Category: Recipe

Why are these noodles so saintly? Must be because the Japanese just have some of their food so elegantly served that you can’t go wrong.  The little ribbons around each portion are even decorative. This Japanese wheat noodle recipe on a scale of 1 to 10 is about a 7. Yes, wish I could rate…

My boyfriend was a professional chef and always bringing home ingredients I have never purchased before. One of the easiest and truly delightful items were the beautiful shrimp and veggie rice paper rolls he made. Honestly, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is almost more difficult. So I encourage many of you if you have…

Can I just tell you that whenever I see easy, breezy bread I get a little nervous? Rightfully so, as yeast and certain ingredients do need special time to mature. DON’T we all to become better humanoids or in the case for bread, mouth watering quick and easy shouldn’t be in the same sentence.

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It is time for a new month. And with it some new recipes. I love cucumbers and the watery juice that comes from them. It is so refreshing on a hot summer day. I loved this recipe and want to share it but it would have been a great valentine dish to have fixed. Pourquoi??…

Snagged this idea from www.Tastespotting.com (oh, how unusual Kathleen) and it is a great way to serve Potatoes. Soooo easy. I love potatoes, especially if they are easy, aren’t loaded with too many extras and are as healthy and natural as possible. Remember, buy local whenever you can. 

(PLUS, there is a movement coming up…

What’s not to love about lemons? Today, a noteworthy honorable mention for the lemon tree. The Lemon tree even has a song derived for it’s dual personality. And one of the things I miss most about my backyard is my magnificent lemon tree. Lemon oils have so many uses that I could go on for…

First of all, can I tell you I tried these for the first time at a great cafe in McKenna, Washington? Liquid Soul uses absolutely no sugar in almost all of their pastries and pies. It is truly incredible. So, I needed to try to make these myself and found them on the web.  Believe…

I love quiche. I just absolutely love quiche. It is my comfort food for sure. My girlfriend has her own chickens and said they had eggs “coming out of their ears.” (See where this is going!) So, Tracy delivered the eggs and I had to brush up on my quiche perfection. Such sunny warm weather…

Looking for some simple biscuits that will go with a nice hearty stew, soup or gravy? This is so so easy, you can’t go wrong. I made these the other day when I had some beer left over from a party. I don’t drink beer at all, and the days of my sister and I…

Sticking with my quest for cutting out sugar and substituting other healthy alternatives, made me try this recipe I found on Tastespotting.com (Gosh I just LOVE this site) by “The Bake-Off Flunkie” blogger.  I too did my usual tweaking to the recipe and found that this was awesome, utterly awesome right out of the oven.…

Have you ever wanted to cut down on your sugar but not really eliminate your sweet tooth?  I took the applesauce challenge and decided to see how far I could push the envelope substituting it for sugar.  Well….ok rather cutting down the sugar amounts. I have had some major cooking crashes where I substituted or…

First of all, let’s just say this is hands down the best soup I have made in awhile. And I love making soup all year long. “In Jennie’s Kitchen” blog is where I snagged this recipe, actually the Tastespotting site with her secret ingredient. I had been looking for a vegetarian Onion Soup and….well you…

I used to bake bread a lot. But I could devour it too quickly when it took a lot to make. So in wanting fresh out of the oven bread, and not happy with my bread machine, decided to look a little harder for a good recommendation. This recipe I found on www.tastespotting.com from “what…

I just love apples.  Growing up, my mom made an applesauce cake that was just perfect for teaching us how to cook. It was simple and healthy. Recently I had  a craving for something sweet but wanted it to be very healthy. So, I took the recipe and tweaked it a bit for Sugar’s sake.…