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Thai Cucumber Ribbon Salad with Peanuts

Jazz up those summer cucumbers with this Thai-flavored cucumber salad that’s sweet, sour, spicy and crunchy. A few months ago, I caved and finally bought a spiralizer (this Paderno spiralizer [affiliate link] that now I can’t live without.) I held out for a long time thinking that a) I really really DID NOT need another kitchen …

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Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes and a Conversation About MSG

  [Disclosure: Ajinomoto compensated me to write this post. Opinions and thoughts are my own.] As a child of the 70s, my recollection of MSG was that it was in Chinese food and that some people may get headaches from it. I remember our favorite take-out joint, Chinese Delight, advertised “No MSG” in the window. …

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3 Easy Ways To Make Homemade Pickles

Make dill, sweet or zesty pickles in less than 5 minutes with these easy hacks! It’s Healthy Kitchen Hacks Wednesday – the day we share our favorite time-saving kitchen tricks and cooking shortcuts to help you make healthy and delicious meals. You can see all our Healthy Kitchen Hacks here. To get exclusive healthy kitchen hacks …

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