How to make your own pumpkin spice

I’m going to try a new recipe tomorrow and I needed some pumpkin spice. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any anywhere. So, I looked online for a way to make my own. Fun fact I learned: there is actually no pumpkin in pumpkin spice. It’s just call that because it’s made of the spices that typically

3 ingredients honey cookies

A relative who is a beekeeper recently gifted me a couple jars of honey from his hive and I thought I’d tried using it in this incredibly easy 3 ingredients cookie recipe I recently found. Here’s the recipe (for 1 person): Step 1: mash one banana and mix with one tablespoon of honey (or vegan

How to make delicious tahini cookies

I’ve done very little hobby cooking in the last few months. The reason is that I now work in a kitchen and when I return home, I don’t want to step into another kitchen and do even more cooking. Sandwiches and microwavable food are my staple diet nowadays. But now is my second week off

Writer’s snack: Palitaw

If you know me, you know I love fast and easy recipes. It’s not that I’m lazy or don’t have time, it’s just that I enjoy food I can make quickly and then sit down and eat it while I write. Over the years, I’ve amassed quite a few such recipes but I still love

Do rewards work to motivate writing?

One of the most common writing tips is to give yourself small rewards for reaching goals. For example, having a piece of candy every 100 words. The thing with writing tips, though, is that they rarely work for everybody. I’ve tried this and it didn’t work for me at all. I suspect it might be

Writer’s snack: veg mac and cheese

I love cooking but when I’m busy writing I don’t like to interrupt what I’m doing to make a whole meal. The solution is often sandwiches and ready-made microwavable food. But I’ve also learned quite a few easy and quick recipes that I love sharing. Foremost among them is a vegan mac and cheese that