We have six chickens. When I was a girl, growing up in the suburbs of New York City, there is NO WAY, I would have thought that 25 years into the future I’d put those words together. But, I am completely enamored with those girls and even though 14 year old me would have had no interest in them and probably…
Re-invent the wheel? Cooks Illustrated already did with their Gluten Free Flour Blend. When I first began baking gluten free, I was highly discouraged by the available brands of Gluten Free Flour. They either had a funky taste, poor results, lots of additives or were prohibitively expensive. Then, one night I couldn’t sleep and was watching an episode of “America’s Test…
I have a little competitive streak inside of me. It doesn’t make me want to climb mountains or run marathons but what it does do is make me want to make things at home that I could easily buy – my husband lovingly teases. I love the satisfaction of creating my own yogurt, almond butter, homemade marshmallows, or chai tea…
I have a long standing relationship with my slow cooker. Like all relationships, it has had its ups and downs. Truth be told, I was intimidated by it and wasn’t generally thrilled by the results. Then, I became a mom and everything changed. While my kids were really little, I didn’t care about the results. I was really just happy…
This recipe is a little gift from me to you. The second my family smells coconut rice cooking, they all comment on how good it smells or start asking questions about what’s for dinner. It helps them eat whatever else I’m serving with it. And believe you me, I take advantage of that. I probably make it once a week….
Not quite as fancy as they make it seem… Have you seen the article that claims that cheese is as addictive as hard drugs? If you’ve ever seen my family eat a cheese plate, there would be absolutely no disputing it. Its quite disgusting actually. If you only knew what I had to go through to keep the vultures away in…
My husband still weighs exactly what he weighed at his high school graduation. Its more than a little maddening. Especially because he used to eat a full sleeve of Chips Ahoy™ cookies and milk every night. EVERY NIGHT! Then everything changed… I saw the 2012 documentary “Genetic Roulette.” It is about genetically modified organisms (GMO) and how damaging they are…
You know the drill – its late, you sat in traffic, kids are hungry, you don’t really feel like cooking, but like clockwork, these people that live in your house want to eat – every day! Well, you are in luck – I am going to share with you one of my favorite non recipe recipes. I’m calling it Sausage…
Lets face it, as someone with Celiac Disease, there are few social situations that instill fear into our hearts as much as the dreaded POTLUCK! Now, I’ll be honest, I didn’t love potlucks before my diagnosis – I worried about where the food came from, how long it had sat out, who prepared it etc. I also have a weird…
For a long time I’ve been wanting to write more and work on finding my “written voice.” I’m amazing at coming up with excuses for not doing it. Kids, dog, laundry, dinner, and well, The Bachelor isn’t going to watch itself, you get it. I always try to be that friend – the one with the suggestions, ideas and encouragement…
