I have two little boys who protest all attempts to get them to eat fruits and vegetables. So I've had to get sneaky. Turns out they'll eat fruits and vegetables when they've been turned into cookies! I recently made Amy's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies and these were a huge hit with the entire family. They're actually pretty soft and cake-like... not really what I would call a traditional cookie, although they're shaped like them. I doubled the recipe because I had frozen fresh … [Read more...]
I admire those of you who are taking the "No Eating Out Challenge." I don't really eat out often enough to make it much of a challenge for me to give up. Don't throw things at your screen, have plenty of other vices to work on. When I do eat out, I always look at the appetizers. It's the price that stops me from ordering them. I can't justify ordering something that costs as much as a whole meal but isn't. However, I have had some lovely meals where a number of us ordered appetizers AS … [Read more...]
I'm always on the hunt for recipes that come together in a jiffy and are tasty. The recipe I found on Food.com for Kielbasa, Tomatoes and Beans is one of our family's favorite meals. To make it a little more healthy, I use lean turkey kielbasa. We're big on garlic around here, so I usually add a few more cloves to the recipe. I love the way the spices work with the tangy taste of the tomatoes and the way the beans offset the kielbasa. This is a quick dish to throw together, and … [Read more...]