Last week, I shared some of my favorite kitchen tips with you.  And this week, I’m going to share some of YOUR favorite kitchen tips!! (more…)

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I’m sure all of us have our own little favorite kitchen tips.  Things we do to make life in the kitchen just a little bit easier, cleaner, or tastier!  Over the next few weeks, my posts are going to be all about my kitchen tips and yours! (more…)

Last week, I told you about one of my favorite ways to make oven “fried” foods.  This week, we’ll talk about another way to make those oven cooked foods even crispier - panko! (more…)

Have you ever taken a food that the recipe said to fry and baked it instead to save a few calories?  I’m sure all of us have done that a time or two.  But unfortunately, what you usually get is not crispy at all, like the fried counterpart would have been.  But there is a way to get those oven “fried” foods nice and crispy! (more…)

I always find it interested to find where some of the everyday spices we use come from, because it’s something that I don’t usually think about.  Like cinnamon.  Did you know that it comes from a tree’s bark?  Cinnamon is one of those spices that is well used in my kitchen, but there are more uses to it besides just using it in you cinnamon rolls! (more…)

I’ve been on quite a cookie kick lately.  I think it’s because there is really nothing more simple to whip up when you get a sweet craving!  These cookies have one of my favorite flavor combinations - orange and chocolate.  And they are super soft, which is how I love my cookies!  Next time you get that cookie craving, give these a try! (more…)

Have you ever had a craving for something sweet, but didn’t want to take the time to do anything elaborate?  When I have a sweet craving hit, I usually make up a batch of cookies.  Easy and fast.  But sometimes, I’m feeling really lazy.  I hand wash all the parts to my mixer, and sometimes that just feels like too much effort, so even cookies are out of the equation.  Until I found these cookies.  Made in a saucepan (that can go in the dishwasher!) on the stove, the dough comes together in a matter of minutes and you have cookies before you know it!  So on one of those lazy days that you just have to satisfy your sweet tooth, try out these cookies! (more…)

Are you one of those that made the New Year’s resolution to eat better?  I’m horrible at keeping my New Year’s resolutions, but I am valiantly trying to get in my 5-a-day this year.  And since my one of my daughter’s favorite things to eat (and her first “real” word after “mama” and “dada”!) is a banana, we constantly have a supply of them on hand.  And while I’ve always known that they are good for, I never really knew all of the health benefits that come with this sweet and tasty fruit. (more…)

How many of you made the New Year’s resolution to get healthy or to lose weight?  If so, you will love that January is National Oatmeal Month!  Did you know that eating oatmeal can lower your cholesterol and may reduce the risk of heart disease?  And one 3/4 cup serving of oatmeal is only 110 calories.  It’s no wonder more oatmeal is consumed in January than in any other month of the year! (more…)

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How do you start your new year?  Did you know that all over the world, different people eat certain foods on New Year’s day to bring luck throughout the year?  Here are a few ideas if you are looking for a little more prosperity for 2010! (more…)