Recently, I received a wonderful new book in the mail - Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking by Jeff Hertzberg MD and Zoe Franois. I had had my eye on it for a while, and I was eager to try it out. Unfortunately, life happened [...]

This week, we’ve been really busy with homeschooling! - (Among other things)
I thought I would try using a REAL lesson planner with Lala’s lessons.  I know it’s only “preschool,” but I feel like I’ll be more accountable if I have my plans and ideas written out.  PLUS, I love the idea of writing down FUTURE [...]

Ingredients:
1/4 c butter
2 T olive oil
1 tsp coarse salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 lb fresh asparagus spears, trimmed
Directions:
Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat.  Stir in th eolive oil, salt, and pepper.  Cook garlic in butter for a minute, but do not brown.  Add asparagus, and cook for 10 minutes, turning [...]

Saturday was my “baking morning” - I was hit by a surge of energy and used it to bake and do a few chores. The surge only lasted for a few hours before I was completely exhausted again, but at least I have two loaves of fruit-bread and some granola bars to show for [...]

After a rash that wouldn’t go away…except for when we coincidentally took away some dairy products to help ease her sinus issues, we began to wonder if perhaps the rash she had was totally unrelated to her other sickness.  We began to wonder if perhaps it was an allergy, or an “intolerance.”
So, beginning yesterday - [...]

This is for my friend Erin, who googles when in doubt what to fix for supper. This is our 2 week meal plan (which included this past week, and in no particular order):
1. Huck’s Chill (I keep spelling it different)
2. Chicken A La King
3. Buffalo Chicken Wraps
4. Chicken Enchiladas
5. [...]

Strawberry Cupcakes
Ingredients:

1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines)
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry Jell-O
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries
1/2 cup butter
4 3/4 cups confectioners sugar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour three 9 inch round pans.
In a large bowl, stir together cake mix, Jell-O mix [...]

From Lime.com 
 
Well, spring is finally in the air, and that means dandelions — a menace to some, but to an urban forager, they’re a delight. These yellow-haloed herbaceous plants can be used virtually in their entirety, are packed with essential vitamins and minerals (including calcium, potassium, iron, and vitamins A, B-6, C, and E) and [...]

Most of us like to think that the widespread contamination of our groundwater, soil and air is entirely due to the irresponsibility of large industry. We refuse to accept the notion that in our own everyday lives we are contributing to the slow poisoning of the planet. But commonly used substances such as paint thinners, [...]

 
 
 
Simple and Creamy Tortellini Alfredo

1 can (14-1/2 oz.) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 cup water
2 pkg. (9 oz. each) refrigerated cheese tortellini
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed
1 cup frozen peas
3/4 cup KRAFT Finely Shredded Italian* Five Cheese Blend
6 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, drained and crumbled
 
POUR [...]