Think Tasty- Making Life a Little Tastier

Mexican Black Bean Salad

April 24th, 2018

An easy side dish to accompany tacos.

As I reread the intro to this recipe, I laughed to myself that my go-to when my husband travels is to cook with legumes. The theme of cooking with legumes and for myself seems to be omnipresent. I’ve always loved time in the kitchen, whether cooking for myself or a crowd. My husband on the other hand is a go out to eat guy. Case in point- I travel this week, and he’ll be at a local place getting some...

Brandied Dates

April 19th, 2018

Mmm. Dried fruit and liquor pair quite nicely.

It’s kind of funny that as I’m writing these date columns I’m watching the snow fall outside my window. Because as you’ll see in a few sentences, when I wrote this recipe originally it was February and snowy. However, I am writing this update in April. Apparently winter hasn’t gotten the message that it’s spring. Nope,...

Spiced Date Biscotti

April 17th, 2018

It’s basically a very crunchy hermit.

This recipe was made with one specific person in my- my mom. I knew that I’d be headed to Florida to visit her this spring and wanted to bring a treat just for her. Although I’d be flying and would arrive in a few hours, it needed to survive being packed in a suitcase. So, whatever treat I brought needed to be sturdy. That basically screams bisc...

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