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Listeners helped us to welcome Mikki Compton, Residential Instructor at the Texas School for the Blind. She had tips for cooking and healthy eating. So, listeners came with their questions and enjoyed cooking without looking. Sponsored by American Council of the Blind Diabetics in Action Listeners helped us to welcome Mikki Compton, Residential Instructor at … Read more

Casseroles are not just for dinner. You can have casseroles for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert! Who doesn’t love casseroles! Listeners joined us and brought their best casserole recipe to the table.

Making creamy, no-cook mints. Ingredients: • 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese • 1/4 teaspoon mint extract • 2 drops green food coloring, if desired • 4.25 to 4.5 cups powdered sugar super fine or regular granulated sugar for rolling Tools: • Mixer • mixing bowl • candy molds, if desired • waxed paper

Do you want to know about the accessibility features of Android devices? Do you want to know how Android devices are different from Apple devices? Do you want to become more proficient using an Android device? If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, listeners joined us for the iBUG Android Insight open … Read more

Listeners came and talked about the small kitchen appliances they love so much: • Instant Pots • air fryers • slow cookers • and more Listeners shared their favorite appliances, tips, resources, and recipes.

If you enjoy playing games as much as Lucy, listeners joined her for a discussion of what games you can play with your Amazon Echo Device. New games are discussed every time. Listeners were encouraged to bring their own suggestions.

We discussed chapter 26 and 27 in the book, The Unseen Minority: A Social History of Blindness in the United States, by Frances A. Koestler, copyright 1976 and 2004 by the American Foundation for the Blind. The 1976 edition is available in BARD, and the 2004 edition is available on Bookshare. Please email any future … Read more

Making chicken strip salad. Items needed: • Chicken Strips (substitute with Fajita grilled chicken as a healthy alternative) • Lettuce • Broccoli • Cauliflower • Carrots • other vegetables as desired • favorite salad dressing Tools needed: • Oven • cookie sheet or baking pan • cutting board • knife or something to chop vegetables … Read more

Episode Notes Making red velvet sandwich cookies. Ingredients needed: • 2 boxes red velvet cake mix • 4 eggs • 2/3 cup vegetable or canola oil • 1 can cream cheese frosting Join the ACB Cooks email list. Contact ACB Cooks via email. Notes go here

Meka and Cindy welcomed you to join in for another fun Friday night filled with games and laughter.