Healthy grains are all the rage right now (I think? I’m not up on the fads. I think I’m getting old. Kids these days…). I’ve definitely started to experiment with and try out new types in the last year. I think my favorite right now is bulgur, but barley is a close second. It’s close […]
I don’t often like to eat salads (I’d rather eat my veggies cooked vs. raw), but here’s a winter salad that is a twist on the usual green salad. With it’s nice and light, fresh flavors, it will bring you out of your salad rut and relieve some of the doldrums of a long, cold […]
At the beginning of this month we held our first giveaway. And the winner is… Kelsey T. Her prize: a $25 Apple iTunes gift card! Have fun rocking’ out in the kitchen Kelsey! Here’s her entry: “As a foodie, I like to bake more than cook. Just like my life as a scientist, I prefer protocols […]
As promised, here’s the recipe for the slider buns from our post last week, Meatball Sliders. Slider buns are a great food to try out at home, if you’re looking for something new to make. They are fun to shape and cute to boot. They definitely get points for their presentation, whether you make them […]
I love snacks, so any food in mini, bite-size is perfect to me. In fact, my favorite food to eat out is tapas, which Wikipedia defines as “a wide variety of appetizers, or snacks, in Spanish cuisine.” Perfect. Mini foods are also great to serve for parties, as you can make more of them and […]
Once I really got into cooking and baking on my own, one of the things on my to-try list was baking bread from scratch. I love a good loaf of hearty bread, the kind you can cut a thick slice of and smother with softened butter. To be able to recreate something like that with […]
Meatballs. Quintessential part of my sport-playing childhood, a la pasta parties the night before big games/meets to “carbo-load. “While I had plenty of spaghetti and meatballs at these events, I don’t think it was something that my mom made often. So when I decided to try my hand at making homemade meatballs, I didn’t have […]
Do you know how easy it is to make chocolate pudding from scratch? No? Well, I just made some the other day, and you should know that it is incredibly easy (only a few ingredients, with minimal whisking effort) and quick to make (10 minutes of actual work). It’s a perfect night-time snack, when you’ve […]
To combat all the chocolate we’re inundated with around Valentine’s Day (but don’t get me wrong, I love chocolate), here’s a sweet little healthy-ish treat. Banana bread muffins, like banana bread, but ready in half the time! These are especially good as mini muffins – a 1-bite treat, perfect for snacking! Share them with your […]
We’re super excited to share with you an upcoming grand new adventure in our lives! Honeymoon.FirstTimeFoods.com Also, here’s a page about the wedding: TheUnstoppablesGetMarried With Valentine’s day coming up, Love is certainly in the air around here! Thanks for being a part of this and all of our adventures! – RLK & L. Smith :)
Hi! Sorry for the delay with this income report, we’ve been working on at few big things outside of FirstTimeFoods that has kept me busy. One is really big, and the other is EVEN BIGGER. We’ve also been busy working on a few new things here at FTF, namely Our First Giveaway! It’s a chance to win […]
Here is another great appetizer to serve at your next party. Individual finger foods (or snacks, as I would deem them) are always a hit, and these look fancy, to boot. But they’re pretty simple to make. You can whip these tasty little bites in
