I recently made a gluten free fruit crisp. I don’t usually eat a lot of desserts but on this wheat free diet I’ve fixed several. My reasoning is that I don’t want to start feeling DEPRIVED. That’s often/usually a death knell for new ways of eating or living. Although the results so far have been so […]

Since I’m experimenting with the wheat free diet, I tried to make peanut butter pancakes. This gluten free pancake recipe couldn’t be any easier – unless somebody else would make them for me! :-) I’ve put my verdict below. The Peanut Butter Pancakes Recipe I started with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pancake Mix. The […]

I’m having a lot of fun with my wheat free diet. Experimenting with new recipes is mostly fun – except when they turn out to be terrible. And gluten free wraps are biggies with me because I love and adore wraps, so let me share a recipe that turned out well. It’s from the Wheat […]

Our local Quik Trip sells a wrap that I really love. They take a spinach tortilla and fill it with chicken salad that includes cranberries and nuts. Since I’m (mostly) a vegetarian, I wanted a cheap vegetarian recipe that I could substitute and I found it with this “mock” tuna salad made with garbanzos. It’s […]

Memorial Day is the emotional beginning of summer with huge numbers of folks going to a lake for water sports or having cook outs in the back yard. Nothing wrong with that – fun and leisure are Way Cool. But it’s also important to remember the brave men and women who have given their health and […]

News headlines have been filled with stories of folks getting sick due to problems with food so safe food handling has to be a concern for all of us. Whether you're the family cook or not, these 10 tips for keeping your food and meals safe must be of interest to you. After all, a […]

Every parent knows that nutrition for kids is an important subject – most obviously since they're growing and need healthy fuel to grow properly. And fruit is loaded with vitamins, minerals and fiber. But how to get them to eat fruit beyond apples and bananas? REAL fruit, that is – not "fruit-flavored" garbage cereals that are […]

If you like coffee recipes, then you might like Starbuck’s since their coffee is just awesome. Not only do I love the beverage, but where else can you sit for hours at a time and socialize/work? In fact, I’m writing this on my trusty laptop in my favorite Starbucks’ location. Yee-ha! But there’s no doubt […]

Coffee Frothing 101: Frothing coffee adds the final elegant touch to an latte or cappuccino but even the best baristas need a bit of practice to get it right. So here’s a how-to for latte and cappuccino froth that will make a coffee lover weep! And … I got these directions from the senior barista […]

Artist Monika Beisner here portrays a young girl who truly is a cat lover. How many cats are in this “Catch That Cat” art print? * She’s holding two cats * There’s another one in the window  * There are multiple cats in the design on her dress – not even sure how many are […]