Well, I’m going to warn you now.. this isn’t some amazing, life changing recipe… Really it’s nothing special… What’s important here is to understand that even something as simple as rice, needs to be seasoned perfectly in order for your meal to be a success. I hate the thought of the white mass of sticky…
I regularly post recipes using Coconut Sugar and you are probably wondering why I am so fond of coconut sugar, right?? Well I’ve put together a list of 10 reasons I Love Coconut Sugar!! REAL Food – Coconut sugar is a natural sugar derived from the flowers of the coconut trees (cocos nucifera). It’s not highly…
The way you start each day is incredibly important. Whether you’re a mom, a coach, a writer, a small business owner or a yoga teacher, what you do first thing in the morning matters. Your mind may say you have to check emails, take the dog out, get the kids out the door, that you can’t…
Just incase you haven’t had Magic Shell Ice Cream (sometimes called “hard cap”) it’s this magical liquid chocolate that turns hard when drizzled on cold ice cream! It’s the same thing as a chocolate dipped cone you get at your local soft serve ice cream place.. I recommend making up a batch of my All…
I’ve been searching for the perfect ice cream recipe for years.. and have consistently failed. Too hard, Too Icy, Too much cream/eggs to be affordable, etc. Finally I found“Jeni’s Splended Ice Creams at Home” by Jeni Britton Bauer (I recommend it! It’s really an awesome book!!) and made several of her recipes with great success….
How awesome?! I just added, yet another, homemade and really cheap household product to my existing recipe book and it really really works! I run my very cheap dishwasher a lot and I abuse it.. I hate rinsing dishes and this works better than finish or cascade that I’ve used for years!! Dishwasher Detergent Recipe:…
In the summer we cook out as much as possible, either on our gas grill or over an open fire… Here’s one our favorite shrimp recipes… Here’s what you need for the Shrimp/Marinade: 1 pound Raw Wild Caught Shrimp, Peeled and deveined, tails left on if desired (I typically buy 31-40 count) 3 Large cloves of…
These Margarita Shrimp are excellent grilled and would awesome for a summer BBQ! I like to marinate my shrimp for a couple hours then skewer them (makes grilling them easier).. and don’t over cook them! Once your shrimp turn opaque pink they are done! Here’s what you need to make my Margarita Shrimp: 1 pound…
I’ve been making my own corn tortillas (click HERE for my original recipe for Corn Tortillas) for a while now, I’ll never-ever buy them again.. it’s so easy and they taste so much better! (Not to mention you are in complete control of the ingredients and can make sure they are all organic/non-GMO) These Cilantro…
Growing up my Grandma Elsie at copious amounts of organ meats.. but I never even tried them. I was just a scared kid. Now at 35, I’m wishing I had learned more of her offal cooking techniques (she was an amazing, old fashioned, cook). I started cooking chicken gizzards at the request of my hubby….
You can easily make your own Fresh Mint Extract! It’s so easy, you’ll never have to buy it again! And it’s a great way to preserve all the mint your garden will be growing this summer. Here’s what you need: Fresh Mint Leaves Vodka, preferably Organic Jar/bottle with tight fitting lid For each 1/2 pint…
One of the worst parts of gardening is weeding! And this being our 13th year as gardeners we’ve tried everything to simplify and minimize the garden weeding. We transitioned to raised garden beds early on, I think it’s been about 10 years now.. we’ll never-ever go back to a traditional in the ground garden…..