Cedar Trace Golf

My husband has become a bit of a health-nut. It seems over the last few years he’s become more and more focused on eating healthy and getting a lot of exercise, whether it’s hiking, working out with weights, or biking. I’m glad he’s taking his health so seriously. It’s even a good influence on me, though I still eat my fair share of sweets and simple carbs like chips and breads. The hard part is adjusting our menus to fit his new tastes – he hardly eats meat anymore, but he does love fish. I usually bake the fish in one of my usual stainless baking pans but if you’re not careful it can get overcooked and dry very quickly.  That’s why I think this covered clay fish baker is such a great idea. Lesen Sie mehr »

You can’t beat the versatility of a good quality blender for multiple uses in the kitchen. A good sturdy blender can be used for countless foods and drinks. With summer coming there will be plenty of cravings for cool frozen drinks – whether it’s making thick milkshakes and fruit smoothies for the kids or some delicious frozen pina coladas and margaritas for the grown-ups.  Versatile blenders are also quite handy for chopping veggies and other foods for easy food preparations and for blending soups and batters too. The Oster Osterizer 12-Speed Slope Blender is a perfect example of just such a blender. Lesen Sie mehr »

I gave up on those pre-packaged iced tea mixes a long time ago. They just never tasted quite right. They never really tasted like tea to me. What’s the sense of drinking iced tea if it doesn’t taste like tea! Making your own iced tea is easy, fast, and you control the sugar. Once you’ve created your own Perfect Ice Tea, you and your family won’t go back to the mixes again, either! Stock up your cupboard with tea now for summer, because your new homemade iced tea will be in demand, possibly all over the neighborhood! Lesen Sie mehr »

When I think of having waffles for breakfast, I usually picture the kind of waffles you find in the frozen food section of the grocery store. Square or round, they generally seem to lack taste, but we buy them anyway since they still offer a warm breakfast option and are a convenient choice on busy mornings. But to me these waffles really do not compare to the taste of delicious homemade waffles. Now it’s not something we have the time to do on weekday mornings, but it’s fun and easy to make homemade waffles on the weekends when you have a versatile Waffle Baker and Grill combo to bake them in. Lesen Sie mehr »

We have a great group of friends and usually get together at least once a month to play cards, have dinner and chat. We take turns hosting these little parties and usually keep the food pretty casual. This past week it was our turn and I wanted to do something a little different from the usual assortment of sandwiches and dips. At the same time, I didn’t want to spend most of the day and evening in the kitchen. My slow cooker came to the rescue. I found this great crockpot French Dip Roast recipe online and gave it a try. It turned out wonderful and made some of the best French dip sandwiches we ever had. Lesen Sie mehr »