How To
Let’s Make Sprouts!
I don’t know why, but at some point in 2013, sprouts started disappearing from the shelves at grocery stores in…
Make Your Own Instant Oatmeal Packets
Don’t you just hate it when something so simple gets overly complicated? This happens in all sorts of ways, from…
Repost: How to Make Pumpkin Puree
Thanksgiving is late this year, and, for the first time in a few years, we won’t be doing a Turkey…
Big Salads for the Win!
When it comes to salads, many Americans think the formula is: Iceberg lettuce + ranch, end of story. No wonder…
Homemade Coconut Peanut Butter
A few weeks ago, a reader asked me how to go about making coconut peanut butter in the Ninja Blender. On…
Baking the Perfect Potato
I don’t know about you, but I think an honest-to-goodness oven-baked potato is infinitely better than a “baked” potato out…
Can You Grate Cheese in a Ninja Blender or Ninja Pulse?
Note: Since I published this post, Ninja has come out with a Pulse that comes with a grating attachment. I have…
How I Gave Up Daily Coffee with No Side Effects
For more than ten years – closer to 15, really — coffee has been a daily staple in my life.…
Make Your Own Veggie Broth–For FREE!
What do you do with all the scraps and peelings from your vegetable prep? Trash bin? Compost pile? What I…
Go Nuts! How to Crack Almonds and Keep them Whole
Do you remember the days when people had bowls of shelled nuts on their coffee tables, along with that little silver…