Strawberry Rhubarb Freezer Jam A super easy to make jam-filled with fresh rhubarb and strawberry jello! Hello, sweet friends! Did you miss me last week? I promise you I wasn’t playing hooky! No something even better! Our kids and grandson came for a visit!! During the visit, I was strolling through the gardens to check…
Blueberry Rhubarb Pie The perfect combination of tart and sweet and buttery-flaking crusts I was blessed once again this year with a bumper crop of rhubarb and because I’m a waste not want not kind of gal I’m trying to find as many ways as I can to use this wonderful bounty! Now that our…
A light and airy muffin filled with tart rhubarb and topped with a sweet-spicy streusel. I’ve been impatiently waiting for rhubarb baking season ever since I first saw the tiny green sprouts coming up from the ground way back in the first part of April! Since then we’ve had several nights where temperatures dropped close…
A quick and easy greek salad with plenty of fresh veggies and a tangy dressing Salad season is here and I couldn’t be more excited! Obviously, here in Minnesota, it’s a bit early for many fresh veggies, but I’m making the best out of what I can find in our local grocery for now. Today’s…
One of the main goals I had this year was to eat healthier. So what does that mean? Well for me it means eating more organic whole foods. Meaning foods without preservatives. No canned food. No packaged or processed food. And most of all. Less refined foods. Like white flour and sugar. I’ll be honest.…
I read an article a while back about what to look for when you are trying to eat healthily and your grocery shopping. The author said if you look at the ingredients on whatever you are about to buy and there are more than 5 items, some of which you either can’t pronounce or don’t…
A healthy and portable way to get a good breakfast! I’ve always been a HUGE lover of breakfast! Even when I was a kid. No matter how much I overslept, I always made time for at least a bowl of oatmeal or a slice of toast before I headed out the door to school. Now…
A recipe for a light-moist lemon cake to serve at your next brunch or family gathering. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE lemons? I do. I REALLY, REALLY do! Just looking at them makes me smile! They are like a BURST of sunshine on a cloudy day and boy have we had plenty of…