Welcome to Tay’s BiPolar Kitchen!
Tay M.
May 14, 2017
January 8, 2024
Welcome to Tay’s Bipolar Kitchen. Please have a seat at my table. As the name suggests, I have Bipolar II Disorder
Recent Talks
Taysty Tips: Grain, Nut and Seed Meal | Flour Series
Tay M.
April 3, 2023
January 8, 2024
Meals: A Delicious and Nutritious Staple in Many Cuisines Welcome to the beautiful world of grain, nut, and seed meals! This is part 8 and our final part of the flour series. If you’re looking to add some variety and nutrition to your meals, then you’re in the right place.
Taysty Tips: Culinary Starch | Flour Series
Tay M.
March 27, 2023
March 12, 2023
The Versatile Power of Culinary Starch Welcome to part 7 of our flour series. We are discussing culinary starch, an ingredient that is often overlooked but is essential in many of our favorite recipes. From thickening soups and sauces to providing structure in baked goods, culinary starches are the secret
Embracing the Chaos: Healing, Self-Love, and the Octopus-Spaghetti Dance
Tay M.
March 22, 2023
March 24, 2023
Dive into our latest blog post on the messy, beautiful journey of healing and self-love. Embrace the chaos, face challenges head-on, and find beauty in the mess.
Taysty Tips: Specialty Flour | Flour Series
Tay M.
March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023
Discover the Diverse World of Specialty Flours: Beyond All-Purpose Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a curious cook, this guide will introduce you to the different types of specialty flours and their uses, so you can start experimenting in the kitchen and discovering a whole new world of flavor. Specialty
Taysty Tips: Ancient Grain Flour | Flour Series
Tay M.
March 13, 2023
March 12, 2023
Exploring the Nutritional Benefits and Unique Characteristics of Flours Made from Ancient Grains Welcome to part five of my six-part series on flour. We will dip into common, nut, rice, alternative, and specialty flour. However, right now, we’re talking about flour made from ancient grains! Whether you’re looking to create
Taysty Tips: Alternative Flour | Flour Series
Tay M.
March 6, 2023
March 12, 2023
“Mixing it Up: Alternative Flours for a Non-Traditional Baking Adventure” Welcome to part four of my six-part series on flour. We will dip into common, nut, rice, ancient, specialty flour, and flour blends. We’re talking about the wild world of alternative flours! If you’re looking to mix things up in
Taytsy Tips: Rice Flour | Flour Series
Tay M.
February 27, 2023
March 12, 2023
Unleash the Power of Rice: How This Flour is Taking Over the Baking World Welcome to part three of my six-part series on flour. We will dip into common, nut, alternative, ancient, specialty flour, and flour blends. We’re talking about rice flour! Rice flour is a type of flour made
Taysty Tips: Nut Flour | Flour Series
Tay M.
February 20, 2023
March 12, 2023
Nuts About Flour: How Nut Flours are Making Waves in the Baking World Welcome back to my six-part series on flour. We will dip into common, rice, alternative, ancient, specialty flour, and flour blends. This part is 2, and it is all about nut flour. Nut flours, such as almond
Taysty Tips: Common Flour | Flour Series
Tay M.
February 13, 2023
March 12, 2023
Flour: It’s More Than Just Powdery Goodness! Welcome to my six-part series on flour. We will dip into nut, rice, alternative, ancient, specialty flour, and flour blends. First are the common flour types found in most United States grocery stores. Have you ever walked into the baking aisle at the
7 of My Favorite Flavor Combinations
Tay M.
June 27, 2022
January 18, 2024
Why Use Flavor Combinations? My seven favorite flavor combinations serve a specific purpose in my kitchen – to make cooking on the fly easier. They are ingrained into my head and make whipping up a meal effortless. I only have to decide which places I wish to delve into. I
Holiday Depression: Tears On My Pillow
Tay M.
May 9, 2022
May 9, 2022
Holiday Vs. Seasonal Depression Holiday depression happens to more people than most realize, not to be confused with seasonal depression (seasonal affective disorder), which deals
Perspective: A Bird’s Eye View
Tay M.
November 21, 2021
November 29, 2023
How a Change of Perspective Can Effect Understanding I was in Big Lots having a whole out-of-body experience because my imagination jumped up and started
Poached Whole Chicken
Tay M.
November 19, 2021
August 19, 2023
Poached Whole Chicken is juicy and tender with hundred of uses in the culinary world. From soup to quick meals having poached chicken on hand will come in clutch at mealtime. I always have dark, white, and mixed chicken in my freezer. Use the meat in almost any recipe that
Glamour Magazine’s 2021 Community College Women of the Year
Tay M.
November 9, 2021
November 9, 2021
Glamour Community College Women of the Year How it Started It has taken three months for me to sit down and write about July 13,
The Closeness of Friends
Tay M.
October 29, 2021
November 21, 2021
Talking with my boyfriend (an introduction post about him will come once there is more water under that bridge) this morning, I realized how far removed the