You know those times in your life where there’s so much going on at one time you can hardly wrap your head around it and find yourself trying to catch your balance over and over again? Yeah, me neither! HA!! Just kidding. I seem to find myself doing this far more often than I wouldContinue reading “Time for a Reset!”
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Banana Cookies with a Healthy Twist
My grandma had a daycare when I and my children were growing up. I remember as a teen, helping grandma in the daycare and smelling the sweet smell of her banana oat cookies. Oh my word, those banana cookies were delicious! The daycare could be bustling with craziness, but the second that first batch ofContinue reading “Banana Cookies with a Healthy Twist”
Date Paste – One of My Favorite Sweeteners!
If you’ve been following along, you know that I have an insatiable sweet tooth! I’ve tried, on far more than one occasion, to ignore it and eat absolutely nothing sweet. As you can probably guess from the “I’ve tried” statement, my attempts have failed, usually ending in my consuming a ridiculous amount of calories tryContinue reading “Date Paste – One of My Favorite Sweeteners!”
Bringing Back the Taste of Italy!
A couple years ago, I took off on a solo two month adventure through Europe. It was the first time I had been out of the country, other than Canada and Mexico, which technically don’t county if you live in the US. My first stop was Italy, where I spent nearly a month roaming throughContinue reading “Bringing Back the Taste of Italy!”
Sourdough Q and A
I’ve received a few questions about starting and maintaining a sourdough started, so I thought I’d do a blog to help answer a few questions! If you’re interested in starting to cook with sourdough but don’t have any sourdough to cook with, see my blog post to learn how to start your own sourdough starter!Continue reading “Sourdough Q and A”
Dutch Dutch Baby!
If you’ve read my story, you know that my mom is an amazing cook! She always has been and when I was young, she would create recipes and name them especially for my sister and I. Eating her cooking was always something I looked forward to, but when it was named specially for me, itContinue reading “Dutch Dutch Baby!”
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New Growth and Inspiration
My husband and I took a walk through the woods last weekend. We’re trying to get into shape again, after the winter months and a year long battle with COVID limitations. It was an incredible walk, a leg burner for sure. Along the walk, we discovered new shoots of stinging nettles popping out of theContinue reading “New Growth and Inspiration”
Let’s Talk Spice!
I wonder sometimes who first thought to pick the herbs we use most frequently today and decide to eat it. I’m certainly not complaining. I love my food with lots of flavor. How bland eating might be if all we had was salt and pepper or nothing but the meat, veggies and grains we cook.Continue reading “Let’s Talk Spice!”
Hush Puppy Madness
There’s this amazing southern down home cooking barbeque restaurant in the town where I grew up. The couple who owns it, one from Louisiana and the other from North Carolina, make some of the most delicious foods I’ve ever tasted. I honestly never knew how good okra and black eyed peas could be until IContinue reading “Hush Puppy Madness”
Sourdough Magic!
I grew up with sourdough being a staple part of our diet. I have been so familiar with it throughout my life that it’s almost foreign to think that others aren’t privy to the magical properties of sourdough. Sourdough is loaded with super healthy probiotics due to the ferment process. Sourdough produces a natural yeastContinue reading “Sourdough Magic!”
Food Crush Cooking Connection 