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Oatmeal Raisin Muffins
My picky eating daughter asked if we could bake muffins together. We just happen to have the ingredients for these tasty little bites. They’ve made great snacks for us and they keep getting better with each day. My daughter has eaten more than any of us. I don’t mind, they’re healthy [...]
Substitutions Guide
Allspice (1 tsp.) = 1/2 tsp. cinnamon + 1/4 tsp. nutmeg + 1/4 tsp. ground clove
Baking Powder (1 tsp.) = 1/4 tsp. baking soda + 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
Baking Soda (1 tsp.) = 2 tsp double-acting baking powder + replace acidic liquid ingredient in recipe with non-acidic liquid
Balsamic Vinegar = Equal [...]
Carrot, Spinach and Rice Soup
This is an easy, super quick soup that’s healthy, nutritious, kid friendly and easy on the budget.
I felt like making soup for lunch after being inspired by my favorite Italian cookbook, entitled Italian, also known as Italian: The Definitive Professional Guide to Italian Ingredients and Cooking Techniques, Including 300 Step-by-step Recipes. (Shoo, that’s a long [...]
Keeping Cilantro Fresh
Here’s a quick and easy way to keep cilantro fresh until you need it.
First, cut off the dried ends of the stems and discard. Soak cilantro in cool water for 5-10 minutes. Drain the water off and discard old/damaged leaves. Then, give it a couple spins in the salad spinner to remove [...]
Spicy Zucchini and Pasta
This is a quick and easy dinner that my husband and I scarfed down with pure glee. My kids wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole; my son takes his pasta with a traditional red sauce. And my daughter, well, let’s not go there.
This recipe was created only to bring two distinctly [...]
Toasting Black Peppercorns
Right up front, toasting and grinding your own black pepper is worth the effort. It’s super easy and it’s fun, in a food explorer’s sort of way. I KNOW you know what I’m saying.
Now, I’ll be completely honest here. Sometimes I buy & try things I think I need in my cooking, [...]
Peanut Butter and Banana Breakfast
The super easy, simple, breakfast the kids and I have been enjoying this week.
HERE IT IS
2 slices whole wheat toast
2 tablespoons peanut butter
8 banana slices per sandwich
a glass of orange juice
We have had to hurry out the door everyday this week. Making these breakfast sandwiches made it easy to eat on the go [...]
Creamy Soup Surprise
Remember that easy butternut squash chili recipe? It was so GOOD! I made it again the other day, but this time I tried cooking it in the slow cooker. I don't know what I was thinkin'! It's already a quick and easy recipe. The slow cooker was too much. The flavors were still intense [...]
Roasted Roast, Sunday Lunch
This is a really easy, simple dinner recipe, we ate for Sunday lunch.
It was a cold Sunday morning and we slept in. We decided to do what we always do on Sunday mornings; lounge around drinking lattes, reading our favorite blogs. The kids were already glued to the SpongeBob marathon. There was a nice [...]
Great Cooks Community Now Open!
Not to be confused with the Great Cooks BLOGROLL, which is a quick resource list of food bloggers with outstanding food blogs.
Great Cooks Community (GCC) is a social network created solely for food bloggers and food lovers from all walks of life. It's an open membership designed to develop relationships among food writers, food photographers, [...]
I could not disagree more with Oat's opinion on using oak. Oak is the worlds most common wood for ...
"O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
how lovely are your artificially colored branches..." 
