We have an official ruling from our art department that’s going to blow everyone’s minds: they have unanimously decided my hair is LAVENDER. I am shook.  Read more

Nutritionally it’s a lot better than Slim Fast or Ensure, and tastes a lot better, too. Seriously, I did not expect to like this stuff at all. I really thought this was going to be a very different piece than the one I ended up writing:

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This is another reason why I’m becoming a subscriber: for the powder it’s a bit less than $2 a shake, the bottled are around $3.75, the bars $3.25 a serving, and the bars are about two bucks a pop. My daily food cost during this experiment was roughly $11; if I made all my own shakes, it would have been $9. I’m not… Read more

I’m going to contact our art department on this to get a ruling. They’re the color experts, so I’ve been told. Read more

You totally could! Honestly, I like the shakes so much, I haven’t even thought of adding them to recipes like people do with protein powders. For the Hot & Savory, I’ve added fried eggs, vegetables, and all sorts of stuff. Kinda approach it the same way I do with instant ramen:

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I always thought this, too, but this experiment definitely changed my opinions. As a recipe developer and esteemed fast food critic my diet is pretty lousy, and my husband is ALSO a recipe developer who’s currently working on a bread book. For the past few weeks, when we’re not eating work-related food our dining out,… Read more

I honestly thought this piece was going to go a very different way. Definitely expected the worst.  Read more

Um, my hair is royal blue, thank you very much. I am vibrant like a summer berry.  Read more

Dutch! If you’re using it in a recipe that doesn’t appear to require any sort of chemical reaction to make things work, Dutch is the way to go. Read more

The key there is that they were brewed in water. In powder form, cocoa powder is hydrophobic, which dries out your mouth and makes you gag. (Fun science experiment: take a spoonful of cocoa powder and hold it under a trickling faucet. The water will slide right off!) If anyone remembers the horribly misguided cinnamon… Read more

Fascinating! What other foods are good to use for dramatic purposes?  Read more

But of course! Read more

You can use that, or use honey, or just skip the maple syrup entirely and make your caramel with another 1/3 cup sugar. You’ll be fine! Read more

Listen to your needs!  Read more

I try. :) Read more

Oh, it is! This is a “knife fight your family for the last slice” kinda breakfast.  Read more

Once I get vaccinated I’m NEVER GOING IN THE KITCHEN AGAIN. I will be outside galavanting through meadows and such.  Read more

We did it again last Sunday! We’re going to try to make it a weekly tradition, but we’ll see how it goes. It all hinges on the kids keeping the dining room clean and setting the table, which is a challenge. Everyone except my husband has ADD and it’s like a goddamn circus in here. Read more

Wouldn’t use it for cooking. Too expensive, and too nice.  Read more

I recommend a new beverage every Thursday, so keep checking in! And thanks for reading—glad I could help you out. :) Read more