My daughters have been in the kitchen this week. They made Onigiri (rice balls). These are really easy and a very tasty side dish. We used some pink salmon which we sauteed in a little  salt and topped with plum sauce. The girls had fun making them into shapes. They started with the traditional triangle [...]

Strawberry season has begun and oh boy it is sweet. We have plans to make lots of jam and freeze some for future use and to just eat some because they are just so yummy!!! What do you like to make with fresh strawberries? Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where [...]

YES! These brownies are gluten free. Two weeks ago I messed up and gave my little Sam a couple of mini cookies that were not gluten free. I take complete responsibility … I am not sure where my head was but it happened. It was Jacob who said: “Mom are those cookies gluten free?” and [...]

This morning I announced to the kids that we will all help prepare and can some carrots! There was a good deal on big, big bags of organic carrots, so I bought one and now there is no way we will eat them all before they go bad so we need to can them. Canning [...]

In my opinion breakfast is one of the boring-est meals of the day. Maybe it is just me but pancakes, waffles (which really are the same thing), eggs, toast, cereal (hot or cold), fruit, and maybe bacon/sausage. Okay now take out the gluten filled items and you are left with a much smaller menu.  Needless [...]

I have not had a chance to write much about my little guy and his Gluten adventures. The bottom line is that it gluten and Sam just do not mix. Looking back Sam has had issues since he first started eating and here it is two years later and I am figuring out what they [...]

Here is a favorite holiday recipe that we like to make! We usually try to make a bunch to give away as gifts. They are so yummy and really are quite easy to do! Enjoy! Ingredients: 3 EGGS 1 tsp BAKING POWDER 1 C SUGAR 1 tsp SALT 3/4 C Flour 2 tsp CINNAMON 2/3 C [...]

We were recently given some lovely fresh lemons as a gift. I wanted to make something special with them so here is what I did, it was so yummy! Recipes from AllRecipe.com Perfect Lemon Curd Ingredients 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup unsalted butter, [...]

See these beautiful Butternut Squash? Our neighbor delivered two of these to us and they were so beautiful AND YUMMY! I love harvest time … I wish we had a bigger garden but it just was not in the cards this year. These beauties were self seeded from last years plants, therefore a lovely surprise [...]

Here we go blog hopping for recipes … yum! I know that I am always looking for new recipes to try. I have included a recipe for Veggie Squares a quick easy recipe to bring to family picnics! Veggie Squares 2 – 8 oz Pillsbury croissant rolls 2 – 8 oz cream cheese 3 tsp [...]