My daughter discovered these cookies while at her art class, and begged for the recipe. Her teacher’s wife was gracious and shared it with us, and I am sharing it with you… with one or two modifications. 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil 1/2 cup milk (or a nut milk) 1/2 cup [...]

I still remember my first experience with tapenade. It was in Phoenix, AZ, at a little restaurant called Mamma Mia’s near my office. They brought out some fresh bread with olive oil… with stuff in it. I had no idea what it was… but it was sooo good. And now I know that it is [...]

Hummus is one of those foods that most people either love or hate. Those that hate it often do so because the only hummus they have had is so bland and flavorless! I now offer you a hummus that has plenty of flavor, and a wonderful texture. And it’s so easy. Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas [...]

1-1/2 cups sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 2 cups grated zucchini 3 tsp. vanilla 3 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. baking powder 3 tsp. cinnamon pinch of salt 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) Preheat oven to 325F. Combine the first 5 ingredients (wet) in a mixing bowl.  Sift together the [...]

If you aren’t Norwegian – or know someone who is – you may have never heard of lefse, but if you have, you know that this is a tasty treat that goes with both sweet and savory. Lefse can best be described as a Norwegian flat bread, not unlike tortillas. It is often made with [...]

Today is a snow day… no school and 6+ inches of snow, with more falling every second.  So, we have been hunkered down with no way to go anywhere we wanted to today (I did plan to go buy some snow boots today!  I guess I’m a day late!) Lunchtime rolled around and Mo decided [...]

The end of Summer is here, and if you planted it in your garden – and the slugs didn’t eat it all – you may just have a plethora of zucchini lying around waiting to go bad.  What to do? Make muffins. Well, you can make bread if you want to, but the muffins seem [...]

I received an email feed from Smitten Kitchen the other day with something utterly delectable… a photo of food that instantaneously caused your mouth to salivate in anticipation of taking a bite of something that is on the other side of the country. Cruelty, plain and simple. What was this photograph? Bourbon Peach Hand Pies. [...]

There are many schools of thought about how many snacks are OK to eat and how often to eat them. Snacking has long been thought to be a bad thing. If, like me, you disagree and feel that snacking is the best way to avoid overeating keep reading.  Whether you are trying to maintain their [...]

After buying a bushel of apples, I needed to find things to do with them. So, I turned to the trusty internet to find a proper recipe for applesauce… After not really finding ANY that didn’t require using a food mill (which I don’t have) I decided to try it and see if it was [...]