With the prevalence of International shipping, sometimes it’s hard to know what fruits are truly in season. We get a lot of produce from South America since their seasons are the opposite of ours. It's weird to have fresh fruit all year round! But let’s be honest, if the grapes you’re eating were shipped from Chile…how truly fresh are they? There’s simply no beating locally … [Read more...]
10 Summertime Instant Pot Recipes
A while back I wrote about my Instant Pot and how much I like it. When folks talk about their Instant Pot, they're close to enraptured! While I’m all for loving your kitchen equipment, the more important thing is how tools help you in kitchen. Let’s face it, if you can cook and cleanup faster you get to spend more time doing what you want to do. Isn’t that part of the point of … [Read more...]
📣My Favorite Kitchen Blogs – First Edition
Bob's Red Mill Hot and Cold Running Mom King Arthur Flour Cookies & Cups Chocolate Covered Katie … [Read more...]
📖Diabetes Cookbook & Meal Plan for the Newly Diagnosed
September 26th marks the 10th anniversary of my diagnosis with Type 2 diabetes. Immediately after my diagnosis, our lives changed drastically. One of the most difficult aspects was how to modify our meals so that I could use diet as part of my health plan. There were simply too many sources out there and too much information to integrate all at once. If I’d had a book like … [Read more...]
❗️3 TIL – Stop The Rot
One of the purposes of the 3 Things I Learned series is for me to have an excuse to research topics. A huge problem at Hectic Manor is the amount of spoiled food we have. Over the years we’ve gotten better, but I’m still embarrassed by the amount of food we pitch. This week I investigated that topic to discover what we’re doing wrong…and learned a ton! As always, if the … [Read more...]