Reviews and More

Green Chef is a meal kit that ships the ingredients and recipes for dishes to homes. Here’s what I thought about the service and the food.

Take a peek at The Vegan Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester, newly revised and filled with exciting plant-based recipes including Curried Roast Cauliflower.

The food was laid out. Fairy cakes and wands and elf ears. Napkins and cups and lemonade too. And then the fairies came, dressed in their most fairy-like finery The location, a downtown park area surrounded by gardens, was just right. Bathed in sunlight and the many colors of flowers, it was as if the …

What does the Norwegian brown cheese called Ski Queen cheese taste like? And do we like it? Find out in our latest tasting video! A few years ago, my kids and I decided to make a practice of trying new things. We turned that into an occasional video series that we share on YouTube. It’s …

This post was created in partnership with Ninja Coffee Bar® System. I received complimentary products and compensation to facilitate my review, but all opinions within are my own. For years, I’ve been a devoted pod coffee maker user. I mean, sure, there was a foray into coffee maker-land (a land where I never actually made coffee myself) …

A quick and to the point review of the Nestle Lion Bar, a candy bar that combines wafers, creamy layers, caramel and puffed rice cereal in a chocolate coating. Whenever I’m in the grocery store, I swing by the international aisle to see if there’s anything new, different or worth trying. That’s where I found the …

A quick and to the point review of the Graze box, a subscription snack service that can be delivered weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. Note: This post contains affiliate links, which pay me a small commission (at no charge to you) if you order. All opinions are my own. When Birchbox was relatively new, I subscribed …

A quick and to the point review of Gourmet Garden Stir-In Paste, a line of herb and spice mix-ins sold in the supermarket produce section.

A quick and to the point review of Nestle Coffee Crisp, a Canadian candy bar purchased in an American supermarket. Have you ever stopped to browse the international aisle of the supermarket? It can be a treasure trove of hard to find items, international favorites and unusual finds. On a recent trip, my kids and …

I once had a lightsaber fight in the middle of the newsroom I worked in. That sounds a lot more exciting than it was. The lightsabers were simple plastic children’s toys that didn’t even light up. A colleague and I had taken a field trip to a local toy store when the Star Wars toys were …