Move Over Kale: Cauliflower is the New Trend in Veggies
Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable that can be eaten raw, cooked in soups or dishes or even used as a thickening agent in place of flour or potatoes. Mashed cauliflower is now being served in place...
View ArticleHealthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
My husband has been pestering me lately to make him cookies. I don’t tend to do a lot of baking since I follow the Paleo diet. I find a big pile of cookies to be a bit of a temptation some days. The...
View ArticleApril Fool’s Day Dinner: Meatloaf Cake
Do you like playing April Fool’s jokes on people? This is a fun recipe to serve for dessert (or better yet – make it on a day when no one would expect, like a birthday in August!) This meatloaf cake...
View ArticleDitch the Winter Weight With Fresh Spring Salads
Spring has sprung. And although the east and midwest are still digging themselves out from all the snow they got this year, strawberries and other early fruits are starting to produce. We find...
View ArticleGluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Ever since my daughter was diagnosed with gluten intolerance years ago, I have struggled with finding gluten-free snacks that she enjoys. If you have ever tried gluten-free baked goods, you’ll know...
View ArticleBetcha Can’t Eat Just One: Cinnamon Caramel Bars
Cinnamon is well known as a spice, sprinkled on toast and lattes. But extracts from the bark of the cinnamon tree have also been used traditionally as medicine throughout the world. Benefits of...
View ArticleEnglish Muffins From Scratch – Well Worth the Wait
I used to make my own bread. You know, in those bread machines where you threw in all the ingredients, plugged it in and let it do all the work? The bread was amazing when it turned out the way it was...
View ArticleChocolate Chips: Make a Treat at Any Time!
I can’t believe I missed national chocolate chip day which was the 15th of this month. Better late than never, I put together a couple of different ways, other than a cookie, to use chocolate chips....
View ArticleChia Seeds – Now Your Pet is Considered a Healthy Food!
Chia seeds are the latest buzz in the health food craze because they are a great source of healthy omega-3 fats and fiber. Chia seeds can easily replace poppy seeds in any recipe as they are similar in...
View ArticleHot and Cold: Quick Summer Pasta Dishes
Due to the heat – and our desire to continue fitting into our favorite bathing suit – we all like light meals for the summer. Here are a couple of pasta dishes you can prepare quickly, for a side...
View ArticleNot Just for Breakfast: Cinnamon Roll Cake & Pancakes
This is, by far, the best dessert I have made in a long time, combining a moist cake with cinnamon roll flavors. But to make me feel better, I actually cut up a strawberry so I felt like I was making...
View ArticleEasy to Make Jams with Natural Fruit Pectin
Summertime to me always means getting fresh fruit to make jams. Years ago, I used the canning method which was very time-consuming. Then I learned to make freezer jam. It was much easier, but my...
View ArticleGoing Green Recipes: Green Soup
Even during the heat of the summer, these “green” soup recipes are easy to whip up without too much heat in the kitchen! They’re extremely tasty and perfect for lunch or dinner, hot or cold. And the...
View ArticleMust Try: Gluten Free Pizza Recipe
Gluten allergy? Celiac disease? People with allergies tend to stick to the same ole food that they started their special-needs diet with. But there are so many recipes available online to try. Branch...
View ArticleEnjoy Summer Fruit: Blackberry Bramble & Mozzarella Nectarine Snack
Summer is almost over but you still have time to indulge in the late summer fruits and vegetables. The farmer’s market will be filled with fruits like peaches, nectarines, blueberries, blackberries and...
View ArticleHow to Make Naturally Purple Applesauce
Every fall, I head out to one of the “pick your own apple” places. In my area of Vermont there are many apple orchards that allow you to pick your own apples from the ground (drops) or from the tree....
View ArticleGet Corny: End of Summer Corn Recipes
I was searching the web for corn recipes because the end of the corn season is almost upon us. I stumbled across this corn salad recipe by Mona Talbott, a chef with more than 25 years in the culinary...
View ArticleFinger Food Football Fare – Pizza with a Flare!
Football season is upon us and tailgating is a large part of those games. As a tailgater, I find that finger food is so much easier to eat than something that requires a fork or spoon, since you are...
View ArticleBarbecue Sauces Not Out of a Bottle? Who Knew!
I have always used barbecue sauce from a bottle purchased at the store. The red colored one. But recently I went to a friend’s house and had the most delicious pork with a tangy, vinegar-flavored...
View ArticleMake Your Own Delicious Caramel Popcorn Recipe
As I look out my window today, the leaves are changing colors on the trees in the yard. We actually got our first frost last night here in Vermont. It’s a bit early for the changing season but cooler...
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