How to Peel Garlic in Seconds

I hate peeling garlic but I love to use it when I cook. A while back on the radio I heard about a method for peeling garlic that takes mere seconds. Now I don’t have to struggle I just shake. Continue Reading ….

Slow Cooker 3 Bean and Beef Chili, Simply Delicious

Let me first start off by saying I love my slow cooker! We were having friends over for dinner the other night, at the end of a very busy day, and my trusty slow cooker made that possible. I plunked everything in around noon and just let her go. This chili is not too hot…

This Year’s Gluten Free Birthday “Cake”

Some of my children’s friends have a gluten allergy which makes it challenging around birthday time because my kids want to have cake at their parties but don’t want to leave anyone out of enjoying this birthday treat. Last year we decided to make a gluten free four layer birthday “cake” out of gluten free puffed rice…

Cocoa Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Since it’s the holidays I’ve made several batches of Chocolate Chip cookies and have gotten a little bored with the same old cookie. This time I decided to liven things up with some mint. I’ve also added my secret ingredient to keep these cookies super soft and chewy. If you’re in a hurry the full…

How to Make Delicious Chocolate Covered Bacon

Yesterday I saw this tweet which reminded me that i have been dying to make some chocolate covered bacon. I have seen and heard about this amazing delicacy for quite some time now but have never tried it. This was my call to duty.  I hopped to action. Armed only with a half pound of bacon and…

How to make Banana “Ice Cream”

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to get a good deal on a Champion Juicer from Craigslist. Ever since then I’ve been excited to create banana “ice cream” with it. I’d seen this done at our co-op a couple of years ago but that was the only reference I had. So I…

Moist Whole Wheat Carrot Honey Muffins

I have a ton of carrots from our CSA (not so many from our garden) and I’m always trying to do some thing new with them. So far this summer I’ve made meatloaf with carrots, carrot salads, roasted carrots and candied carrots but I haven’t baked them. To this end I came up with a…

The Best Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread Ever

We belong to a CSA and have gotten quite a few GIANT zucchinis so I immediately thought of zucchini bread. I love zucchini bread and for years now I’ve been searching for a good recipe that makes a nice, dense and moist zucchini bread and I’ve finally found it. The ladies over at Divas Can…

Perfect Iced Coffee Using the Cold Brewing Method

I am a huge fan of coffee. I drink several cups a day even during the summer, although I’ve never been much of a fan of iced coffee. I’ve always found iced coffee to be bitter, until now. I came across this article from the San Fancisco Chronicle about cold brewing coffee. It talked about cold brewing…

Super Simple Dessert – Strawberry Sunrise

Whip up this simple dessert in no time! The other night we had just finished dinner and the girls were asking for dessert. Looking around I realized we had some whipping cream, shortbread cookies I had baked the night before and some fresh strawberries from our CSA so in 15 minutes I had a lovely…