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What to Do With Lemons: Raw Lemon Cookie Recipe
February 28, 2010 – 10:53 pm | Comments
What to Do With Lemons: Raw Lemon Cookie Recipe

I wrote earlier about life giving me lemons, and how that’s a GOOD thing. I love lemons! They are beautiful, taste great in and on so many things, and smell amazing. But sometimes, life  (or …

What to Do With Lemons – Lemon Pepper Recipe
February 27, 2010 – 12:36 am | Comments
What to Do With Lemons – Lemon Pepper Recipe

I wrote earlier about life giving me lemons, and how that’s a GOOD thing. I love lemons! They are beautiful, taste great in and on so many things, and smell amazing. But sometimes, life  (or …

How to Make Homemade French Fries
January 22, 2010 – 11:34 am | Comments
How to Make Homemade French Fries

Have you tried to make homemade french fries before, but had them turn out limp, floppy, undercooked, or just WRONG? Me too. That’s why I haven’t tried it much… but I recently read about twice-fried …

How to Roast Red Peppers (and 12 ways to use them)
January 19, 2010 – 10:23 am | Comments
How to Roast Red Peppers (and 12 ways to use them)

Roasting peppers is a simple thing to do, but it seems so “gourmet” that few home cooks even attempt it. When I want roasted peppers though, I don’t generally want to pay $10+ for a …

Pina Colada Pork with Cauliflower Rice
September 18, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
Pina Colada Pork with Cauliflower Rice

This pork turned out SO WELL… I know things are good when my husband can’t even be bothered to take a break from slowly chewing with his eyes rolled back into his head to say, …

Coconut Lime Chicken Soup
September 14, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
Coconut Lime Chicken Soup

I’ve never been a make-soup-from-scratch kind of girl… but I have no idea why not. I loved the idea of homemade soup, and enjoyed it when other people made it, but was somehow scared of …

Zucchini Carrot Nests
September 12, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
Zucchini Carrot Nests

This was a REALLY GOOD IDEA, but slightly poor execution. First I’ll tell you the things I’d change, then I’ll give you the original recipe.
I used too much coconut flour which made the pancakes a …

Carrot Chips – Danger: Addictive
August 31, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
Carrot Chips – Danger: Addictive

So, this amazing girl started posting about her carrot chips and carrot fries… and how gooood they were. And you know what? I wanted some too.
So I thinly sliced some carrots.

And warmed a few tablespoons …

How to Make Hollandaise Sauce
August 29, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
How to Make Hollandaise Sauce

One of the best things in the world is hollandaise sauce. I’m not even kidding. On asparagus, for dipping artichoke leaves, over eggs benedict, or as a sauce for fish (or chicken, or veggies, or …

Braised Chicken with Peppers, Onions, & Tomatoes
August 25, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
Braised Chicken with Peppers, Onions, & Tomatoes

This dish had great flavor but it wasn’t my favorite thing in the world. If I were to make it again, I’d probably sautee the veggies separately and serve them beside the chicken, which I …

Mocha Maple Popsicles
August 21, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
Mocha Maple Popsicles

For these smooth addictive (be careful!) summertime treats, you’ll need:

1/2 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp whole milk
1 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp instant coffee granules
4 Popsicle molds

Although my Popsicles were a little on the …

Cucumber Tomato Summer Salad
August 19, 2009 – 4:00 am | Comments
Cucumber Tomato Summer Salad

If you’re lucky like my friend Shar, your garden is bursting with more cucumbers than you can handle. If you’re unlucky like me, your cucumber plants are dead, but you can still get them at …

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