Kitchen Tools

I am into useful kitchen gadgets and have a few random ones, such as a french fry slicer, which I have used a grand total of once, that one time I mae french fries. One of my favorite websites, Cracked.com recently discussed "amazing" kitchen gadgets: Kitchen Gadgets

Food Week

This past week was Food Week over on Lifehacker. I recommend checking out almost all of Lifehacker's food related articles, but these are my favorite from this week. (I avoided the ones about fast food because I pretty much love anything about fast food.):

• Eating Ethically on a Food Stamp Budget
  
• Store Brand vs. Name Brand—When to Go Cheap
  
• Top 10 How-to Cooking Videos

Peanut Butter Cookies

With no money to my name and very few sweets in my apartment, I rummaged through my cabinets to see what I could do about the problem other than pouring sugar down my throat. I realized I had most of what I needed to make peanut butter cookies. I followed this recipe for Classic Peanut Butter Cookies on AllRecipes.com. Here are the modifications I made:

• Since it's just me, I halved the recipe.
  
• I don't have any baking soda or baking powder (or money to acquire any), so I did without. While this of course affected the texture of the cookie, if I didn't know they were missing, I wouldn't know they were missing.
  
• I added a drop of cinnamon extract. It was just enough to add a hint of complexity to the flavor without distracting from the peanut butter.
  
• I also added a bit of honey. It's fairly dark honey. In the future, I would add less honey or add a lighter honey.
  

Overall, these cookies are delicious. I can't stop eating them, which could be a good or a bad thing.

Pretty Girls Use Knives

A friend of mine, along with some of her peers, have created a website/blog with kitchen tips. It covers everything from baking to kosher eating to party planning. Check it out.