Archive for 'Cooking/Food'
Two Good-For-You, Tasty Salads
Salads! Do they have to suck so much? No, by god, they don’t. Behold, two diet-friendly-yet-delicious recipes I’ve been grazing on lately:
Stinky Cheese & Fruit Salad:
Dressing: lemon juice sweetened with Splenda
Salad contents:
• Mixed greens
• 1 Fuji apple & 1 ripe pear, cut into chunks (use less than a whole fruit if you want a single […]
Posted: June 18th, 2008 under Cooking/Food, Personally recommended by Linda, Diet/Fitness.
Comments: 2
Kraft Easy Mac
I’m not saying instant macaroni and cheese is on par nutritionally with tofu chunks and lightly-steamed green beans. Nor am I saying the price is entirely fair, considering that what you’re getting here is some noodles and some powder.
But I AM saying that it is yummy, and that it is indeed Easy, and that […]
Posted: June 13th, 2008 under Cooking/Food, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 3
Farberware Steak Knife Set with Stainless Handles
I was all set to recommend these sleek, sharp, spiffy steak knives when I checked the price on Amazon and what what whaaaaat, FIFTY DOLLARS? For FOUR knives? Granted, they’re marked down to $30, but STILL. I found these knives at Ross Dress for Less for $7.99, and at that price they are a fantastic […]
Posted: June 1st, 2008 under House & home, Cooking/Food, Personally recommended by Linda.
Comments: 2
Brewing Tea in a Coffee Pot
Hey. Pssst! Hey! Did you know you could make TEA in your COFFEE pot? It is amazing but true!
You can buy a hot tea maker (not as cute as the now-unavailable Mrs. Tea, which brewed tea into a cute little teapot), but it looks to me like it just drips the […]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under How-to, Cooking/Food, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 6
Lay’s Cracker Crisps
In a perfect synchronized-swimming ballet of advertising effectiveness, I saw an ad for Lay’s new Cracker Crisps on Friday, and saw the Cracker Crisps themselves on Saturday. Purchase and smile and pirouette and flourish!
I opened the bag, and Paul and I nearly finished it off in one sitting. The crisps are smaller than […]
Posted: May 13th, 2008 under Cooking/Food, Personally recommended by Swistle.
Comments: 2