Recipes

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...] about Cuisinart Strawberry Banana Ice Cream 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...] about Watermelon and Strawberry Fruit Smoothie Recipe

Got a pantry full of spices? If so, there's no need to go out and purchase hamburger seasoning. I like to whip up my own when it comes to seasoning burgers. I personally think the amounts called for in the recipe are perfect, but you can adjust them to suit your own taste buds. Homemade Hamburger … [Read more...] about Homemade Hamburger Seasoning Recipe

Fruit smoothies are so easy-to-make and healthy for us to drink! For the past few months I've been trying to drink at least 1 fruit smoothie every day. I typically enjoy it as a healthy afternoon snack to hold me over until dinner time. You can use all kinds of different fruits to make them. To keep … [Read more...] about Strawberry Fruit Smoothie Recipe

Zucchini is one of the easiest things to grow in a backyard garden. I can put in 2 plants and get 20-30 zucchinis from them! They don't need a lot of maintaince as they grow...just some water a few times a week and you're good! Last week I harvested 7 large zucchinis from our garden. I sliced up one … [Read more...] about Baked Zucchini and Cheese Appetizers Recipe

This Kiwi, Pineapple and Banana fruit smoothie is perfect t0 drink year-round. It's delicious and loaded with nutrition. On top of that, super easy-to-make. If you want to bump up the nutritional value...substitute Manuka Honey for the regular honey. If you don't have any honey on hand...you can use … [Read more...] about Kiwi, Pineapple and Banana Fruit Smoothie Recipe

Over the past 6 months I've been reducing the amount of gluten that my family consumes. Gluten can cause all kinds of digestive problems, so we're reducing it in our daily diets. With that said, it's hard to find good gluten-free recipes, especially when it comes to delicious brownies, cupcakes and … [Read more...] about Chocolate Rocky Road Brownies Recipe Made with Gluten-Free Flour

During the summertime we make a lot of homemade ice cream thanks to our ice cream making machine. We are particularly fond of vanilla bean, strawberry, mango and blueberry ice cream flavors. To go along with our ice cream I like to whip up a batch of homemade chocolate sauce. It's 100% better than … [Read more...] about Easy Homemade Chocolate Sauce for Ice Cream