Homemade Dried Fruit Worthy of a Cheese Board
Homemade dried fruit can be a nice addition to a holiday cheese board, especially apples and pears cut lengthwise. Get easy step-by-step instructions here! ‘Tis the season for festive food! …
Read moreRefreshing Cherry Ice Cream Soda
What’s better than dessert? How about a dessert that doubles as a serving of fruit! Like a Cherry Ice Cream Soda. Now I’ve always figured if you’re going to eat…
Read moreChocolate Fondue–Fondue Pot Optional
Due to an uncommon family tradition, whenever I think of fondue, I think of New Year’s Eve. For years, instead of going out, we have celebrated quietly–with a holiday film and three…
Read moreJuly 4th Grilled Fruit Salad
Grilling fruit creates a more complex flavor, which is delicious alone—or on top of lettuce in this Grilled Fruit Salad I love hanging out (even virtually) with other bloggers. Nothing…
Read moreStalking the Wild Grape
Join me on a fun adventure foraging for wild grapes, then turning them into grape juice. Free all-natural food–how good is that! Found food. As in food you find–right out…
Read moreCantaloupe Caprese Salad
With melon, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, basil & mint in a light honey vinaigrette, Cantaloupe Caprese Salad is a tasty side or brunch dish. What makes a great summer dish? Something…
Read moreBroiled Salmon with Fruit Salsa
Fruit salsa is a quick and delicious compliment to protein dishes like broiled salmon with fruit salsa. Comes together in a snap & adds nutrition too! I have a long…
Read moreHealthy Gummy Candy-Organic, Two Ingredients!
Gummy candy–gummy bears, gummy worms, and in my case bunnies and duckies–holds a fascination for kids that I will never understand. But since my kids do love them, I have…
Read morePeach and Brambleberry Cobbler
Can you believe I’ve never made a cobbler before? A ton of tarts, pantry of pies, kitchenful of crisps, even a buckle or two. But nary a cobbler. And it…
Read moreOriginal Betty Crocker French Apple Pie (with an efficiency trick!)
Do you have any great childhood food memories? Some dishes so special you could never tamper with them? One of my favorites is the original Betty Crocker French Apple Pie…
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