When I saw these cookies in this month's Southern Living Magazine, I knew I had to make them. I do not have a family member with a gluten allergy, but I know many do.Therefore, I felt it was my obligation to test these cookies out and make sure they were worthy of all of my flourless friends...they are! These turned out so good. Flour...schmour...who needs flour when you can make these delicious little morsels. Now these are cookies, mind you, so they of course still contain sugar, ... continue reading...
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Sprout Skewers…At the Kids Table!
Brussels Sprouts. The other dreaded "BS" word.The name brings about an instant nose crinkle among most kids, when they hear the mention of this otherwise innocent looking little vegetable. Why is that?Is it because in the past they have been served boiled to death? Slimy and barely seasoned? Have we been programed to dread eating this little cousin of the cabbage because it has been a victim of bad cooking practices?At our home brussels sprouts are considered a treat! I know, I know you ... continue reading...
Bloom Where You’re Planted!
See this little bean plant. It may look like an ordinary bean plant to you. But it represents so much more. See, this is my girl's bean plant. Germinated and planted from a dried out bean hanging out in a half open package of beans purchased a year ago from the grocery store. Who knows how long this little bean has been sitting around in a bag of other dried out beans waiting to be thrown into a pot of water, cooked and eaten. That's what this bean had been reduced to.But my daughter ... continue reading...
Knockin off Pottery Barn…it’s a good thing!
(Post from the Past)I've been feeling some anxiety because I've noticed that the blogging world has started to burst forth in all it's autumnal glory...like that..autumnal?? Great word isn't it? We learned that studying Legend of Sleepy Hollow in a literature class I'm teaching...yes I teach too. I am homeschool mom...hear me roar.Anyway, I started seeing all of these beautiful fall decorations, fall photos, fall craft ideas...and I began to feel like the girl who's always late to the ... continue reading...
Knockin’ off the OG….Olive Garden that is!
Knock off.I just love saying "knock off" it makes me feel all Soprano. Every time I see the word, I pronounce it in my head using my best gangsta' voice...as in "You know, we're gonna' knock him off" Can't you just hear it?? Are you still with me?? cricket...cricket...Today I want to share a favorite knock off of mine. It's one of my favorite soups from Olive Garden...Pasta e Fagioli. I was bound and determined to figure out a way to copycat this recipe at home, in large quantities...so I ... continue reading...
