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MiniTip V: Cutting Technique Part 2 – The Food Processor

TL;DR Sometimes, you don’t have the energy or desire to cut another damn vegetable with your hands. That’s okay, it doesn’t mean you have to give up. Use a food processor to cut vegetables. Your challenge this week is to use the food processor for something, it could be complex with a lot of ingredientsContinue reading “MiniTip V: Cutting Technique Part 2 – The Food Processor”

MiniTip IV: Cutting Technique Part 1

TL;DR Find a position that feels the most comfortable while cutting vegetables. If you are in pain while cutting vegetables, you are much more likely to cut yourself. So, if that means sit on a chair, sit on a chair, if that means standing, stand, if that means doing yogic poses, then try, but beContinue reading “MiniTip IV: Cutting Technique Part 1”

Tartar Sauce

There is small amount of sugar in this recipe. I haven’t used sugar substitutes for this recipe, but they might work. My relationship with sugar is different than others: If I really want something and it has sugar in it, then I have it in moderation. In fact, the doctor who diagnosed me with diabetesContinue reading “Tartar Sauce”

State of the Kitchen Address 2: Arrhging Grr Face

So, my Schweddy Balls recipe was published last week and there were and still are a bunch of technical difficulties. Because of my energy (or lack thereof on some days), I sometimes need to use different devices to write these posts. Then, I have to switch partway through, go back to change something, or addContinue reading “State of the Kitchen Address 2: Arrhging Grr Face”

Recipe: Buffalo Wild Wings or Meatballs

In 2009, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease (which I was then undiagnosed with a year later) and that meant that I could no longer go to Buffalo Wild Wings (which, to be fair, I had only gone to a few times, but I still loved how the sauce glazed on the chicken). I desperatelyContinue reading “Recipe: Buffalo Wild Wings or Meatballs”

Cooking MiniTip III

Checklists are your friend I don’t use paper copies of recipes. I need to use my phone for recipes because it is easier for me. I can bring it with me as I move around and it isn’t bulky like a book. The main reason I use my phone for recipes is I can useContinue reading “Cooking MiniTip III”

Cooking MiniTip II

Wear comfortable footwear When you are cooking something where you have to stand some, whether that be over the stove or the bowl is too tall to mix at the kitchen table, wear comfortable footwear. I don’t say shoes because you may find sandals or barefoot is most comfortable for you. I guess barefoot isn’tContinue reading “Cooking MiniTip II”

Recipe: Schweddy Balls

Here is the recipe you have all been waiting for. So, the name may not sound appetizing, but they taste amazing. This is a sweet potato taco ball recipe.

State of the Kitchen Address 1

So, my plan is that on Wednesdays, I will write a sort of state of the union type of address. In these posts, I will just write from the top, bottom, and diagonal of my head. This means it will sometimes be about my health, like doctors I have visited and what they have saidContinue reading “State of the Kitchen Address 1”

Minty Box Brownies

Ingredients Box of brownies. 1/2 teaspoon mint extract or 1/4 cup crushed mints or candy canes Frosting 1/2 teaspoon mint extract or 1/4 cup crushed mints or candy canes. Directions In a medium-sized bowl, put in the ingredients for the brownie mix according to the box. Put in the peppermint extract or crushed. Combine theContinue reading “Minty Box Brownies”