Standing Around the Kitchen

How Much Food Do We Really Need On Our Plates

It doesn’t matter what time of the year we are in, we can find a reason why we need to go on a diet.  As soon as the next mealtime comes around, we can find a reason why we can start that diet tomorrow.
In my efforts to research how much food we should be measuring [...]

I CAN Save Money At The Foodie Mart

I will never assume that I am the first to truly discover anything, because King Solomon said, “There is NOTHING new under the sun.” There are many who are more knowledgeable than I, and many that just haven’t learned what I’ve learned, yet.
In this article, I recognize that I am my own Queen of Spain [...]

How I Make Dough During The Holidays

It all began back in 2005, when my son, Max, was in Kindergarten.  I was totally jazzed about entering that stage in life when I would bake goodies for his class parties.  Early on, I started sending Max to school with little baked treats to give to his teacher.  Of course, Mrs. Foster and I [...]

Grilled Fish Tacos

It’s taken me a looooong time to try fish tacos.  They’re super easy to make and have a lot of flavors wrapped up in that little corn tortilla.
But like my friend Teresa’s experience, my first attempt didn’t win me over.  My pico de guy-O was very good.  The habenero sour cream was very zesty and [...]

Name that Food #1 Mystery Solved

NOW FOR THE NAME

Elaine from KitchenExperiments.net said:
I used to climb the rambutan tree at my grandmother’s house back in Penang, Malaysia. It’s a very delicious fruit, sweet with nice bite to it. All you need to do is peel the hairy rough skin off to reach it’s pearly white (sometimes beige) inside. It [...]