How to Remove Skins from Tomatoes

Making homemade spaghetti sauce? Salsa, tomato soup, catsup or some other tomatoe-based dish? If so, here's how you can remove the skin from your ripe tomatoes. It's an easy process and only takes a few minutes! Plus, I'll tell you how to remove the majority of those tomato seeds too! ** Post may … [Read more...]

Mom’s Delicious Homemade Apple Crisp Recipe

Do you know the difference between an apple crisp and an apple crumble? An apple crisp incorporates oats into its topping while a crumble doesn't. They're identical in their base ingredients...just the topping is different! Today I'm sharing my mom's delicious homemade Apple Crisp recipe with all of … [Read more...]

Classic Homemade Meatballs Recipe

We make homemade meatballs several times a month. We use them when we make spaghetti, in a meatball sub or use as an appetizer like Swedish Meatballs. When I make homemade meatballs I like to double and triple-up the below recipe. I let them fully cool and then freeze some of them for later use. … [Read more...]

Easy Triple Chocolate Brownies with Marshmallows Recipe

Last month I needed to whip up something quickly for my granddaughter to take to her Girl Scout's meeting. The parents take turn bringing in finger-foods and beverages for the girls to enjoy at each meeting. My daughter was working OT and had forgot that it was her turn. Hence, the last minute … [Read more...]

How to Can Zucchini with Recipe and Photos

I'm harvesting the last of my zucchini from our garden over the next 2 weeks. Like every year...I end up with an abundance of zucchini that I need to preserve. When canning fresh zucchini you'll need your basic home canning supplies along with a pressure steam canner. It can't be preserved in a … [Read more...]

Classic Cookies with a Twist from Isabella’s Cookie Company

Jennifer Palmer, the founder of Isabella's Cookie Company, fell in-love with cookie baking as a child. In 2001, she founded Isabella's Cookie Company, based out of Redondo Beach, California. The company prides itself on taking classic cookie flavors and giving them a new twist. All of the cookies … [Read more...]

Cuisinart Strawberry Banana Ice Cream Recipe

I use our Cuisinart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream and Sorbet Maker 3-4 times a week during the summertime. If you don't own one...I highly recommend it. It's so easy to use! Just last week I whipped up a batch of homemade strawberry banana ice cream using fresh strawberries picked from our … [Read more...]

Watermelon and Strawberry Fruit Smoothie Recipe

Watermelon is finally in-season here in the northeast. This year my backyard garden produced several nice watermelons for my family to enjoy. This fruit smoothie recipe uses just a handful of ingredients and tastes delicious! Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Perfect for a hot summer day … [Read more...]