A challenge I notice through my involvement with “food” is the mispronunciations of food words. Working in the spice shop I hear customers doing their best to pronounce food words they aren’t familiar with. Many times they preface their mispronunciation with a comment like,” I’m not sure I’m saying this right”. I’ve been checking to […]
Happy New Year – I warmly welcome 2018! I am sharing my 2017 book review in hopes you will share some of your favorites by leaving me a comment in the comment section! Quite frankly 2017 could not end quick enough. While I enjoyed some wonderful moments, (our trip to Europe, a long beach weekend, […]
I “almost” had a bad day in the kitchen today. I say “almost”, everything turned out alright after-all. That’s because I was able to make a substitution for an ingredient I discovered I was out of! Normally I would grab my car keys and run to the closest grocery store and get whatever I don’t […]
Spicy Honey Cider Syrup is a recipe many of you will need this time of year. I’ve been hearing quite a few complaints lately from folks with scratchy throats, nagging coughs and stuffy noses. This is not good news! I always suggest they mix up a batch of Spicy Honey Cider Syrup and give it a […]
Oil & Honey Edition My newest favorite salad dressing uses wild orange essential oil. You might notice a trend…with wild orange eo! It is so versatile in the kitchen I can’t help but love it! If I could only have one dressing on my salads for the rest of my life it would be this […]
Oh man – I am so excited about this pudding recipe. Not only is it rich and creamy but it’s made in the blender and then chilled! Super easy with a decadent chocolate flavor. At the spice shop where I log in a few hours a week we sell a type of cocoa called Black […]
The big game is lurking….I am super excited because the Carolina Panthers are playing in this Super Bowl. Since we moved to North Carolina a little over 2 years ago, I’ve been attempting to turn my man Dan into a Panthers fan. This year I figure he’s finally on board. He was lucky enough to be […]
In mid-July I traveled to New York City for the BlogHer15 conference. The conference schedule is non-stop but I found that I had a few free hours midweek to explore the city. Having lived in NYC for a couple of years, back in the day, I wasn’t interested in merely pounding the pavement and hitting all […]
Salt – are you a user? I’m curious to know how many of you use salt on a regular basis? There was a time when I wouldn’t use salt at all; as what came out of the round blue box, with the little girl and her umbrella on front just didn’t seem to do anything […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerToGo #CollectiveBias The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. Summer is in full swing here at The Orange Bee. Summer means; vacation, beach time, late night strolls, bike rides, farm fresh tomatoes, melons, and peaches! […]
