One of the first recipes I learned from my grandmother was her cocktail sauce. She loved shrimp but hated bottled cocktail sauce, she always made her own. In a lot of ways, my grandmother influenced my love of food and started me on my real-food journey. She had a large garden and loved to cook….
Love a sweet and tangy French or Catalina salad dressing but hate all the yucky-processed ingredients like me? I came up with a super healthy homemade version that takes just minutes to make! We love having this on Taco Salad, might sound odd but it’s super yummy! Here’s what you need to make my Honey…
O.M.G. Yes, I went and did it. I made healthy marshmallows. And I wish I didn’t, as I’m sitting here eating the “least” pretty ones as I type… I.have.to.stop.eating.marshmallows! Making marshmallows isn’t as complicated as I assumed, I stumbled upon Mommypotamus’s Recipe for Homemade Marshmallows and I just HAD to make them… Of course I had to…
Ok, I’m going to start off my immediately disclosing that I have never had the famous Bang Bang Shrimp at Bonefish Grill. I’ve only had a version of it at a local bar and instantly fell in love with it. After a quick google search, I realized it was so amazingly easy to make at…
Chocolate Milk. Who doesn’t love ice-cold chocolate milk? and let’s not forget spending a cold winter day with a mug of rich and creamy Hot Chocolate!! Or a drizzle of chocolate syrup that turns a plain coffee into a mocha! It’s difficult to find a way to keep such decadent treats in your life, while…
Are their things that you routinely make but don’t really think about how good they are? I’ve been making refrigerator pickles for years and years and years… and I know we like them a lot, however I forgot how much better they are to outsiders!! This past weekend we had some out of town family…
Just because you’re leading a healthier lifestyle, it doesn’t mean that sweet treats are never going to happen again. I have been allowing myself to create and enjoy one sweet treat every Sunday. Now, the treats I allow myself still have to fit into my healthy lifestyle plan but can be just a deacadant as…
Have you seen those large white puff ball mushrooms growing – most of the time they can easily be mistaken for a volleyball 🙂 The giant puffball is a whitish, Styrofoam-like globe as small as a softball or as large as a beach ball, with short, root-like mycelial (fungal) fibers connecting it to the ground. It’s a…
Yes, I get the occasional craving for a sweet treat too! But just because I want something soothing and sweet, doesn’t mean that I abandon my convictions regarding food choices! We planted several tiny apple trees nearly 10 years ago when we bought our house and they are finally producing beautiful apples!! And who doesn’t…
I hated tomato soup until I create this Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe. After making a big batch of this you’ll never want to purchase the processed, unhealthy, canned version at the store again!