Are you preparing your summer menus already? May temperatures are climbing quickly, an indication for home chefs to begin alternative cooking methods besides the stove and oven. Local hardware stores suggest it’s time to get out the grill, and we can’t resist their urging. The unbeatable two-pack charcoal sales prices make it impossible to pass up. Supermarkets tempt meat lovers to grab the hot sales on ribeye steaks, hamburgers, chicken, and hot dogs. But wait! Grilled is good but not seven days a week. Let’s check out those alternatives.Read More →

Strawberry Snacks Looking for a healthy snack to get you through the day? Try these strawberry nutritious shake recipes to give you a daily boost. Strawberry Cream Shake & Ice Cream I am an Independent Team Beachbody Coach and earn a 25% commission on Beachbody products that are purchased through links that I provide on this website. Love strawberry Shakeology recipes? Now is the time to make them with fresh strawberries at farmers markets and fruit stands. A two-in-one shake and ice cream recipe, this nutritious strawberry snack is filling and tastes thick and creamy. Try it out, and see how you like it. MakeRead More →

Make this Italian Sandwich made from spinach-grilled hamburgers and these four organic herbs.                   Four herbs to use for an Italian sandwich You’ll need the following four fresh herbs (a list I’ve described by their flavors) for this Italian-style open-faced sandwich. basil – has a sweet peppery, minty flavor cilantro – has a flavor similar to celery and mint mixed fennel – tastes like black licorice rosemary – a sweet minty flavor Nutritional Values and Uses for Basil Basil is a good source of Vitamins A, C, K, iron, and calcium. Did you know that basil can beRead More →

Here’s a Southern-style light slow cooker peach cobbler dessert. Feel like eating something sweet but can’t have the sugar? Pattycakespantry.com published Canned Fruit Cobbler. It is a fantastic recipe. I’d actually been craving peach cobbler for weeks when I made her cobbler. I so enjoyed every bite of Patty Cakes’ cobbler. Lighter Version of Canned Fruit Cobbler   I decided to make Patty Cakes’ recipe but with a variation. Southern-Style Light Peach Cobbler is a lighter version and cooked in the slow cooker. The texture is a little different, and it isn’t as sweet as the Canned Fruit Cobbler. But if you’re looking for a peach cobblerRead More →

Got leftover ribeye steak? Make ribeye chili. Easy slow cooker recipe for two! Add Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Cabbage as a side dish. Top off your ribeye meal with Mango Bread Pudding, Peach Cobbler, or German Chocolate Cake – all slow cooker desserts. Leftover Ribeye Chili Steak foodies, make this slow cooker ribeye chili recipe the next time you cook ribeye steaks on the grill or in the slow cooker. Like chili? Like steak? Make them a combo, and try this leftover ribeye chili.Read More →