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 ….
Category: Recipes
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…
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…