I have to admit, I do watch calories and portion size. Something my husband and I learned and worked at for over a year and half now. Combined we lost over 100 pounds and have successfully kept that weight off. So…this is one of our favorites. A huge portion for about 85 calories (a good cup…
Author: Amanda
Peanut Butter Icing….Who Cares About the Cake!
Butter, heavy cream, peanut butter, sugar…..yeah not so healthy but sometimes you must indulge and if you are going to indulge this is one way to do it! Halloween might be just the right time to pull out this recipe and take it for a spin! I came across a fabulous picture of a chocolate…
Apple Pancakes…Ellie’s Way
Last week after church we went out to breakfast which always makes everyone happy. One of the specials was “Apple Pancakes”. I thought about ordering it but didn’t. I was so happy that I didn’t order them because when they came out they were not the kind of apple pancakes I would have liked. (Doesn’t…
What’s New in My Kitchen Wednesday {Food Mill}
I have to admit. The food mill (I frequently forget its name) only comes out of the cupboard this time of year for “Rosie Applesauce” but it is a must for making this applesauce and the kids LOVE to use it. Talk about an upper arm workout. Three kids and one Mama and we all have…
{Back to School} I Heart the Crockpot!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Crockpot! The crockpot pictured here is from Williams- Sonoma. A beauty isn’t it?! Schools in session! This year ALL three kiddos are at the same school on the same schedule for the very FIRST time. I have done my duty for the past 8 ½ years and am adapting well to…
{Tis the Season} Apple Cake
It’s fall and around here in upstate NY the apple orchards are bustling and that means the kids are begging to pick apples. We managed to get out on the last day of summer vacation for a glorious day at Bowman’s Orchards http://www.bowmanorchards.com in Rexford, NY. Let me tell you…as the kiddos get older apple picking…
Fruit Kabobs
Its Labor Day weekend and everyone will be going to a picnic sometime this weekend. My mother has a wonderful pool so we usually gather there on holidays and weekends throughout the summer. One of our favorite things to bring to a picnic is FRUIT KABOBS! They not only are delicious, kid friendly but are…
What’s New In Your Kitchen Wednesday
The Pastry Cutter. This was a shower gift for our wedding over 12 years ago…well not this one…a couple months ago the handle on my pastry cutter broke. Of course I could still use it and did. I would throw it away once a new one was purchased. Well, looking all around for it one night…
We All Scream for Ice Cream
I scream we all scream the Zenner’s love ice cream! Three years ago my youngest daughter was diagnosed with a dairy allergy. Since then she has made wonderful progress and probably will completely out grow the allergy. However, along the way we discovered the whole family benefits from a dairy free diet. So we carefully…
Running on Fuel
This post is for my friend Sarah from the From Scratch group. In April we both signed up for the Hudson River Mohawk Half Marathon on 10-10-10. Well, since then we sent in transfer requests and are now doing the Marathon – yup that would be 26.2 miles. I still have my fingers crossed that…
Jacklyn’s Favorite Treat – Dairy and Egg free!
This is from the cookbook, “Go Dairy Free” The entire family enjoys these. They are so easy to make Ellie can whip them up in a jiffy! Fudge Brownie Cookie Yields 2 Dozen Cookies 3/4 cup all purpose (plain) flour or whole wheat pastry flour (I do like them better with the pastry flour) 1/4…
