Category: Recipes

For many of us, the anticipation of summer conjures images of grilling outdoors and fresh produce.  But the beginning of the vacation season is not the ideal time to derail your diet with high-calorie dressings. 

This summer, incorporate NECTRESSE™ Natural No Calorie Sweetener into your summer menu to cut back on sugar, calories and guilt.  NECTRESSE, made from monk fruit extract, is perfect for sweetening your favorite beverages, savory sauces and dressings, homemade jams, desserts and so much more.

This recipe can get a little ‘sticky’ but if you like sweets and coconut, it will be hard to eat just one!

Being homeschoolers we eat lunch at home every day, and with school being out soon I thought I’d share one of our favorite lunches, a twist on the regular grilled cheese – but it’s still quick and simple to make…and kids love it!

I am SO excited that the weather is finally nice here, and I’m ready for outdoor entertaining and picnics.

Fortunately, Fisher Nuts has once again teamed up with Food Network Chef Alex Guarneschelli, a regular judge onChopped, to offer you a fresh twist on spring recipes, like Strawberry Crostata with Walnuts, Green Bean and Almond Salad, and Baked Clams with Walnuts.

Our daughter’s best friend graduated high school over the weekend, and since she is literally like another daughter to us, I wanted to help her mom out with the open house party she had planned.

Every time I see a recipe that requires me to whisk something, I groan a bit inside.  It has something to do with the fact that I hugely lack in upper body strength, and after a few twirls around the bowl my arms are tired.  Sad, I know!
So when I was sent these Good Cook Touch Whisks to review as part of the Good Cook Touch Hunt, I was hoping that they would make whisking easier…

I grew up in a home full of coffee drinkers and I started drinking coffee when I was 15.  But now I live in a home where I’m the only coffee drinker and brewing a whole pot of coffee (or even half a pot) for little ole me, just doesn’t make sense.  Not because I wouldn’t drink half a pot (or a whole one at that), but because I like my coffee brewed fresh. 

And this is my solution…

Pretzels and crackers are two snacks that you’ll find in our home at all times.  My whole family enjoys noshing away on crunchy salty snacks.  And then we were introduced to Pretzel Crisps®.  Not quite a pretzel, not quite a cracker – it’s unique!  A pretzely cracker – a crackery pretzel… whatever you call it, well it’s worth celebrating National Pretzel Day with (which happens to be today by the way).

Or wait — if it’s not quite a pretzel… maybe it should have it’s own day? 

Here’s another pantry clean-out recipe, inspired by a recipe that was in a Panera Bread newsletter.  I changed a few ingredients around since the whole point of my baking lately is to use up what we have and can’t move with us.  I also altered the directions a bit…because I like to keep things simple and use only my mixing bowl.  I named them Chocopalypse Peanutty Cookies because I used all the cocoa and mini chocolate chips from the cupboard.. kind of like it is the end of the world, LOL!  They are the perfect combination of salty & sweet, and crunchy & chewy.