Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies

Pudding cookies are an awesome thing. They stay moist for days and they taste fabulous. I have been a chocolate chip cookie addict for as lo...

Red Wine and Honey Salad with Fruit

I love fruit in a summer salad. The combination of fruits along with the sweet and tangy dressing was a great balance. I used the dehydrated...

Strawberry Peach Jam Ice Cream

Who knew that an accident with a jar of jam could result in such deliciousness? I am giddy with how this turned out and I will definitely be...

Grilled Pattypan Squash

My love for pattypan squash has reached an all new level. You might think I'd be tired of these squash by now, but I am still thrilled t...

Grilled Ono

Have you tried Ono? I hadn't even heard of it until recently. This is an excellent fish. I am already planning what I will make with it ...

Dehydrated Strawberries - it just isn't pretty

Second attempt at rehydrating the strawberries was not pretty. I poured boiling water over them this time and it worked, but they were not a...

Frothy Banana Smoothie with Dehydrated Strawberries

  My first attempt to rehydrate strawberries was a mixed success. This smoothie tasted great, but it simply didn't look at all like what...

Cucumber Salad with Spicy Tomato Vinaigrette

There were several cucumbers and tomatoes waiting on my counter this morning and I wanted to put them into a salad. I scanned a couple cookb...

Summer Squash, Onion, Bell Pepper and Tomato Skillet

After dehydrating so many bell peppers, I wanted to try using a few of them with our dinner. So, I threw together a vegetable skillet with ...

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Applesauce

This is not your average applesauce. This applesauce is thick, chunky, sweet and full of flavor. You can eat it with a spoon or a fork. If y...

Cinnamon Baked Apple

In the midst of making applesauce this morning, I simply couldn't resist the aroma. So, I scooped out one of the apples and devoured it ...

Vanilla Ice Milk with Dark Chocolate Stracciatella

Vanilla ice cream with dark chocolate pieces swirled into it sounded just about perfect to me. The fact that I could give it a fancy name, j...

Dehydrated Bell Peppers

I'm laughing as I write this, because I'm about to confess that a sale on bell peppers made my week. I was so excited to see a great...

Baked Herb Zucchini

We had a great harvest from the garden this morning and I wanted a dish that would be a bit more substantial than simply sauteing or roastin...

Way Too Hot Chili Oven Fries

I planned to make Roasted Red Potatoes with our dinner last night. As I was making them though, I decided to make some of them spicier for ...

Homemade Lemon Lime Soda

A few weeks ago, I saw a cute post over at I Am Baker . Amanda had made homemade soda for her kids and they loved it. I thought that was a g...

Cashew Chicken Salad with Grapes

I opened the refrigerator early this morning and saw a package of red grapes next to some leftover chicken. That did it. All I could think o...

Dehydrated Strawberries

 Strawberries are my favorite berry. I adore them. I could eat strawberries for breakfast , lunch , dinner and dessert any day of the week...

Honey Whole Wheat Bread with Soft White Wheatberries

For this bread, I used the exact same recipe as I do every week when I make Honey Whole Wheat Bread . The only change I made was to use soft...

Frozen Strawberry and Dehydrated Banana Smoothie

My first try at rehydrating the bananas was a success. There was a stronger banana flavor than I expected, but I'll simply adjust how ma...

Cavatappi with Sunburst and Grape Tomatoes

Cold pasta salads were never really my thing before I tried this one. Tomatoes, garlic and a handful of herbs marinate in olive oil for seve...

Dehydrated Blueberries, Blackberries and Raspberries

Dehydration failure, how sad. I thought it might be worth my time to dehydrate blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, but I was wrong. 2...

Dehydrated Corn and Green Beans

Did you know that you can dehydrate frozen vegetables straight from the freezer? Are you wondering why on earth a person would want to do th...

Dehydrated Pineapple

Dehydrated pineapple is a wonderful thing. I've been snacking on it all week. It tastes different from the store bought and sugared vari...

Spaghetti and Marinara with Baby Pattypans

Have you ever seen a squash cuter than a baby pattypan? On a whim the other day, I harvested several of them at just under 2 inches in size....