Everyone loves Krispy Treats and, as far as sweet treats go, they aren’t the worst thing you could eat. Depending on the size, one of these is about 150 calories. That’s not too bad. Fun sized candies are about 80 calories each, and these are at least a little more substantial. You can even get… [read more]
Creepy Candy Apples
I love Halloween. I always go all out. This month, I’m blogging my menu from last year: Dark and Light Creepy Candy Apples Pumpkin Krispy Treats Jack-o-Lantern Vegetable Tray Bat Cheesy Egg Rolls Pumpkin Ravioli Creepy Sugar Cookies Snake Calzone It’s really hard to come up with healthy and savory items for Halloween, but I… [read more]
Grilling Gone Bananas: Grilled Desserts
I go through periods where I just want to write, and apparently this is one of them. This is my second post in as many days. I’m also trying to be better about scheduling and posting stuff too. We’ll see how long that lasts. Yesterday was American Independence Day, or a good excuse to grill… [read more]
Once you Pop, You Can’t Stop: Pumpkin Popovers
It’s still fall so I’m still all about the pumpkin and squash. Popovers are an eggy bread, similar to Yorkshire pudding. They’ve been around since the 1800s. Yorkshire pudding was one of the first breads developed when wheat became popular. To me, they taste highly reminiscent of French toast. They’re called popovers because the… [read more]
Broken Glass and Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes
One of my guilty pleasures is Martha Stewart’s living. I don’t think I’ve ever done one of her arts and crafts or even made a recipe straight out of there, but I love to look at it anyway. Her Halloween edition has always been one of my faves. This year, I saw her broken glass… [read more]
Mocking Macaroni: It’s not a Laughing Matter
My favorite meal of all time is probably macaroni and cheese. I like mine best crispy on top, creamy in the middle and made from scratch. I love it so much that even the Kraft blue box will do. I’ve been known to consume an entire box in one sitting. I used to get those… [read more]
Transformers, Pasta in Disguise: Spaghetti Squash
I don’t like most fake pastas. I’ve tried those shirataki noodles that Hungry Girl raves about and they made me sick. I just can’t take the weird mouth feel of them. I’m not even a big fan of wheat pasta. I like Dreamfields, but my blood sugar reacts to that almost like it does normal… [read more]
Kohlrabi : Bake me to Your Leader
I think most grocery store produce departments have what I call the “wtf section.” I just imagine that the poor produce manager hits a key and accidentally orders something like lycee fruit or nopales. When then these things show up to the store, they exclaim, “WTF is this stuff?” The people at the cash registers… [read more]
Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Dog Snacks: Tootie’s Birthday
T Even though this blog is about human food, I’m going to take a little space here to show you something for your furry friends. They deserve whole, healthy living too. My dog’s birthday was a few weeks ago and I like to make her “cookies” occasionally. I don’t really like to buy those store… [read more]
Parsnips Attacked: The Scared Carrot
With the low carb fad in full swing, it seems like everything in the grocery store wants to masquerade as a potato for a day. There’s celery root, cauliflower and jicama to name a few. Low carb dieters must crave french fries and bacon more than anything. Today’s masquerader is parsnip. Someone told me that… [read more]