tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82959681108341461352026-05-29T14:07:57.068-05:00My Foodie BlogMy Foodie BlogTreathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-23260041808451475122026-05-29T13:46:51.469-05:002026-05-29T14:07:57.068-05:00How Napa Cabbage Took Over Asia: A Delicious History You Probably Didn’t KnowDo you like Napa cabbage? I do NOW! Do you know its food history? I do NOW!Growing up, my mom only cooked green cabbage. Then, when I left home, I discovered the wonderful varieties of cabbage, like red cabbage, bok choy, baby bok choy, napa cabbage, and more. I also discovered that I love all kinds of cabbage, whether cooked or raw. No doubt they're loaded with all kinds of nutrients,Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-42977363898752626122026-05-21T12:58:11.454-05:002026-05-21T12:58:11.481-05:00Celebrating International Tea Day! (Round-Up)Today
is May 21st, and tea lovers around the world are
celebrating. Even though I am a loyal coffee lover, tea holds a
special place in my heart because of my big sister. He made the tea
in the world. Iced tea or hot tea, whenever we spent time together,
tea was her drink of choice. I was so happy to be spending time with her that I drank the tea anyway, whether it was hot or cold. My Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-54900421989334441622026-05-20T15:14:27.808-05:002026-05-20T15:14:27.832-05:00Food Blog Spotlight : How to Cook Italian : Easy Recipes from CiaoFlorentina
Many
people love Italian food. Although my late husband said he didn't. Even
though he watched and sometimes recorded the cooking shows of Lidia
Bastianich. When we subscribed to cable TV, he rarely missed an episode of Giada De Laurentiis.
(O.o)
Image Credit: Italian Food Map, Food Regions of Italy, by Nancy Nikko
I
heart most things Italian, with food being at the top Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-69897396391579281712026-05-11T13:22:00.000-05:002026-05-11T13:22:20.155-05:00Round Up! Random Foodie Finds: Recipes and Healthy Eating TipsWhen this foodie blog was started back in 2016, I made it clear that "its purpose is to share food finds for food lovers, recipes, cooking tips, and all things foodie!"
Staying true to the purpose, it's been almost 10 years, and as they say: Time flies when you're having fun! This blog post includes recipes to encourage you to eat your fruits and veggies and a link to an informative Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-60680683372535060142026-05-11T12:32:00.003-05:002026-05-11T13:00:01.527-05:00Six (6)Trendy Recipes For a Quick Weeknight Dinner | Have Fun with ChatGPT I used to watch cooking shows for meal ideas. But today I experimented with the Free ChatGPT tool, and it generated six (6) easy recipes. I am very pleased with the results. Hope my blog visitors are too! (P.S. You might want to write them down. Most things are digital these days, but sometimes technology doesn't work. Also, you could give them to a friendTreathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-90316713743894740542026-05-02T19:39:00.001-05:002026-05-02T19:39:15.148-05:00What is Best to Plant in May for a Bountiful Summer Harvest: Herbs (Part 3 of 3) This is the last post in our 3-part series discussing the best vegetables, fruits, and herbs to plant during the month of May. Hope you have enjoyed Part 1 and Part 2 of this content.Art generated using the free CoPilot art toolHerbs to Plant in MayHerbs adore warm weather and grow quickly, making them perfect for
May planting.BASIL
Harvest window: Late June onward;
pinch Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-90882000737775493032026-05-02T09:20:00.003-05:002026-05-03T09:04:55.737-05:00What is Best to Plant in May for a Bountiful Summer Harvest: Fruits (Part 2 of 3)Continuing from Part 1, where we discussed the best Vegetables to plant during the month of May. Below is Part 2 of 3: Fruit.Art generated using the free CoPilot art tool.Best Fruits to Plant in MaySome fruits take longer to establish, but May is still a great
time to get them started.🍓Strawberries (everbearing or day-neutral)
Why plant in May:
They settle in quickly and canTreathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-42482855312532294682026-05-01T22:56:00.003-05:002026-05-03T09:03:32.116-05:00What is Best to Plant in May for a Bountiful Summer Harvest: Vegetables (Part 1 of 3)May is prime planting season for warm-weather crops,
and if you choose the right fruits, vegetables, and herbs, you can
enjoy harvests from late June through early fall.
May is a gardener’s sweet spot: warm soil, long days, and the
promise of a generous summer harvest. But beyond the practical
benefits, many of the fruits, vegetables, and herbs we plant today
have deep roots in Biblical Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-41842948437900514462026-05-01T15:48:57.904-05:002026-05-14T00:33:59.829-05:00World Cuisine – French Appetizers: Eat Like the French
Eat like zee French!! Better yet. Just eat the appetizers.
Have you been tasked with meal planning and preparation for the holidays?
My advice to you? Eat like they do in France.
Michey LM is a fellow freelance writer, and the information contained in an article she published inspired this “two cents”. She has chosen to unpublish her content; however, learning about this delicious cuisine Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-91361023438004431592026-04-29T13:36:00.002-05:002026-04-29T13:39:39.793-05:00Spice Spotlight: CinnamonI can smell nutmeg, apples, and cinnamon.
I can sprinkle a little powdered pumpkin spice or a dash of plain old cinnamon in my morning cup of coffee.
For an evening meal, I can enjoy a hearty bowl of butternut squash soup or cook up a stew chock-full of root vegetables and meat, made with that special secret ingredient: cinnamon.
In the United States, people associate cinnamon with the Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-81795139996835430312026-04-28T22:12:00.000-05:002026-04-28T22:12:49.363-05:00Do You Have a Favorite Summer Fruit and Do You Like Popsicles?Don't you love it when you're listening to the weather forecast and they announce when the first day of a season will begin? I do.
Even though spring is my favorite season, I get excited when they announce that summer will begin. Summertime means summer fruit!Summer fruit just brings out everyone’s inner foodie, doesn’t it? One person is Team juicy‑watermelon‑drip‑down‑your‑arm, anotherTreathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-56442414702647054332026-04-28T21:50:00.001-05:002026-04-28T21:50:45.952-05:0010 Best Spices For Healthy Cooking by Matthew Kaplan (Guest Post)Matthew Kaplan is an Editor for FaveDiets.com (now called RecipeLion), a popular online resource for healthy recipes and healthy cooking tips.
FaveDiets.com is now called FaveHealthyRecipes, and it is still a fantastic place for lots of healthy cooking recipes to help you! The article presented below is available for publication and use by anyone.
**Salt didn't make Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-50988353216277495102026-04-23T16:35:00.004-05:002026-04-23T16:37:36.301-05:00Irresistible Fun Food: Serve It ‘Au Gratin’ Style (Lots of Recipe-Sharing)Gratiner is a French verb. In French cooking, you sprinkle bread crumbs and/or grated cheese on top of whatever is in the dish, and it’s yummy!Gratiner is a French verb. In English, it means “to brown”. In French cooking, you sprinkle bread crumbs and/or grated cheese on top of whatever is in the dish, stick it in the oven, and brown the top. When you take the dish out of the oven and bring it toTreathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-27508564297734008552026-04-23T15:26:00.000-05:002026-04-23T15:26:14.774-05:00Dates, Olives, and Barley: Ancient Staples With Modern Culinary Power (Includes Recipe Suggestions)Did you enjoy my previous post? Grapes, Figs, and Pomegranates: Ancient Fruits With Timeless Flavor (Includes Recipe Suggestions). If so, you'll probably like this one too.AI-art created using a free toolINTRO: Dates, olives, and barley are three of the most enduring foods of
the ancient Near East—nutrient-dense, culturally significant,
and deeply rooted in biblical history. Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-90733131320765620222026-04-20T19:10:00.000-05:002026-04-20T19:10:45.681-05:00Grapes, Figs, and Pomegranates: Ancient Fruits With Timeless Flavor (Includes Recipe Suggestions)INTRO: Long before they appeared in charcuterie boards, artisanal jams,
and antioxidant-packed juices, grapes, figs, and pomegranates
were fruits of deep cultural meaning. In the Hebrew Bible, these
three crops were among the produce brought back by the Israelite
spies sent to scout the land of Canaan—a land described as “flowing
with milk and honey.” Their presence signaled abundance, Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-24532322197006862422026-04-15T20:44:00.000-05:002026-04-15T20:44:32.479-05:00Lena's Culinary Delights: Making Broth from Black Chicken (Reblog)So happy to reshare the link to this content from a fellow foodie and blogger. Lena and I have been online friends for so long, I stopped counting the years. In this
blog post, she said she discovered black chicken (aka silkie chicken) at
a local Chinese supermarket and bought one to make broth for her
mother’s friend. There's no way the friend could not be impressed.
LOL. 😊Lena's Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-75669242508710108932026-04-12T21:08:00.000-05:002026-04-12T21:08:07.592-05:00Strawberries or Blueberries? Pineberry or Pink Lemonade? Let’s DecideLife is full of difficult decisions. Especially when it comes to gardening choices. Tomatoes or peppers? Herbs
or flowers? Raised beds or containers? 'But choosing between berries? YUM! What a delicious dilemma. 🍓🫐As if it isn't hard enough to choose between growing strawberries or blueberries. Would you believe there are these two exquisitely delicious variations of Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-71459448161196038622026-04-03T16:06:00.000-05:002026-04-03T16:06:12.114-05:00Matcha Tea is Body Fuel: Nutrition Trends: 2015 and Beyond!
Nutrition Trends That Continue to
Power an Era of Wellness
The wellness world has evolved dramatically since 2015, but one
idea has only grown stronger: food is fuel. Today’s
consumers aren’t just eating to survive — they’re eating to
perform, focus, recover, and age well.
From Austin, Texas — still one of America’s fittest cities —
to global wellness hubs, people are choosing foods that Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-625475902520441622026-03-30T21:40:00.001-05:002026-03-30T21:41:35.996-05:00Cheesecake: A Slice of Heaven, Joy, and Pure DelightCheesecake heaven ... delight ... joy ... dressed up or plain. No matter. It's the best dessert on the planet!! Happy for any excuse to enjoy a piece of cheesecake! 😊
FUN FACT: Cheesecake is truly the food of love, and we can thank the Greeks. DID YOU KNOW? The Greek physician Aegimus wrote a book on making cheesecakes in the 5th century AD, and the oldest written Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-70796724230593340202026-03-23T05:18:00.000-05:002026-03-23T05:18:23.440-05:00Spices in Filipino Cuisine by Carlo Villamayor (Guest Post)It's no secret that Filipino cuisine is one of the best in the world.Like any good food, Filipino cuisine has to have its secrets. Few people have really mastered authentic Filipino food, not the washed-down fare you get in fast foods and diners, but real, home-made native dishes. Although most of us can whip up something when we need to, it can be hard to capture that distinct FilipinoTreathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-72654069568825833902026-03-17T15:51:00.001-05:002026-03-18T15:52:49.989-05:00Quick Intro to Global Cuisine: Dinner Ideas: Chicken and Rice - Persian Style (And More Recipe Variations)
Got rice? Got chicken? Let's do this!
Many cultures have a chicken and rice recipe. It's a universal comfort food combination found all over the world. A recipe that I really like is "Chicken and Rice - Persian Style". It's the saffron spice and the dried cherries that make this rice super good!!
Persian Sour Cherry Saffron Rice (Polow)
This Steamy Kitchen recipe Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-56874918560718201352026-03-13T14:29:00.001-05:002026-03-13T14:33:39.248-05:00Foodie Friday: Flavors of the African ContinentThe African continent is a vast tapestry of culinary traditions
shaped by geography, history, and vibrant cultural exchange.From the
aromatic spice blends of North Africa—where cumin, coriander, and
saffron perfume slow-cooked tagines—to the bold, pepper-driven
stews of West Africa, each region tells its own story through food.
East Africa brings its own rhythm with dishes like injera,
Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-21696879715904495022026-03-09T20:25:00.000-05:002026-03-09T20:25:54.010-05:00It's March! Time to Celebrate Irish Food!It's March! March is Irish-American Heritage Month.Wishing you a happy holiday in advance.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
A
Journey Through Irish Food in Ireland and America
Irish
cuisine has always been a bit like Ireland itself — humble on the
surface, but full of stories, surprises, and a quiet resilience that
sneaks up on you. When Irish immigrants crossed the Atlantic, they
Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-65504946439609553532026-02-27T21:46:00.000-06:002026-02-27T21:46:02.486-06:00Foodie Friday : Experience the Joy of SalsaThere was once a time when the recipe for fresh salsa was simply diced tomatoes, onions, green bell peppers, lime juice, red pepper or a jalapeno pepper, salt to taste (cilantro, optional). I love salsa! It's a fun way to eat your fruits and veggies.Image creditSalsa isn’t just a condiment—it’s a celebration in a bowl.Several years back, I moved into a new neighborhood and was at the local Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8295968110834146135.post-20215602416323753692026-02-27T18:05:00.001-06:002026-02-27T18:09:34.146-06:00Spiced Orange Saffron Warm drink | Drink Recipes from Chitra's Healthy Kitchen (Reblog)Chitra’s Healthy Kitchen is a warm, inviting space that celebrates wholesome cooking with vibrant, nourishing recipes drawn from a wide range of global and Indian traditions. The blog’s thoughtful explanations and colorful dishes make healthy eating feel joyful and accessible, all while showcasing Chitra’s genuine passion for sharing good food. It’s the kind of place that inspires you to try Treathyl Fox aka cmoneyspinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189784640040376567noreply@blogger.com0