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Desserts For Your Summer Picnic
When you plan your picnics this summer, don’t be afraid to include some fabulous desserts. Think beyond the conventional desserts you would serve at home, and you’ll discover lots of yummy desserts that transport well to your picnic site, and are tasty, too. Start right here to get ideas for desserts that work outside the […]
Continue readingServing Salad Safely At Your Picnic
A picture perfect picnic typically includes a spread of beautiful, and tasty, salads. The classics include potato salad, bean salad, lettuce salad, and Jello salads. But, how do our favorite salads go from the kitchen to the picnic table with the least amount of trouble, or worry? Let’s take a look at a few tips […]
Continue readingFanciful Salads To Satisfy Every Appetite
If your salads are becoming boring, you need to re-think the basics and spruce up those greens. Check out these fanciful salads that boost your enthusiasm for eating these healthy sides and enjoy the crunch of some good greens for the picnic months ahead. Robust Salads Are Built On Protein Most salads have the right […]
Continue readingDress Up Your Summer Side Dishes
If the summer side dishes you’re thinking of this year seem a little mundane, we can help. There are plenty of creative ways to dress up those old favorites in no time, giving you and your guests plenty of tasty new dishes at your next picnic or cookout. Summer Salads and Slaws A great way […]
Continue readingSummer Side Dishes – Traditional Sides With A Whole New Personality
Picnics and cookouts require lots of food to satisfy hungry, active people. Like any other menu item, your summer side dishes shouldn’t be limited to standard ingredients, just because that's how Mom always make them. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking about how to turn traditional side dishes inside out and upside […]
Continue readingBeyond The Sandwich – Ideas For Picnic Main Dishes
A picnic is in the planning. You pull your picnic basket out of its hiding place, start washing up your plastic utensils, plates, and cups. You throw the checkered tablecloth and napkins in the wash machine and everything is ready. Well, almost ready. What about the food? You can make the same sandwiches you've always […]
Continue readingInside The Sandwich – Beyond Cold Cuts
It's picnic time! You reach for your sandwich recipes and realize that you've served the same things for as long as you can remember. You have gotten so bored with the classics that not even tweaking them a little is appealing anymore. And, like many sandwich aficionados, you have already run the gamut of bread […]
Continue readingOutside The Sandwich – Beyond Bread
For many people, a sandwich isn’t a sandwich unless it’s encased in two pieces of bread, most often one of only a few standard varieties – white, wheat, or rye. Some people don’t even know that dozens of flat, sweet, and corn breads, like broa, lavash, papadum, and zwieback, even exist. Thus, you can literally […]
Continue readingCreative Twists For Classic Sandwiches
Even though you may have your favorite sandwiches, you’re bound to get tired of them once in a while. A picnic is the perfect time to put a creative twist on some classic sandwiches that will taste refreshingly different by your design. Create a Whole New Club The club sandwich is certainly one of the […]
Continue readingGetting Motivated To Clean House – A Homemaker's Story
Jill and Tawra from Living ON A Dime just sent me a great story to share with you. It's called “When Queens Ride By” and was written in 1926. The story is about the big difference an organized and clean home can make in our life. It's so easy to let decluttering, straightening up and […]
Continue readingA Mothers Day Reminder – Sometimes A Little Push Is The Right Thing To Do
All Mothers know that it's hard to let go of the notion that our babies will always be our babies. Sometimes we watch them spread their wings and we say 'STOP!' Not yet! But then there are other times when we know the right thing to do is to give our youngsters a little nudge, […]
Continue readingRaising Money For Tornado Victims In The Southern US
ti is doing, take a look at this blog post by her: Donating To The Red Cross – Helping Our Southern US Neighbors Please help us spread the word about this “fundraiser” by telling family and friends about, blogging about it or sharing the link on facebook and twitter. We appreciate your help. Susanne – […]
Continue readingHow To Make Simple White Sauces With Milk Or Chicken Broth
Many recipes of all sorts call for a thickening, creamy ingredient. Often this ingredient is a “cream of” soup of some sort. Just think of all the casseroles and side dishes you make. One that comes to mind right away is the classic holiday favorite, Green Bean Casserole. But, many of us just aren't comfortable […]
Continue readingIs Quinoa Gluten Free?
Quinoa is called a grain substitute, but not a grain at all. It is really a seed. The good news, it is definately gluten free. Quinoa is a light grain with a light nutty flavor. It can be found in most supermarkets in the pasta / rice sections. Quinoa is very nutritious and can be […]
Continue readingGluten Free Irish Dinner
I cannot believe that February is just about over and March is on it's way. Although it seems that winter has had a strangle hold on parts of the United States, (and other parts of the world), I realize that spring is just around the corner. Even though spring is almost here, my family is […]
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