I love throwing themed parties! Fourth of July is coming up and I found this great Fourth of July inspired desert on Kaboose!   Ingredients Two packages (4 serving size) or one package (8 serving size) any flavor red gelatin (e.g., JELL-O) Two packages (4 serving size) or one package (8 serving size) blue gelatin [...]

Summer time is here again, and what better way to celebrate it than by making a luau tropical punch? This recipe is from Kaboose and it blends pineapple and orange juices with lemon lime soda for a tropical treat! You will need: • 1 (46 fluid ounce) can pineapple juice • 1 (6 ounce) can [...]

From Ellie Krieger comes a sloppy joe recipe that will make your mouth water!   This sandwich, with its yummy meaty filling and tangy sweet, thick tomato sauce is an excellent source of fiber, manganese, molybdenum, niacin, protein, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin C, and zinc. It’s also a good source of copper, folate, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, [...]

Now that summer has arrived I am on the hunt for the perfect salad with Mangoes… …and I think I found the winner: This one is from Dakota Kelly, a contributor on AllRecipes.com. Ingredients 1/3 cup vanilla low-fat yogurt 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice 1 1/2 tablespoons mango chutney 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar 1 [...]

I am a huge fan of chocolate cake! I am always on the lookout for different chocolate cake recipes – chocolate cake with strawberry ganache, chocolate cake with buttercream frosting, chocolate cake with caramel icing – but it’s the first time I ever encountered chocolate cake with MINT! The people over at Taste Of Home [...]

The title of this post translates to “Submarine”. Who knew that something so simple could cure ills, relieve travel fatigue and cheer disappointments. At our first stop in Buenos Aires Emily asked in very good Spanish for a “Chocolata Caliente” (I may have spelled that wrong), or a “hot chocolate”. She was very disappointed when [...]

Being a gluten-free individual (not by choice believe me ) I am always interested in recipes that contain corn (my go to starch).  I love this recipe for Spicy Corn Fritters from The Kitchenist.  Not only is it delicious (and deliciously easy) but she weaves in a lovely back story about her childhood memories of [...]

You would think that since I work from home that I would be fabulously organized when it comes to domestic matters. After all – I am sitting right next to my kitchen all day. How hard can it be to think ahead; evaluate the contents of the fridge, take something out to defrost, plan the [...]

I have never seen any cupcakes like these before – but now that I have, it’s all I can think about!!! Emily and I are going to try the recipe together.  If only tey were gluten-free!  They look so unbelievably yummy and are just screaming for my spoon. I found this cupcake recipe on a [...]

I am sure they are sinful, but how can anyone resist this photo? I’m inspired to find a cool autumn beach and build a campfire. I’ll have these Smores from The Crepes of Wrath in my picnic basket.