|
|||||
It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday! How many times does this happen: You put on a pot of pasta or beans, and the darn pot boils over? Believe or not, there’s a trick to thwarting off this kitchen disaster, with the use of one simple kitchen utensil! Use a Wooden Spoon to Keep Water from Boiling Over            
September 10th, 2013 | Tags: boil, pot, water, wooden spoon, zippy tip | Category: Zippy Tips | 20 comments |  Email This Post |  Print This Post
S.O. and I had the loveliest time dining at our friend Lynn’s last week. Lynn just loves to “put on the dog” when it comes to fixing a good meal. Back in the day, she worked at a junior high school as a Home Economics teacher. So preparing […] Continue reading Gingered Carrot Ice Cream 
September 5th, 2013 | Tags: carrot, coconut milk, freeze, frozen, ginger, honey, ice cream, lemongrass, recipe | Category: Desserts, Ice Cream, Veggies | 22 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!
It’s that time of year again. Toward the end of summer, fruit flies seem to appear out of thin air. I guess all the luscious peaches, tomatoes and cantaloupe that are setting on the counter are just too irresistible. […] Continue reading Bye-Bye Fruit Fly 
September 3rd, 2013 | Tags: apple cider vinegar, dishwashing liquid, fruit flies, plastic wrap, rubber band | Category: Zippy Tips | 27 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
Summer isn’t over till the last zucchini or yellow squash has been sliced, shredded, pickled, grilled, stuffed or pulverized. And since we’re all pretty aware that I have done my duty to give us some new ideas in this category (Can we say Chocolate Cherry Zucchini Cake, Corn-berry […] Continue reading Chim Chimichurri Pizza 
August 29th, 2013 | Tags: bake, chimichurri sauce, grill, mozzarella cheese, pizza, recipe, sausage, squash | Category: Pizza, Pork, Zucchini | 12 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!
As tempting as it may be to devour an entire pound of bacon in one setting, there are times when we want to freeze some for later. But putting an entire slab in the freezer means having to use the full amount […] Continue reading Freeze Bacon in Single Servings 
August 27th, 2013 | Tags: bacon, freeze, single serving, zippy tip | Category: Zippy Tips | 16 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
with Cherry Bourbon Butter Sauce! I have spent the most grand and glorious last few days in Door County, WI with my mom and aunt. We have shopped, we have toured, we have walked, and (oh my) have we eaten! Of course we did the local whitefish boil at Pelletier’s: […] Continue reading Chocolate Cherry Zucchini Cake 
August 25th, 2013 | Tags: bourbon, cake, cherry, chocolate, recipe, sauce, zucchini | Category: Cakes, Cherries, Chocolate, Desserts, Zucchini | 38 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday! Have you ever wanted to divide a recipe in half, but the recipe calls for a whole egg? It’s not like you can cut an egg in half… or can you? Watch video here: Can’t see video? Watch it […] Continue reading How to Divide an Egg in Half 
August 20th, 2013 | Tags: cut, divide, egg, half, measure, recipe | Category: Zippy Tips | 29 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
It’s not too often that I get to cook for my in-laws. Two weeks ago, S.O.’s brother Eric (who lives a few hours away) brought their mother up here for a visit. I fixed a summer harvest feast of a supper: Caribbean jerk pork burger sliders with mini pretzel […] Continue reading Corn-berry Cobbler 
August 18th, 2013 | Tags: baked, blueberries, blueberry, cobbler, corn, cornbread, dessert, recipe, zucchini | Category: Blueberries, Corn, Desserts, Zucchini | 19 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!
Have you ever attempted to add fruit or chocolate chips to cake or muffin batter, only to have them sink to the bottom of the pan while baking? Well, the technique in this video will help thwart off any such future baking […] Continue reading Prevent Fruit from Sinking in Cakes 
August 13th, 2013 | Tags: batter, cake, chocolate chips, flour, fruit, nuts, sink, zippy tip | Category: Cakes, Desserts, Fruit, Zippy Tips | 25 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post
with Peach Liqueur Cream! As promised: another recipe to use up our seemingly endless supply of zucchini. BUT, this recipe actually features peaches. As a part of the Lady Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge, we were enticed to create a dessert using both peaches and cream. Upside-Down Peach Zucchini Cake 
August 8th, 2013 | Tags: bake, Bundt, cake, cream, moist, peach, recipe, upside-down, zucchini | Category: Cakes, Desserts, Peaches, Zucchini | 54 comments | Email This Post | Print This Post |
    
 
|
||||
