Does your morning routine include stopping at your favorite café for a latte, Frappuccino, iced coffee or espresso? Is your barista driving a Corvette, because she’s getting all of your hard-earned money? If so, take heart – with the right staple of ingredients on hand, you can make some great iced coffee and Frappuccino’s in […]

Do you wish you could have luscious homemade ice cream whenever you like? Do you like the novelty of being able to experiment with different textures and flavors? If this sounds like you, then a Cuisinart ice cream maker, like the Cuisinart ICE-70 Electronic Ice Cream Maker pictured on the left, is the perfect solution for […]

Naturally, hot summers are THE peak time for ice cream and easy homemade ice cream is so very do-able in the 21st century. With modern day ice cream makers you can whip up your own fav flavors in no time at all. But since you can buy ready-made ice cream, why would you want to […]

Yeah, yeah, I know there are a lot of jokes about kale. But no one can deny that it’s healthy and – if you like the taste like I do – it’s a real taste treat. It’s easy to make and even (some) kids like it. So if you think of kale and go “ICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!” […]

Those of us who love food – meaning, the entire human race (with a few weird exceptions) – naturally cast a calculating eye on the dessert table. And my go-to dessert for every event is Blueberry Bliss. My pan full of this delicious concoction has traveled to many, MANY places and it is always a […]

Muesli is an incredible energy source, not to mention one tasty ‘cereal’ – which can be life in a dish. And we don’t mean sugar-laden junk from the grocery store. We mean muesli that you make for yourself that is loaded with healthy and life-giving ingredients, not to mention being delicious. The late John H. […]

There used to be a commercial that went, “Salads are great for watching your weight …” but we can blow the value of a salad with the dressing. Here are four salad dressing recipes (although one of them contains only one ingredient :-) that won’t pile on the fat and calories. Choose these instead of […]

In the past, I started a garden every spring – and when it got really hot and miserable in the summer, I neglected it and ended up with an ugly mess. So I have forgotten a serious garden – except for herb gardening. I love fresh herbs and they can be grown with very little […]

Over the past year or two my eating habits have deteriorated. REALLY deteriorated. So I decided to do something about it because I feel so much better when I eat a plant-based diet. I’m not talking about a ‘diet-diet’, meaning deprivation. I mean in the broader sense of habitual eating habits. And one of the […]

Lots of people like Alfredo sauce, but since it’s mostly cream and butter they don’t like the calories. Daphne Oz, the author of The Happy Cook, has a recipe that cuts 78% of the calories. Is it any good – meaning does it taste like anything a human wants to eat? I don’t know but […]