Serving of Banana Pudding with Wafers
Thursday Throwback
Banana Pudding with Cookie Wafers
Growing up my mom would make this dessert when we had family gatherings. For best flavor, I prefer to let the pudding sit overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
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Almond Milk
Homemade Almond Milk
Homemade almond milk is super simple to make, just think 1 day ahead to soak the almonds. You can add sweetener if you wish, but it’s not necessary. You could also add different spices for flavoring such as nutmeg, cocoa powder, or spices for chai flavoring. So far I’ve only used it in a muesli type dish, but it adds a wonderful, slightly nutty flavor and is a nice change from milk, or for those you cannot have milk and nice alternative.
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Chicken Stock
Chicken Stock
Stock is a foundation in cooking. A good homemade stock is useful in so many other applications, that it’s well worth the little effort required to make homemade stock. Not only are stocks used in soups and stews, it is also a base for most sauces. Cooking rice, beans, barley, quinoa, and other whole grains in stock helps add flavor. You can also sauté vegetables in stock to add additional flavor.
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Mango Tea and Mint Steeping
Tuesday Tip – Make Your Own Iced Tea
Making your own ice tea is easy and will save you a lot of money buying bottled ice tea. Plus, you can determine how much sugar, if any, to add. You can make caffeinated, decaffeinated, green, black, or herbal. Any kind you wish. If you want flavored tea, buy flavored tea, or steep herbs in the hot water as you steep the tea bags. You can also squeeze fresh lemon or lime into the tea. If you want to take your tea on the go, pour some in a Nalgene bottle or water bottle. You could even use a clean glass jar with a screw top lid.
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Chile Lime Popcorn
Chile Lime Popcorn
Chile-Lime Popcorn offers a tangy, spicy, salty treat for a unique twist on buttered popcorn. This flavor is similar to salt and vinegar, but with a touch of spice from the chile powder and the lime acts like the vinegar (since it’s an acid). Best of all, you can do this in the microwave.
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