Store-bought vanilla can get pretty fancy, but absolutely nothing compares to the real thing. Homemade vanilla extract makes for a perfect handmade gift, and with Mother’s Day right around the corner, now is the perfect time to whip some up! Take my advice and get enough supplies for two batches—after you make one for mom, …
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Recipes from Red-Handled Scissors
How-To: Vegan Goldfish Crackers with Plastic Bottle Cookie Cutter
My vegan goldfish cracker adventure began yesterday morning, when I saw this beautiful photo post about making homemade goldfish crackers and using a soda can to make a fish-shaped cookie cutter. I was definitely inspired, but there were two problems: I don’t eat dairy and I didn’t have a soda can on hand. So, I …
Tutorial: The Walking Taco
When the weather gets hot, sometimes you just need an extra-easy, extra-portable meal. So, if my childhood trips to summer camp taught me one thing about mobile food, it’s this: there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a walking taco on a lazy day. You just throw your favorite taco ingredients into a single-serve bag of …
Seasoned Chickpeas and Potatoes with Coconut Rice
I don’t know if I can really call this a recipe—it’s so easy to prepare, you won’t actually feel like you’re cooking. I threw this together for the first time a couple of days ago so I’d have something on hand when my friend Whitney came into town. I didn’t know exactly when she was …