Category: Wining & Dining

  • 18 Snacks to Try from Greece

    18 Snacks to Try from Greece

    My second month with Universal Yums came from a country that shares a border with my first month’s country. I was a little disappointed by that because I really hoped it would bounce around the world a bit more. A few of the snacks were very similar two months in…

  • 20 Snacks to Try from Turkey

    20 Snacks to Try from Turkey

    I’m a fairly adventurous eater, so when I learned there was a subscription service that would send you a box of snacks from different countries every month, I had to try it out! Universal Yums offers three subscription sizes, and I got the biggest one, which is $41/month, but absolutely…

  • Pizza-Stuffed Hell Peppers

    Pizza-Stuffed Hell Peppers

    You may recall how I don’t cook anything…ever. Once again, though, I got it into my head that mayyybe I could try one simple little thing. But I should have known better than to open my heart to the kitchen and let chaos reign. A few years ago, I saved…

  • How to Frugally Bake a Pie…Or Not

    How to Frugally Bake a Pie…Or Not

    Among friends and acquaintances, I am infamously useless in the kitchen. This is due to more than one factor. I’m lazy, first of all. Let’s just get that out of the way. I saw a meme once that said, “I don’t even butter my bread; I consider that cooking.” That…

  • This Gourmet Chocolate is the Perfect Valentine’s Gift

    This Gourmet Chocolate is the Perfect Valentine’s Gift

    If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been in a love affair with chocolate for ages now. I like to tell myself that it’s okay to indulge every now and then. So just in time for Valentine’s Day, I took the liberty of trying out some fancy truffles (so you…

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