Until recently, my friends and I would get together for dinner once a month at one of our favorite local restaurants. But now we’re all trying to save money, so rather than eating out, we’re cooking for each other. Each month one of us hosts, making the entrée while everyone else brings appetizers, sides, or [...] [...more]
The holiday season is filled with parties, presents, shopping and of course, lots of great food. Once the holiday season is over, I want to get back to my regular routine by going to the gym and cooking healthy meals at home. This year I’ll also be keeping to one of my New Year’s resolutions [...] [...more]
Whether they’re fudgy, cakelike, or chewy, brownies are a popular and delicious dessert for any day of the week. And because they’re made in one pan and simply sliced and served, they’re a fast and easy dessert whenever you want to bake! But do you know what makes one brownie different from another? It’s all [...] [...more]
How many of you have seen shoppers at the market sporting reusable canvas totes instead of paper and plastic bags? That’s just an example of how Americans today are simply trying to reduce their own carbon footprints. Some may even be taking shorter showers, walking or riding bicycles to work, and implementing recycling programs at [...] [...more]
Florida Crystals® strongly believes that replenishing the land their sugar canes grow on is as important as our everyday sugar usage. After all, they are America’s first and only certified organic sugar producers! A sugar fan myself, I would like to share with you some surprisingly sweet statistics, courtesy of Florida Crystals– · Did you [...] [...more]
Every year, come December 27, the holiday blues hit our household. Mama is exhausted from all that shopping and cooking. Papa is exhausted from either “A.”: Helping Mama, “B.”: Listening to Mama complain, or “C.”: Both. (In our household it’s “C”.) As far as our kids go, they will undoubtedly burn out on that [...] [...more]
If you’re anything like me, you most likely over-did it at your big holiday dinner. After all, just because Junior couldn’t finish his pumpkin pie didn’t mean you couldn’t, right? What a shame it would be to see that last piece of ham hit the trash can. And all that cooking in the kitchen? That [...] [...more]
Call it a positive trend or lifestyle, “going organic” seems to be catching a lot of popular attention. Being crowned the “first certified organic sugar producer in the USA,” no other sugar company knows the meaning of “organic” better than Florida Crystals. Ensured by the USDA’s National Organic Program, Florida Crystal’s organic products are produced [...] [...more]
The only thing better than cookies is homemade cookies. Now you can give the gift of cookies without even turning on your oven! Homemade cookie dough is an easy and inexpensive gift that is perfect for anyone who loves the convenience of pre-made dough but the taste of homemade. Simply bake a batch of cookies, [...] [...more]
Lead the way to holiday fun with some help from these tasty Gingerbread Men! Many people say that gingerbread men are an essential part of the holiday season. That alone should be enough of an excuse to make a few batches for your own celebration. You can definitely “catch” the gingerbread men using this simple [...] [...more]
