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Meat Toaster Giveaway!

Uncategorized / November 18, 2022 / 1970s, cooking gadgets, giveaway, grilling, meat, steak, toasting, vintage

Hey there, lovelies! Remember the Meat Toaster from this video? It’s a Presto Vertical Broiler circa 1971. 🔥 It’s been used just once (for…

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Crinkle Cake

Recipes, Tastings / October 10, 2024 / baking, dessert, easy, Greek, layer cake, phyllo pastry

Crinkle cake, also called a crinkle, is a simple dessert made with phyllo dough, butter, sugar, and egg custard, like what’s used in galaktoboureko…

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White text "Fufu & Okro Stew" overlayed on white plate of stew with a ball of pounded yam.

Homemade Fufu & Okro Stew

Recipes, Tastings / October 8, 2024 / African food, fufu, goat meat, okra, okro, stew

Many of you have asked me to make this dish over the years, and so I’m thrilled to finally share this African classic with…

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A grey plate with homemade Totino's pizza rolls.

EASY Homemade Pizza Rolls

Recipes, Tastings / September 25, 2024 / copy cat recipe, easy, frozen food, pizza, Totino's

These easy homemade pizza rolls are a re-creation of a childhood favorite—Totino’s pizza rolls. For those who may be unfamiliar, pizza rolls are frozen…

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Sundried Tomato Dense Bean Salad

Recipes, Tastings / September 21, 2024 / appetizer, bean, bean salad, easy, protein meals, viral

When I first heard the term Dense Bean Salad, or DBS for short, I was skeptical. The name doesn’t scream out “delicious!” But after…

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Wheel Cakes

Recipes, Tastings / September 13, 2024 / Imagawayaki, Japanese cuisine, Japanese fair foods, Japanese food, Japanese sweets

Today, I’m excited to share a special treat that brings a bit of Japanese street food magic right to your kitchen—imagawayaki, also known as…

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10-minute Pookies

Recipes / September 12, 2024 / baking, breakfast, cookies, dessert, easy, pookies

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Homemade Big Mac on a plate. From top to bottom: sesame bun, beef patty, shredded lettuce, sauce, middle bun, second patty, cheese bottom bun.

Secret Homemade Big Mac Recipe

Recipes, Tastings / September 10, 2024 / Big Mac sauce, cheeseburger, hamburger, homemade, McDonald's

Many have attempted to recreate McDonald’s famous Big Mac at home. There are countless copycat recipes out there, but the one I think really…

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Emmy holding empty glass with flames surrounding her. Not sauce bottle fills frame to her right.

INSTANT FIRE CIDER

DIY/ Projects, Recipes, Tastings / September 6, 2024 / cold remedy, fire cider, folk remedies, spicy, tonic, winter cold relief

Fire cider is a folk remedy believed to combat colds by boosting the immune system. It’s made primarily of apple cider vinegar infused with…

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Four crispy salmon sushi on lined up on a plate.

Crispy Rice Spicy Salmon Sushi

Recipes, Tastings / September 2, 2024 / Chef Nobu, crispy rice, Japan cusine, Japanese, salmon, sushi

Crispy rice salmon sushi is yet another recipe that has taken over TikTok, but what’s old is new again, as this sushi dish was…

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Dubai Chocolate Bar

Recipes, Tastings / September 2, 2024 / chocolate, chocolate bar, DIY, Dubai, homemade, phyllo pastry, tahini, viral

The Dubai chocolate bar is a phyllo/tahini/pistachio stuffed confection that has taken the internet by storm. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the…

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