Easy to make baked potatoes made in the crockpot. Wrap them in aluminum foil and cook for 5 hours for soft potatoes with crispy skins! These make the best baked potatoes! Easy Crockpot Baked Potatoes These baked potatoes are so easy to make, especially on days when you don’t want to heat up your kitchen by baking them in the oven. All you need to do is cook them in the slow cooker for a few hours until they’re soft....
Delicious blueberry scones pastry recipe that have a tender, flaky texture with bursts of sweet and tangy blueberries. These scones are a classic treat often enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, or as a delightful accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee. Serve with clotted cream for the ultimate treat! Easy Blueberry Scones I love blueberry scones, especially served in the afternoon with a cup of coffee or tea. I especially love them taken to the next level when served with clotted cream or raspberry jam – delicious!...
Easy steps on how to cook bacon in the oven. In just 15 minutes you’ll have crispy bacon ready to eat! The secret is starting with a cold oven! Can you cook bacon in the oven? Yes, you cook bacon in the oven and it’s so easy to do! This method is unique because you start with a cold oven, instead of a preheated oven. By doing this, the result is going to be crispy bacon without much cleanup....
Simple step by step directions on how to freeze fresh corn without blanching. This frozen corn will last for months, letting you use it in soups, casseroles and more year round. Can you freeze corn without blanching? Yes, you absolutely can, and this method is ridiculously easy. This year we had a great corn growing season in the garden. It was like having our own mini corn field in Brooklyn!...
Here’s the 4 ways I give my cat a pill all by myself – without bleeding or crying! There’s a different way for every personality, even difficult cats! You’re standing at the vet and they tell you that your cats need to go on medicine. Ok, no big deal, I’ll just mix it in their food. Then they tell you the medicine only comes in pill form. UGH, you start falling to the floor, sobbing and crying “I’m going to die!...
Tips on how to protect plants from frost. These DIY methods are easy and helpful to both amateur and experienced gardeners. By using these tips, your plants will be safe from cold and frost! Protecting Plants From Frost There’s always a bit of danger involved when you plant your Spring vegetables. In the Spring or Fall we are always trying to extend our growing season (like growing onions in the Winter ) and with wildly fluctuating temperatures that can be a dangerous challenge for your plants....
EASY MEXICAN Cheddar Cheese Dip made with 1 bag of shredded cheese, milk and other simple ingredients. This delicious dip can be served with tortilla chips, crackers, vegetables or on top of nachos! It’s always the hit of the party! Cheese. You either love it or you love it. Have you ever met a person who doesn’t love it? Once I met a person who doesn’t like pizza and I ran away from them....
The Spring garden season has begun already, can you believe that? Seeds have been planted inside that will be transplanted in March. There’s broccoli, cauliflower, kale, onions, bok choy and collard greens planted so far. I’ll be doing a full post on planning soon, so keep a eye out on it! But for this post, I wanted to celebrate a jalapeno plant. This special jalapeno plant grew all Summer long and somehow as of January 22, in the middle of Winter, it’s still producing jalapeno peppers every single week....
BIRTHDAY PARTY Vanilla Whoopie Pies! This easy recipe makes delicious vanilla whoopie cake pies with marshmallow creme filling (just like homemade Amish Whoopie Pies!). Birthday Whoopie Pie Recipe These super delicious (seriously, I ate so many in the past day, someone take them away from me!) whoopie pies scream CELEBRATION! I mean do we really need a reason to celebrate cake tasting whoopie pies that are pretty pink in color, baked with rainbow sprinkles and then have more sprinkles on the yummy marshmallow creme?...
EASY Buttered Rice and Cabbage dinner! One of the best buttered cabbage recipes! This dish uses cooked cabbage and is ready in 20 minutes! It’s a healthy vegetarian rice meal my entire family loves! Buttered Rice and Cabbage This Buttered Rice and Cabbage is an easy comforting meal filled with healthy vegetables that I hope you’ll love as much as I do. It’s so easy to make and it involves one of my favorite ingredients – cabbage!...
Cheesy Brussels Sprouts that only take 20 minutes on the stove top. Brussels sprouts are boiled to soften and then a cheese sauce is made with shredded cheese that’s poured on top. It’s the ultimate must make cheesy side dish! Cheesy Brussels Sprouts Recipe Want to turn someone into a brussels sprouts lover? Simple, make these cheesy brussels sprouts! Just like my Cheesy Broccoli and Cheesy Cauliflower , everybody loves this side dish!...
Sometimes you just want an egg breakfast that hits the spot without a whole lot of fuss. Enter: my super-quick vegetable and cheddar cheese omelette! It’s cheesy, fluffy, and packed with garden-fresh veggies like chopped broccoli, green peppers and tomatoes. Bonus: it’s ready in under 15 minutes, so your morning coffee doesn’t even have time to get cold! Vegetable Omelette Recipe I call this my Garden Vegetable Omelette because you can toss in whatever’s fresh and it always turns out delicious....
Healthy Chocolate Banana Smoothie made with 4 simple ingredients and a blender. This tastes like a chocolate peanut butter dessert! Healthy chocolate banana smoothie recipe Chocolate for breakfast? Sign me up! This Chocolate Banana Smoothie is creamy, nutty, chocolatey, and deliciously sweet. It’s the best way to start your day! This chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie always comes in handy when there isn’t any time to enjoy freshly baked Banana Muffins or a Chocolate Donut for breakfast....
This easy homemade stir fry dinner recipe combines crisp-tender broccoli florets, cubed chicken thighs and crunchy green bell peppers all in a sticky garlic-soy-sesame sauce. Ready within 30 minutes — from start to finish! Homemade Chinese Chicken and Broccoli If you’re craving homemade takeout, this Chinese chicken and broccoli recipe is exactly what you need! It’s quick, easy, and tastes just as good—if not better—than your favorite takeout spot. Plus, high fives all around because you made it!...
When you think of New York – what do you think of? You probably think of Times Square, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the great Borough of Brooklyn (hi!) and the subway. You probably think of food too! New York is the center of great food and one of the most popular foods here are bagels! Oh bagels! You beautiful, delicious things. Bagels are great. I could live on them. They come in all flavors, you can toast them, you can eat them on the go, you could eat them for breakfast, lunch, or at 3AM in the morning in bed because you’re hungry....
It wasn’t even a week ago I was showing you my red bean brownies (with sinful frosting), so are you surprised to see another brownie recipe up here? Yeah, me neither. These Triple Chocolate Brownies are going to make for a better Winter time treat because there’s not that much guilt involved in them. I’m using AllWhites Egg Whites which is 100% liquid egg whites with no yolk, fat-free, cholesterol-free and low-calorie egg product packed with essential nutrients and vitamins....
Step by step instructions on how to dry parsley leaves in the microwave in 1 minute. This easy method is perfect for drying herbs quickly! I love herbs! Don’t you? What starts as a couple small plants quickly turns into a wonderful smelling herb jungle! I’ve talked a lot about preserving herbs on the blog. I’ve showed you how to dry herbs indoors , how to dry oregano in 1 hour , how to dry mint and how to dry basil in the oven , but today I’m talking parsley!...
Quick and easy homemade pizza sauce recipe made with tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese. This is a simple no cook recipe, all you have to do is stir everything in a bowl and you’re done! This is our favorite sauce for pizza night! Quick And Easy Pizza Sauce This pizza sauce is so quick and easy to make! It’s Italian flavoring makes it a favorite of ours on homemade pizza tonight....
Delicious homemade Japanese Curry using beef, onions, potatoes, carrots and curry sauce mix. I love Curry. And I’m not talking about Steph Curry because you guys know I’m a Cavs fan. I’m talking about curry, the delicious dish that can be found in multiple varieties around the world. In Morimoto’s cookbook Mastering the Art of Japanese Cooking he writes “Japanese curry is like the final whisper in an international game of telephone....
This New York City style pizza dough is quick and easy to make! Throw all the ingredients into your bread machine pan and then once it’s done, bake a thick crust brick oven style pizza! Recipe makes (2) 12 inch pizzas. Bread Machine Pizza Dough This homemade pizza dough is inspired by NYC pizza, the best pizza in the world (I said what I said). I’m going to show you how to make the dough in your bread machine and after that, I’ll walk you through how you bake it in the oven....
