Scratch Food with a Side of Geek Mom and Pop Culture.
I love winter. And I love it in the kind of way that I will look out the window at fresh-fallen snow, exclaim “How beautiful!” and then I will wrap myself in a blanket and go back to watching Netflix. Don’t get me wrong, I actually love the crisp bite of winter air in my…
Fall is a great time for smoothie lovers, thanks to the abundance of freshly harvested produce. Whether you prefer your smoothies sharp and tart, sweet and tasty or soft and creamy, the profusion of all types of produce allows you to come up with a creation that adheres to your own particular tastes.
We’ve jumped straight from “winter” to “hotter than the devil’s armpits in summer” summer. I really have no commentary to add on this except… blargh. It’s hot. Fortunately, I have the cure for the summer heat with this icy chill frozen hot chocolate drink.
I love me my coffee drinks. They are great for company, and super stupid easy. They taste good, they make you feel warm and fuzzy on cold days (how can you go wrong with coffee and alcohol?), and basically they’re an all around good thing for people who want to be social without excessive boozing….
I can’t believe it’s the last week of school already. Wait, maybe I can… I haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep in a week thanks to the fact that it’s hella bright outdoors at stupid o’clock in the morning (longest day of the year yesterday, peeps–summer is here!). I have been pantsed by summer yet…
As I mentioned just earlier to some of my buds, I’ve been busier than Hammy (the squirrel from Over the Hedge) on an energy drink. This may or may not have something to do with a lot of homemade sweet gift drinks being taste tested. In fact this is about the only Christmas activity going…
Have you ever wanted something so badly that you went on an epic adventure? This is that post. Okay, I may be stretching the truth a bit. But sometimes the truth is boring and it’s more fun to embroider. The truth is I sent someone ELSE on an epic adventure on my behalf. Yes, I…
This past weekend, I had a massive wipe-out on my bike. Lost my balance starting from a dead stop on a hill, lost control, hit the (square) curb almost square on, very nearly face planted right on the edge. Sorry kiddies, I’d love to make this out to be a PSA about why you should…
I swear, the best way to discourage yourself from using ready-made products is to read the label. I had a billion and one eggnog baking recipes that I was looking at for the holiday season. Eggnog cookies. Eggnog breads. Eggnog all the things. But eggnog itself was not on my list of potential things to…
It’s tough to compete with ginger ale in the land of Canada Dry, even though many of the fans lament that they no longer get real ginger in it and have to deal with high fructose corn syrup. Ginger syrup is surprisingly easy to make: it’s water, sweetener, and ginger boiled together until reduced. Really,…