Match a sweet summer peach with fresh plump blueberries and THEN wrap gingerly in a whole wheat crostata?! You’ve just created a summer heaven. As a family, we decided to go to utah every summer…for the summer. It will work great for our cement living children who currently live with no backyard and no cheap swimming lessons. So by going to Utah every summer we get both of those things and more! Utah is a great place, especially to summer.…
Grammy’s Dinner Rolls…the kind of rolls that melt in your mouth and remind you of your dearest childhood memories. Made with instant yeast, sugar and flour these are simple dinner rolls that never fail. We call this recipe Grammy’s Rolls. Grammy my petite grandma who was known for her warm dinner rolls that permeated her home on any given sunday. These will make you think your sweet grandmother is sitting right next to you hand feeding you her rolls. She…
The complete healthy falafel- made with butternut squash, a smattering of fresh herbs, carrots, lentils and chickpeas. Then baked to perfection. Not fried. {recipe updated 4/2024-original blabber not} It’s here. The ultimate FALAFEL! And it couldn’t have come at a better time. We just traveled to Israel and enjoyed ourselves a many falafel. And wow. They were unbelievable. Brady described it best as the Middle Eastern Mexican food. “It has a lot of flavor, different toppings, nothing too greasy, one…
Fresh, citrus orange ice cream? in 20 min? with no refined white granulated sugar? Yes sirreeeee! Made with low fat milk, cream, honey and sweet fresh navel oranges. Fresh Orange Honey Ice Cream recipe in 20 min. Derived from fresh oranges straight from the desert (called Arizona) and sweetened with honey in place of refined sugar. The citrus in AZ will infiltrate your taste buds even if (heaven forbid) you don’t get the pleasure of partaking of the fruit. The…
GLUTEN FREE FRIDAY! This gluten free Almond Orange cake is a fresh, dense cake suitable for any occasion. It’s sweetened with sugar, flavored with delectable sweet naval oranges and held together with Almond meal. This Gluten Free Almond Orange Cake has meaning to our little family. It’s a cake that will always remind us of our first great chapter in New York. Of the many unique lives living in this world, of good values, kind hearts and God loving people.…
A healthy nutty granola with a good roast and a nice crunch that pairs well with yogurt, friends, ice cream or by the handful! Oh granola. You are a food group all of your own. Two of my main people in my family happen to ADORE you. You can be chocolate, you could have coconut, you could be drenched over ice cream or yogurt, you can be eaten late night in the kitchen when no one is watching, you can…
This granola takes easily 30 min to produce from beginning to end. And with the Vanilla Almond flavoring mixed with Chia seeds and oatmeal, your family will never ask for store bought again! Ever since we have lived in proximity to Trader Joe’s, Brady has loved their blue box Vanilla Almond granola. And I’ve spoke about granola in the past…but it’s a never ending topic at our house. Because it is ALWAYS running out. And actually, I don’t even really…
Eat all you want baby. And know your eating 1/2 the sugar!!…
An ice cream so yummy you’ll all scream for Eggless Homemade Vanilla Ice cream that is made with simple ingredients and really brings home the classic American dream So for generations and generations (as the tale goes), Clifford men have been enjoying a nightly bowl of ice cream prior to retiring to their room for the night. Whether that’s while enjoying a basketball game, enjoying company, enjoying their alone time, or post-nap… the tradition continues. Although my Clifford man has…
How about enjoying a nice honey wheat Irish soda bread for a change?? Filled with raisins and whole wheat flour obvs My mother has red hair. And my mother loves a good bagpipe. She also loves any good tartan. All year long. And some good Irish soda bread. AND she loves to claim every percentage of Irish she is made of. Therefore– because of her affinity towards the Irish culture, we grew up whole heartedly celebrating St. Patrick’s day. She…