Caprese Salad To Go It’s tomato season! There’s something about a fresh, juicy tomato straight from the garden that just says summer. Not knowing it at the time, I got spoiled as a kid because we had a plethora of tomatoes, bursting with flavor, from our garden every summer. As a grown […]
I was well into adulthood before I discovered I liked mangoes. Before I even tried mangoes! It just wasn’t something we had around when I was a kid, so I didn’t really know what I was missing. Now, I just love the sweet, juicy, refreshing, citrusy flavor of a perfectly ripe mango. What led me […]
Have you ever had fresh pineapple? It is sooooo good. So much better than canned pineapple! The flavor is so much more intense – sweet and sometimes slightly tart, juicy, and so bold. I feel like a lot of people (my former self included) are intimidated by fresh pineapples. I mean, they even look kind […]
Before I had kids, I was the type of person who would shop at three or four different stores for my groceries to get the best prices. Blueberries on sale at one store. Chicken breasts on sale at another store. Yet another store has the best price on cereal. But now I have two small […]
We’re finally coming into watermelon season! I had been cutting watermelon the hard way until about a year ago. I’d cut it into chunks with the rind on, and then struggle with a slippery knife and awkwardly shaped pieces, trying to get as much of the fruit out as possible, but still feeling like I […]
What I have to share with you today is not a recipe, but a simple tip. When I figured this out, I did a mental forehead smack for not thinking of it before. It’s one of those things that is so simple, yet so helpful. You may already be doing it! I don’t know about you, […]
It’s berry season – yay! Actually, we’re coming to the end of strawberry season (which was late this year), and tiptoeing into blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry season. Now’s the time when the berries are ripe, and sweet, and bursting with flavor…not to mention way cheaper than any other time! So it only makes sense to […]
So, this is not a recipe post. It’s not even a post about food. It is a kitchen related post, however. I see pins on Pinterest all of the time about natural cleaning methods and tricks for cleaning various things around the house. One day, I saw one about how to clean your stainless steel […]
Wow, if that isn’t an eye grabbing blog title, I don’t know what is! I know you’re all dying to learn how to properly store your celery! Well, it may not be the most thrilling thing I’ve ever shared with you, but it is a pretty neat tip. It’s a really easy way to double […]
I think leeks are a very underutilized vegetable. I didn’t even know what they were until a couple of years ago when I saw Rachael Ray using them on her show. The first time I saw them, I thought what are those giant green onion looking things? Well, that’s kind of what they are. They […]