Topic: FAQ

I recently attended a vegan night at my local library. The club had reviewed various vegan cookbooks and brought dishes in. One woman brought a dish in that included bacon and cheese, and when I politely declined, she got angry.

"What this isn't vegan enough for you?" she griped. I said, "well it isn't vegan at all, but I don't eat bacon or cheese, sorry."

She got deeply offended (not my intention) and laid into me about how butter and …

Ever wander a store looking for something, like a toilet bowl scrubber, and not find it anywhere? Or did you find it in 3 different places?

This was my experience when I first moved here. Since I was flying, I could only pack what would fit into my luggage and cleaning supplies didn't make the cut.

I needed a laundry basket, toilet scrubber, those sticky wall hangers for my scarves, ect. Some of these were easy to find, others a little more difficult.

We went to …

Hi Herbies, it's me Courtney again. Spices can make or break a meal, but when you have allergies they can also be a hinderance.  

There many commercial spice blends available at the store, like seasoning salt or chili powder. The problem with most of these is that they are either too spicy for me or contain black pepper.

When making a dish, often leaving out a spice won't make or break the recipe, but a mix might. Spice mixes …

What is gluten free flour? 

Is there a difference in cooking/baking with gluten free flours? 

Can I make my own gluten free flour? 

Most flour is made from wheat, which contains gluten, and more people are becoming allergic or unable to tolerate to gluten.

There are many types of gluten free flours, such as chickpea/garbanzo flour, teff flour, buckwheat flour, brown rice flour, to name a few. They each have their own unique properties, like if they have a …

Replacing refined sugar is on many peoples minds, and an easy way to do that is with homemade date sugar and date syrup. Besides being a good replacement for refined sugar, they are also sweet way to sneak in more nutrients since dates are packed full of nutritional goodies.

Date sugar is not the same as regular sugar, there is no refining process to make it. Dry out sliced, pitted dates, then run them through the food processor until the …