{FSC Time Machine} Sweets & Treats Part 1

We seriously like our sweets and our treats. While putting together this ‘best of 2012’ post, I quickly realize that we have A LOT of sweets & treats recipes which screamed for multiple installments. While on said FSC Time Machine, I proudly saw that we have MANY, MANY food allergy friendly sweets & treats recipes…

{recipe} Gluten-Free Crispy Treat Pops

Hi Folks! I’m thrilled Christina asked me to contribute to the FSC blog. For my first entry, I thought I’d share a bit of a culinary confession. Ready? I don’t like…cake pops. It’s not that I don’t think they’re adorable, I do! It’s just that I find the interior of the pops, usually a mixture…

{photo diary} the making of granola

I took A LOT of pictures for my “{edible gifts} breakfast in a basket” post. Overkill. That said, I want to share the play-by-play of the granola making…. – Christina

{Basil} A New Twist on Pesto

{pesto} parts: the secret is in the center Anyone who lives in and around Saratoga Springs, NY is fully aware of the six weeks during the summer that is known as “Track Season”. From late July through Labor Day weekend, the town and its environs are filled to the brim with tourists. The downtown shopping…

{Weekend} Reading: NATIONAL EDITION

Here’s the second half of my link love this week…. BLOG LOVE Marisa, canning guru who writes at Food In Jars, posted a great piece about the importance of using bottled lemon juice in canning. Another Canning Guru, Mrs Wheelbarrow, was on NPR for her canning and blogging. She writes about the experience on this…

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…