No one in our household has a wheat allergy, but I have a couple of friends who are on strict gluten-free diets (one of them lives in Italy. Can you imagine eating gluten-free in the land of pasta?) When my WonderMill grain mill arrived, I decided to try baking a gluten-free treat just to see [...]
At McCormick.com, you can bring spring inspiration to life through their new “My Look Book” feature. It’s easy to collect and organize ideas with this personalized digital scrapbooks. I added the Easy Layered Salad, Lasagna Formaggio, and Red Velvet Cheesecake to my Look Book, but decided to make these Lemon Cheesecake Bars as a special [...]
I”m constantly looking for creative ways to keep my iron levels up during pregnancy. Oysters will do the trick just like chicken livers, but my favorite way to eat oysters is raw on the half shell. No can do with a baby on the way! Here’s a simple way to enjoy baked oysters instead that [...]
These days it’s difficult enough to put dinner on the table each night much less a made-from-scratch dessert to accompany it. My motto for the past couple of years has been “if you have to stir something then it’s homemade.” If you have small children at home I urge to you embrace that motto too [...]
Mini S’mores Cheesecakes – Yield 18 Crust 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 stick melted butter Filling 1 1/2 8oz packages softened cream cheese 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 cup miniature marshmallows 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips Topping 1/2 cup miniature [...]
For me, winter is the time that I most enjoy comfort food. That doesn’t mean what’s comforting has to be unhealthy though. These nutritious Pork and Mushroom Quesadillas were a big hit with the whole family. Ingredients: 12 ounces pork cutlets, pounded 1/4-inch thick 1/4 cup olive oil with garlic, OR olive oil, divided salt [...]
These Indian Pork kabobs wound up being my favorite of the pork series so far. Hubs too! It’s the first time I’ve worked with curry powder and I’m definitely hooked. Ingredients 1 bone-in sirloin pork roast, about 4 pounds, boned and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes 2 large red bell peppers, seeded, deribbed, and cut [...]
I purchase the canned ingredients for this Chicken Tortilla Soup on sale and keep them on hand for nights that I don’t have time to cook. It’s almost as easy as throwing a frozen pizza in the oven, but tastier, heartier, and certainly goes a lot further. The recipe is easy to double for a [...]
Braised Pork with Peppers and Onions Ingredients: 4 boneless pork loin chops, about 1-inch thick, trimmed 2 teaspoons olive oil Salt and black pepper 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 small red bell peppers, or yellow bell peppers, quartered and cut into 1/4-inch slices (I used a large green bell pepper since it was cheaper) 1 [...]
Fresh Cranberries went BOGO at Publix a couple of weeks ago and so I decided to try some cranberry scones. If you are short on time or just plain lazy like me, use baking mix and whipped topping to have your scones on the table in a jif. Note that these scones are not very [...]
