Food

Winco had corn on the cob on sale 10/$1 so I bought 40 ears to freeze. Frozen corn is so much tastier than canned! I had some left over from before, so I did 45 ears of corn in about an hour – not bad! Blanch corn for 5 minutes – I had 2 pots […]

I’ve heard that sprouted wheat is like 500 times more nutritious than actual wheat, and wheat is one of the healthiest foods on the planet, so talk about super food! I have a recipe for wheat bread using sprouted wheat as an add in and my first time sprouting was a wild success! I’m hoping […]

Cantaloupe is one of my favorite summer fruits, but cutting cantaloupe is kind of a pain. At least the old way – I used to cut it in half, scoop out the seeds, cut each half into 6-8 slices, and cut the rind off each slice. That’s the loong way! How To Cut A Cantaloupe: The […]

These cookies taste just like bakery cookies –  Take them to a neighbor quick or you’ll eat them all! THICK AND CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES an America’s Test Kitchen recipe 2 c. + 2 T. all-purpose flour 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 12 T. butter, melted and cooled 1 c. packed brown sugar […]

I came across this FABULOUS cream cheese frosting recipe in my America’s Test Kitchen Family Baking cookbook and I haven’t made anything else since. It is especially to-die-for on cinnamon rolls and sugar cookies but not so great on chocolate cake for some reason. (I used it for Gus’s caterpillar cupcake cake and it tasted […]

After Elliot’s dinosaur birthday cake, I knew I wanted to do a caterpillar for Gus’s first birthday (which was yesterday). I was sick last week and therefore didn’t plan anything before 2:00 the day off so had to throw everything together at the last minute. This is how it turned out, and for no planning […]

I checked out Eat This, Not That! from the library a few weeks ago, and WOWEE I learned some interesting things about the food I’ve been eating. (I think we’ll be having a giveaway of the book soon too!) I considered myself to be a pretty “healthy” eater – I make from scratch almost everything […]

Since we’ve been spending so much time at Thanksgiving Point’s Museum of Ancient Life, Elliot is totally into dinosaurs and so we’ve been planning on having dinosaur birthday cake for a while. I love how it turned out, and it was super easy to make. Here are some basic instructions: Using a chocolate cake mix, […]

I love to use this muffin recipe and make mini loafs. This recipe from the America’s Test Kitchen Baking Book is THE BEST recipe I have come across, so here you go! Blueberry Muffin Bread Recipe 3 c. all-purpose flour 1 c. sugar 1 T. baking powder 1/2 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt 1 […]

Combining food with crafts is the perfect project, especially when the food involves chocolate and peanut butter and a birthday! I made these Scotcheroos for a birthday surprise for my husband in February and topped them off with some easy birthday flags. Using card stock triangles, die cut shapes, and some skewers build some flags […]