Make Healthy Meals

Small red and yellow tomatos, about half and half
Sugar, to taste
1 cup orange juice/pint of tomato

Slice tomatos evenly and lay in the dish in alternate layers. Powder lightly with sugar, and turn over them a cupful of orange juice to a pint of tomato, or if preferred, the juice of lemons may be used instead. Set on ice and cool before serving.

I love cooking in my crockpot. It lets me get things started on my own schedule. Time to start dinner early in the day? Low setting. In the afternoon? High setting. Not sure? Medium setting and keep an eye on things in case it’s too fast or too slow.

But when I read about people cooking with their crockpots I can tell there’s a huge range of actual temperatures when you talk about low or high settings. Read the rest of this entry »

1 c Plus 2 tb water
2 tb Margarine or butter
3 c Bread flour
2 ts Chopped fresh sage leaves
1 tb Chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tb Chopped fresh oregano leaves
2 ts Chopped fresh thyme leaves
1/4 c Chopped fresh parsley
3 tb Dry milk
2 tb Sugar
1 t Salt
1 1/2 ts Yeast

Place the ingredients in the bread machine and select basic white cycle. Use medium or light crust colour.

My husband’s favorite time of year is approaching. Yes indeed, he can’t wait for barbeque season.

Grilling can be a very healthy way to cook. Or it can be really unhealthy. It just depends on what you cook and how you cook it.

Then there are the gadgets. My husband loves getting new tools for his barbeque. Something like the wireless meat thermometer would probably be a delight to him as well as to other grill fans. Read the rest of this entry »