How To Know When Your Avocado is Ripe and Ready

Have you ever cut an avocado open and it’s just mush?  Or how about cut one open and it’s so hard you cannot scoop it out?  Do you struggle with knowing when an avocado is “just right” to eat?   I did until I found a great tip about avocado readiness.  I like to give credit where credit is due, but I have been using this tip for so long now, I am not sure where I read it or found...

Allergic Solution Baking Mixes Giveaway

I recently did a review of some wonderful gluten free, allergy free baking mixes by Allergic Solution.  You can read the review here.  And you can now try them yourself for free!  Allergic Solution is graciously giving away their four mixes and I am hosting the give-away!  The winner receives all four Allergic Solution mixes!  That is the Pancake and Waffle mix, Carob...

Allergic Solution – A Premium Allergen Free Food Company – Product Review

While surfing the internet, I stumbled upon Allergic Solution, A Premium Allergen Free Food Products Company.  I contacted them and they sent me 4 packages of their products to try.  The opinions below are strictly mine and my family’s.  Before we get to that let’s talk a little about Allergic Solution.  This company creates foods that are high fiber and high in nutrients while having a...

Peppermint and Ginger Tummy Drops from Eternal Health and Nutrition

Today I am sharing with you a new and natural way to possibly alleviate stomach upset and more.  I was contacted by the folks over at Eternal Health and Nutrition to try out their gluten free and GMO free ginger and peppermint drops.    Creator of the drops, Dr. Dustin James, who is also author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Digestive Health, wrote a letter to me stating that these Tummy...

Herbed Chicken With Asparagus, Red Onion and Millet With A White Wine Sauce

Herbed Chicken With Asparagus, Red Onion, and Millet Served With a White Wine Sauce.  Sounds delectable, right?  And reads like a menu item of a nice restaurant.  In fact, you make this and you will enjoy a meal just as good as or better than a restaurant one.  And you will not spend near the amount of money you would at a restaurant.  Or better yet.  Consider preparing this for company! ...

Good And Easy Eats by Kim Wilson

Kim Wilson, author of the e-book Good and Easy Eats, sent me a copy of her book to review.    My first impression was that this would be a great book for the beginner cook.  This e-book contains many helpful tips from how to stock a kitchen and pantry to how to peel an onion or cook beans as well as lot of other basic information about wholesome eating. Good and Easy Eats contains breakfast...

Roasted Vegetable Medley

Savor the flavor of earthy and robust mushrooms.  Red potatoes heated to perfect tenderness. Sweet tasting yellow peppers with fresh, spring asparagus that has just a little crunch, roasted to an undeniable sweetness.  All this and more will delight you with this fabulous roasted vegetable medley.   Mushrooms provide many health benefits that you can read about here.  Asparagus is a nutrient...

Cherry Vanilla Granola

I have been at it again; another granola recipe that is. Granola is so easy to make.   It is great for breakfast alone or on top of cereal.  It is a great evening snack.  While I love this recipe and this one, I wanted a new one too.  This one, full of cherry flavor and a hint of vanilla, is so delicious I wrote the recipe to make a large batch. I saw a recipe once that used wheat germ. ...

The Best Way To Prepare Cauliflower

I’ll be the first to admit that I used to have a strong dislike for cauliflower.  I would rarely buy it, and when I did, I would put off cooking it.  But not anymore.  I found the absolute best way to prepare cauliflower that I think anyone will like.  I now buy it frequently and am eager to eat it!   Prepared this special way, cauliflower is delicious.   It has a mild and a sweet...

Learning To Bake Allergen Free by Colette Martin and Mashed Potato Biscuit Recipe

In April 2012 I attended the Nourished Food Bloggers Conference in Chicago.  I did not have a food blog at the time, but I was eager to get one going.  This was just the event to get me started.  It was a wonderful experience and I met many wonderful food bloggers and heard informational and exciting sessions. One woman I ate lunch with was Colette Martin.  She was fun and such an engaging...