Food and Cooking – Empish J. Thomas

Create Some Jack-o’-lantern Magic by Carving Your Own Pumpkin in the Dark

Oct 25, 2023

—

by

in Art and Culture, Food and Cooking, Special Observations

Blind Disability Drawing Holiday Kitchen Low Vision Visual Impaired

National Pumpkin Day As a young child I participated in many activities for Halloween. I wore a costume and went trick-or-treating. I watched the iconic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” TV special. And like most kids I ate too much candy! However, making a jack-o’-lantern was not apart of this scary holiday ritual. Then…

Online Grocery Shopping Improved Since Beginning of Pandemic

Aug 5, 2023

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Technology

accessibility Adaptive Technology Blind Disability Eating Food Delivery Groceries Kitchen Low Vision Visual Impaired

In April 2020, I wrote a post about my struggles with online grocery shopping. How I was mostly having problems with product availability. This was the very beginning of the pandemic where many people were jumping onboard the online grocery shopping train. Here’s the issue. I was pushed out. See, I had already been riding…

No Paper Or Plastic. Instead I Use Earth Bags for Grocery Shopping

Apr 22, 2023

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Special Observations

Blind Disability Eating Groceries Holiday Kitchen Low Vision Transportation Travel Visual Impaired

I haven’t gone totally and completely green. Rather opting for simple and small changes to help the planet. One adjustment that is now a routine part of my life is using reusable grocery bags, or what I call earth bags. I made this major modification several years ago and now it is a no brainer.…

Mamma Always Said Eat Your Veggies. Here’s How to Fill Your Plate and Make Her Proud

Jun 16, 2022

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Health and Wellness, Special Observations

Appliances Dining Out Eating Holiday Kitchen Menu Recipe

Do you remember as a child when mama told you to eat your vegetables? Perhaps it was broccoli, green beans, cabbage, spinach, Brussels sprouts. Or in my case those horrible canned red beets and raw radishes! Yuck! Maybe you would dutifully eat them, as mama said, wanting to be the good little child. Hoping later…

You Butter Believe It, I’m Celebrating National Popcorn Day

Jan 19, 2022

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Entertainment, Food and Cooking, Special Observations

Appliances Audio Description Eating Film and Television Holiday Kitchen Movies

My Childhood Popcorn Memories Popcorn has been one of my most favorite snacks since I was a little kid. I remember growing up and my mom popping kernels of it over the stove. She would dawn oven mittens and shake the covered pot from left to right. I could hear the kernels rattling in the…

5 Microwave Cooking Hacks to Put the Ho Ho Ho in Your Holidays

Dec 16, 2021

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Special Observations

Blind Disability Eating Holiday Kitchen Menu Recipe Visual Impaired

Mostly Use Gas Stove I use the microwave mostly for heating foods but not for cooking. It comes in handy for warming up a nice mug of coco during these cold winter months. Or reheating leftovers and popping my all-time favorite snack, a buttery bag of popcorn, to munch on while watching an audio described…

Watermelon is My Favorite Summertime Food

Aug 3, 2021

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Health and Wellness, Special Observations

Blind Disability Eating Holiday Kitchen Menu Recipe Visual Impaired

Watermelon and Summertime Although today is National Watermelon Day eating watermelon has always been a part of my life. Ever since I was a little girl growing up in Texas these melons were constantly there during the summer months. My parents would buy these long, huge and heavy green fruits. Slice them up and place…

Going Meatless with Tofu Taco Night

Jun 5, 2021

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Health and Wellness

Eating Kitchen Menu Recipe

I love tacos! Chicken tacos. Shrimp tacos. Ground turkey tacos. Fish tacos. Hard shell tacos. Soft shell tacos. Even tacos with just rice, beans and cheese. Or better yet a taco salad. Now, you get the point on how much I love tacos. I decided recently to start adding more plant-based foods in my life…

Being a Vegan is not Just for White Folks Only

Apr 10, 2021

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Health and Wellness

Audio Description Blind Dining Out Disability Eating Kitchen Menu Movies Recipe Visual Impaired

I recently made some changes to my meal plan and have moved more into a plant-based diet. This change surprisingly has not been too hard because fruits and vegetables are my jam. Even before I started working from home, I would take a salad to work just about every day for lunch. It would be…

Adding Some Spice to My Life with a Little Braille

Jan 26, 2021

—

by

Empish

in Daily Living, Food and Cooking, Health and Wellness, Special Observations, Technology

accessibility Adaptive Technology Blind Disability Eating Holiday Kitchen Recipe Visual Impaired

January is Braille Literacy Month I would be remiss to let this month go by and not talk about braille. Although I use it sparingly it is a part of my everyday life and this month is Braille Literacy Month. This is also the birthday month of its inventor, Louis Braille. In my very first…

Category: Food and Cooking