When I think of my grandmother’s lessons on spices, one recipe that really stands out is her old fashioned pickled beets! She would take a few simple ingredients and basic foods and produce the most amazing results! Often showing me how to make a batch of pickled eggs by reusing Read more…
During the holiday season, it seems that the busyness of our daily lives only gets even more hectic. Whether it’s holiday gatherings, seasonal traditions or just plan old everyday work, time seems to be at a premium during this part of the year. It’s so tempting to save time by Read more…
Keeping with our current theme of late, (favorite traditional holiday recipes made allergen friendly) I decided to redesign a holiday favorite I often enjoyed as a kid when visiting my grandparents: Eggnog! Nothing made Christmas Eve more magical than our trip to grandma’s house! Where I gathered around the fireplace Read more…
Dairy-Free Egg Custard My mother was a lover of all things pudding and custard. As a child, home-made puddings from tapioca to banana cream and rich chocolate pudding to honey egg custard were made often. They made a great breakfast, snack, or even dessert. She would double or triple batch Read more…
Natural Dyed Easter Eggs When dying Easter eggs, I often feel frustrated and stuck in a corner. My choice seems to be between two undesirable options. On one hand, I get bright colors but unappealing and rather unhealthy bleed-through, or on the other hand colors that lack luster and boldness! Read more…
Spring Hatchling Soap Eggs When it comes to kids, they seem to come in two varieties: extreme clean fanatic or little mud turtle! I have one of each, but neither is consistently predictable. As they grow, they seem to slide up and down the soapy continuum between these extremes. No Read more…
Grain free, Dairy free, Gluten free, Low sugar + easily made nut free A cake by any other name… As a small child growing up I loved Angel Food Cake, also called Sponge Cake, Strawberry Shortcake and even Daffodil Cake. I still do, for that matter, it was even what Read more…
