Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 BCE. When the time came to relight the Menorah, the Jewish people found only enough oil for one night. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight nights, enough time to prepare more. […] More
I usually keep bananas on hand at home for a healthy snack, but sometimes a banana or two goes brown too quickly. I hate to throw out the fruit, but I already have a freezer full of overly ripened bananas that I need to cook into banana bread. My kiddos love pancakes, so I recently […] More
My family loves fritters! During the summer, I make zucchini fritters and shallot potato zucchini fritters. Recently I have been on a cabbage kick. A couple weeks ago I made some delicious gluten-free cabbage fritters that my kiddos and I loved. I used some gluten-free flour that I had on hand from making some gluten-free […] More
I love making fritters for my family because of the versatility of the dish. During the summer, I make zucchini fritters and shallot potato zucchini fritters. Recently I have been on a cabbage kick. Instead of lettuce, I use coleslaw mix to make salads. I also came up with a delicious cabbage fritter recipe that […] More
Over the holiday season, I added some sinfully delicious coconut macaroon blossom cookies to my Christmas cookie repertoire. Some of my favorite recipes are blossom cookies including my peanut butter Kiss cookies and butter pecan blossom cookies, so the new coconut blossom cookies were a huge hit. For Valentine’s Day this year, my kiddos and […] More
Sugar cookies are one of my favorite holiday treats to bake. While I love my classic rolled sugar cookie recipe, I also recently experimented with a dairy-free version using coconut oil in place of the butter. Because I am hosting a Thanksgiving party in a few days for my homeschooling groups, I recently came up […] More
