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National Oatmeal Day: Oatmeal Everywhere
It’s National Oatmeal Day! So to celebrate, I have gathered 3 recipes — 2 oatmeal bowls and 1 cookie. Berries and Cream Oatmeal Are you looking for a lighter oatmeal recipe? Sometimes oatmeal recipes can tend to lean heavy on the buttery goodness side, while they lack in the lighter, healthier side of food. A lighter oatmeal with a few servings of sweet fruit is likely to help you to feel a lot more energized after eating the carbs in the oatmeal, and your blood sugar won’t spike as heavily causing you to feel tired suddenly in the middle of the day. If you want something healthy and easy to…
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Take Control of Your Time – Set Some Boundaries
Poor time management can cause stress you don’t need in your life. If people at work or within your family and friends are taking advantage of you by requesting or demanding precious time – it’s time to set boundaries for yourself. Is It You? Part of the problem with letting people steal your time from you could be you. If you allow people to interrupt you at work, let friends call when you’re trying to interact with your family or if a person in a relationship disrespects you by taking advantage of your good nature, you may need to rethink the boundaries you already have in place and create boundaries…
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National Dessert Month: Apple Pie a la Mode
As we get into the holiday season, we start getting ready for the crush of desserts that will be coming our way during the season. One popular dessert during this time of year is apple pie. Here is another entrant for National Dessert Month — apple pie a la mode. My paternal grandmother made apple pies (and cobblers but that’s story for another day) a lot. I remember watching her — no measurements needed there — and hoping that I could make things that tasted as good as her baking. I think we are getting there… The recipe for No Churn Vanilla Ice Cream included in this post as well.…
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Fun Kid-Friendly Halloween Meal Ideas
With the restrictions on our Halloween celebrations this year, we may find ourselves entertaining our children at home on Halloween night. I have published a post on safe ways to celebrate this holiday. However, before any trick-or-treating, movie nights, or bike parades, you can create a fun Halloween meal for the family. Below are videos and links to posts about cool Halloween foods. Halloween Sausage Fingers Cheese Broomsticks Monster Burgers Monster Sandwiches Other Halloween Menu Posts Suggestions for Halloween Dinner Creepy Concoctions for Halloween Quick Last-Minute Halloween Party Food With all of these menu options, you should be able to create a fun memorable Halloween meal for your family this…
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It’s National Dessert Day: Lemon Raspberry Loaf
Another cool month: National Dessert Month. So you can eat dessert every day this month! Woo-hoo! And on top of that, October 14th in National Dessert DAY. If you don’t want to have dessert every day, you can just do it on the 14th. It doesn’t matter, this is a great month to enjoy any number of desserts all throughout the month. One selection is this Lemon Raspberry Loaf. This delicious lemon raspberry loaf is a welcome addition to Sunday brunch, or it can be enjoyed as a not-too-sweet treat morning or night. For a little added sweetness, be sure to add a light drizzle of the optional lemon glaze…
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Creamy Instant Pot® Rice Pudding
Today, August 9th is National Rice Pudding Day I remember having this dessert first when I was in kindergarten. It was usually part of our lunch and was mass-produced. LOL It was not my favorite thing — I was 5! Finally, as a teen, I was given a new version — one made in a home. Hmmm — it was quite tasty! So, it moved up my list of things I like to eat! This Creamy Instant Pot Rice Pudding recipe makes a really creamy version without much effort on your part! This creamy, custard-like rice pudding is so delicious and easy to make, it just might become your new…
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Kid-Friendly Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches
I can’t believe it is already August! In keeping with all of the ice-cream specific days during the summer, today is National Ice Cream Sandwich Day. It’s amazing how many wonderful ways there are to enjoy ice cream! Today’s tribute to this day is a Kid-friendly recipe for Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches. This quick and easy “semi-homemade” recipe is perfect for younger children who like to help out in the kitchen. For best results, use square or rectangle waffles* (vs. round) for this recipe (and plenty of sprinkles for decorating!) This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled, as needed. You can make your own waffles to use in this…
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Instant Pot® Cheesecakes
It’s still National Cheesecake Day, Post 2! The previous post, Greek Yogurt Cheesecake Parfaits, presented a no-cook cheesecake option. This post presents TWO Instant Pot® cheesecake recipes. One with fruit and the other chocolate… You can make one or both. Go all out for Cheesecake Day! First, here are a few tips before you start on your cheesecake masterpieces: Special equipment needed: 7” (or 7.5) springform pan (for 6-quart Instant Pot®)Non-stick cooking spray or parchment paper You will need a springform pan that fits appropriately into the pressure cooker. You can find them at department stores but here is one developed for the Instant Pot®. I found it at Bed,…
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Greek Yogurt Berry Cheesecake Parfaits
It’s National Cheesecake Day! Today I am sharing THREE cheesecake recipes one in this post and 2 in the next post. Different flavors and different types. You should have enough choices to start your National Cheesecake Day celebration. This lead-off recipe — Greek Yogurt Berry Cheesecake Parfaits — is a no-cook cheesecake version. Perfect for the hot summer months. No oven necessary and filled with fresh fruit! Yum! It’s also very easy to pull together for a family dessert! Note: There are nuts in this recipe (in the crust). If you don’t like nuts, you can substitute a different crust recipe in the parfait.
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Broiled Crème Brûlée
I love Crème Brûlée. I like the crunch and the cool smoothness that comes after that. This is just another food that I didn’t care for as a kid but absolutely love now. I was much thinner then too… hmmm LOL Today is National Crème Brûlée Day. Today’s recipe is a litte different in that there’s different way to make that crunchy carmelized top! An Alternative to the Kitchen Torch Normally, a small propane kitchen torch is used to create the coveted caramelized sugar topping that makes crème brûlée so popular. The broiling method described here is a nice alternative for those who either don’t have access to a kitchen…
