5 Lunches in 1 Hour!
A delicious packed lunch menu, complete with a thorough grocery list, easy-to-read recipes, and detailed, step-by-step instructions so you can have a whole week’s worth of lunches ready in about an hour.
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How to Spend 60 Minutes Planning a Meal of Cheerios and Bananas
True story from a day in the life of Jennifer White.
One hour before mealtime
1. Stick head in the frig to see what I have on hand.
2. Three full minutes later, pull head out, still uninspired.
3. Ask everyone what they want to eat.
4. Try to explain why we …
Should I Buy a Food Processor or a Blender?
A food processor and a blender are two very difference appliances and which one you buy will depend on what you want to do. This information will help you decide.
Beautiful, Hand-Crafted, One-of-a-Kind Cutting Boards
Oooooh! Are these not the prettiest cutting boards you have ever laid your eyes on? These heavy-duty, one-of-a-kind, wood boards are made by a local craftsman here in Michigan, and I am so excited to get my hands on three of them so I can now offer them to you! Which is Better – Wood…
Holiday Gifts for the Cook
I get several emails a week asking what type of waffle iron I recommend or which is my favorite brand of ice cream maker or have I tried this rice cooker. I thought I would put together a post of products that I have used and liked (and a few that I wasn’t so impressed with) to
Blendtec vs. Vitamix – Which is the Best Blender?
How to choose the best high-powered blender.
Cutting Vegetables – FAST!
I first saw this food chopper being used to chop cucumbers by my friend when she was teaching a cooking class, and, while I thought it was a pretty neat little thing, I wasn’t interested in buying one because I have this phobia of accumulating too many kitchen gadgets. I especially try to avoid those…
How to Buy a Crock Pot (Slow Cooker)
Should I Buy Slow Cooker? My crock pot is one of my least expensive and most used time-saving tools in my kitchen. I find that I use my slow cooker at least five times a week. If walking in the kitchen and finding your home-cooked meal ready and waiting sounds likes a good idea to…
Can a Food Processor Save Me Time in the Kitchen?
My food processor can accomplish a wide array of tasks, including slicing, chopping, shredding, mincing, grinding, pureeing, and more in a fraction of the time it takes me to do these jobs by hand. For example, using my food processor, I can slice ten potatoes – enough to make a large dish of Skinny Scalloped…
Ice Cream and Ice Cream Makers
Summertime means ice cream at our house. We love creamy, homemade, non-dairy ice cream. Several of you have asked about my ice cream maker, so I thought I would share that info here. I use the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker and it makes whipping up a batch of homemade ice cream sooo easy and so…
