FullForkaHead

I know many people are still experiencing cool weather right now. My own kiddo is (at long last thank you thank you) on summer vacation with her grandparents up North and they likely had to make a lot more use of the few jeans and long-sleeved shirts I sent with her than anything else. All I can say is, if you’re tired of that cool, almost chilly weather, you need to get your … [Read more...]

A few years ago, the hubby had an opportunity to work in Northern Italy for several weeks. After listening to a few of those weeks about how awesome Italy was, we decided I should hop on a plane and experience some of that awesomeness too. I’d been able to do this even further back in my youth thanks to my mom, but this was new and different. It was also the first time I’d ever … [Read more...]

Easy desserts that pack some kind of wow factor, without a lot of excessive work and time, can be hard to come by. Or it seems like there’s a lot to appeal when we look, but is it really going to be any good? If you’re looking for something full of rich chocolate flavor that’s easy and quick, pudding is not a bad way to go at all. There’s only one thing I’d do differently next … [Read more...]

If you’ve cooked long enough, you’ve probably had to improvise with a recipe. My local grocery store often doesn’t have specialty ingredients such as miso paste. And the original we based this recipe off of uses miso. I know by now my grocery store wasn’t likely to have it, so I got red curry paste instead and kind of did that magical thing cooks do when they’re trying … [Read more...]

Sometimes the kiddo (aka Infrequent Miniature Cooking Assistant) and I discuss food, and not the chicken finger/nugget/mac and cheese/ketchup variety. Sometimes we discuss candy, too! I’m totally ace-ing this parental deal, I’m telling you. Anyway, she and I both agree that Nestle’s Crunch candy is pretty darn good, especially the Buncha Crunch variety. It’s our favorite thing … [Read more...]