Who needs a flu shot when you have an "immune booster flu buster smoothie"? The combo of orange juice, papaya, and strawberries gives this smoothie a triple dose of vitamin C. I made it this morning for Dick's and my breakfast along with a toasted Ezekiel flourless sprouted grain cinnamon raisin English muffin spread with…

  This snowman is made from homemade marshmallows. The recipe I used makes enough marshmallows to float in hot chocolate, to make a pan of Rice Krispie Bars, and even this snowman with a hat made from a thin mint pattie topped off with a junior mint, a fruit leather scarf, a wedge cut from a candy…

Have you seen "The Bucket List" starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman? I haven't, but I do know that it is centered around the goals that they want to accomplish before they "kick the bucket". I have such a list… an extremely long one. I checked off one goal today… making homemade marshmallows. It sounds…

  Honey Whole Wheat Oatmeal Bread from http://soulemama.typepad.com 1 ¼ cups water 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp butter, melted then cooled a little (I use extra virgin first cold pressed olive oil instead.) 3 cups flour (2 cups *unbleached white and 1 cup whole wheat pastry) ½ cup rolled oats (I use **Bob's Red Mill…

Breakfast doesn't need to be boring with the same 'ol bowl of oatmeal or raisin bran. Why not dessert for a change? This Good Mornin' Apple Crisp has all of the components of a nutritious breakfast but so much more exciting to get you fueled for the day ahead. I added yogurt on the side…

What a wonderful flaky-crust pie baker my mother was! Shortly after Dream Whip first came out in 1957, she made every kind of pie filling with Jell-o and Dream Whip that was to be found in her Jell-o Dream Whip Pie Cookbook, which I now have. Do you remember Dream Whip? Actually, you can still…

On familyfun.com, I found printable directions and a video to make these I Choo-Choose You Cupcakes. They were a Valentine's Day project, so red candy was the primary color used and the reason for the choice of verse "I choo-choose you." To satisfy my creative spirit, I put my own spin on the color scheme and chose…