A Hint of Ginger has been a little M.I.A. lately…I told you we were fired up to make the most of our new post in Cote d’Ivoire and then radio silence. Truth is – we’ve been quite busy! I know, likely excuse. We’ve been watching our little one grow and develop literally overnight and have been cheering him…
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I love to bake, especially around Christmas time, and after two years living in a country at a high altitude which complicated baking, I am excited to be back in the US this Christmas to enjoy the season! Over the years, I have learned some baking hacks from friends and family, out of trial and…
Read MoreI remember seeing farro on a menu at a restaurant and wondering what the heck it was, searching google on my phone before making my decision for lunch that day. I will admit that I went with a different option but now, a year later, I find that the salad bar at work is always…
Read MoreI’ve been meaning to post this for several weeks now but it got lost in my draft section with all the other posts I have been writing lately. Better late than never, I suppose! Things I’ve learned from our first move overseas: Most importantly, no matter how much you plan, prepare, and strategize, you will…
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During the first week after arriving in Rwanda, right before Christmas, I found myself searching through the local grocery stores to find ingredients for recipes that I wanted to make and bring to the parties we had been invited to. I quickly understood what everyone had prepared me for…be ready to have to go to multiple…
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With all the spices in our pantry, I have several blends that I have bought pre-made, combined myself, or mixed up according to recipes that friends have shared with me such as a discontinued McCormick’s “Salt’n’Spice” mix which is great with just about anything. I find having seasoning mixes on hand or go-to blends that you can…
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As we organized our kitchen supplies before we left for Rwanda, I put a lot of thought into what kitchen utensils were the most essential to put in our shipment of household goods getting to us sooner than all the rest. We’ve really not had to put too much thought into this in the past…
Read MoreI’m sure you have had similar occasions where a recipe calls for an ingredient that happens to be all out at the grocery store or is the only one you don’t already have. This has happened to me several times with buttermilk. This last time, I headed to the grocery store to pick up a…
Read MoreThere are always those times when you do not have enough stove space, do not feel like dirtying more dishes than necessary {I have a huge issue with dirtying as many dishes as possible even when making something that doesn’t require more than two!}, or have the time to sit and watch water boil. This…
Read MoreIn the past, I explored multiple ways to cook chicken on the stove often finding that it got overcooked and dried out or that it took FOREVER to cook through. A friend of my husband’s, who has taught me several things over the last few years, gave us the {perfect way to cook chicken} and…
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