of my thoughts. The show opens with a video of last week’s Harpo staff meeting and the challenge to go vegan for a week – that [...]
Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag – Cookbook Cooking Show on the New OWN Network
I watched an episode of the new cookbook cooking show called “Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag” and fell in love! It’s on Oprah Winfrey’s new TV network, OWN. The premise of the show is refreshing! Each episode is different. Two home cooks (Anna & Kristina) choose a specific cookbook, read it, experiment, then come together [...]
Hungry Girl First Show Premieres on the Cooking Channel
So, I watched the first episode of the new TV show, Hungry Girl (with Lisa Lillien) on the Cooking Channel, and I admit, some parts might be helpful to someone trying to lose weight, but most of it was pure Hungry Girl, suggesting unhealthy processed foods, instead of fresh whole ingredients. This first episode was [...]
