I’m an oatmeal hater. But it’s just so good for me! Years ago I started eating oatmeal with almond butter (my recipe here) and recently played around with smoothie recipes for something more on-the-go. The recipe I settled on is dairy free and gluten free (and vegan by accident) and combines dark cherries, banana, oats, […]
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Game Changing Garlic Peeling Trick
Are you ready for this? I’m going to share an easy way to peel those mthrfrking garlic cloves without losing your mind. We’ve been through some stupid (and some gimmicky) garlic peeling products through the years and still draw straws for who’s going to peel the garlic. But when my husband found a garlic peeling […]
The Only Cranberry Sauce You’ll Ever Need
It’s that time again! Cranberries are showing up in grocery stores and just begging for you to prep your Thanksgiving and Christmas cranberry sauce early. I posted my recipes (here and here) last year around this time, but given the impending holiday season, it is worth reposting. My cranberry sauce is perfect for making ahead, […]
Not All Salsas are Created Equal
Salsas are like fingerprints: no two are ever exactly alike. There are green salsas and spicy salsas and tangy salsas and it goes on and on and on. I prefer the tangy salsas myself, and the more garlic the better. Years ago I created a recipe for Black Bean & Corn Salsa that I’m sharing […]
Oatmeal for Haters
I hate oatmeal. But it’s one of the best things you can eat for your gut health, so alas, I surrender to that slop on a daily basis. I really put up a fight when I started eating it. I’ve tried every flavor and every brand. I finally got into a routine of just mixing my […]
The Judgement of Italy: a Homemade Limoncello Tasting
Continued from Homemade Limoncello: Italian Moonshine Of course we needed to taste all the limoncello we just made! We made two limoncellos with different lemon varieties and two limoncellos with herbs. Compare those four with two limoncellos from Italy and you’ve got yourself an impromptu party! Between the four of us, we tasted six limoncellos in […]
Homemade Limoncello: Italian Moonshine
I’ll take limoncello over dessert any day. Limoncello is a lemon liqueur made primarily in Southern Italy, and especially renowned from Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. Italians drink limoncello as a digestivo, or after dinner drink. It’s fantastic and I tend to order it anywhere it’s available. Typically I buy limoncello at a […]
One Vinaigrette to Rule Them All
I refuse to buy salad dressing. Store bought dressing is full of sodium, and once I tried homemade salad dressing I never looked back. What’s great about my go-to vinaigrette recipe is that most ingredients are already in my pantry (or in the herb garden outside). I can also add or substitute ingredients for a […]
Pepper Jelly and Cranberry Sauce and Pumpkin Butter, Oh My!
There are a few recipe variations from my basic jam/jelly/marmalade formula. Apple Pepper Jelly has always been a huge hit at parties. It is blissful on crackers with cream cheese, and I’ve heard of some people spreading it on sandwiches in lieu of mayonnaise or mustard. My Cranberry Sauce is a holiday favorite, and leftovers […]
A Mathematical Formula for Jam/Jelly/Marmalade
I’ve been canning for over 20 years. I went through a lot of trial and error the first few years as I tried different recipes and combinations. At one point I realized that all the recipes were crap, so I threw them out and just used my own. I actually came up with a simple […]