February 28, 2010 – 7:08 pm | No Comment

This wonderful vegetarian dinner was easy to make. It used 15 different vegetables and only took about 15 minutes to prep. The baking time was 1-1/2 hours – and it was unattended. The house smelled wonderful and now we have leftovers for tomorrow, too.

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How to make a tropical fruit platter
February 5, 2010 – 1:20 pm | 3 Comments
How to make a tropical fruit platter

We know it is not so warm everywhere as here so we thought we would share some tropic love and particularly to get ready for Nutrition Month – back to basics – why not develop a love of fruit and learn about new ones!?

Merry Christmas – Virtual Gifts from Our Kitchen to Yours!
December 21, 2009 – 3:33 pm | One Comment
Merry Christmas – Virtual Gifts from Our Kitchen to Yours!

Our guests were delighted that they were sampling our “super bowl snack fare” – and much to our delight all of the veggies disappeared! Here are three time-saving, calorie-saving holiday entertaining ideas – from Calorie-Free Holiday Tea (great warm or chilled) to a GingerBread house that saved us a lot of time, mess and calories from baking cookies – plus everyone here got to help!

Winter Fruit Desserts – More Fruit, Fewer Calories – Watch Video Recipes and Learn FAST!
December 14, 2009 – 8:55 pm | No Comment
Winter Fruit Desserts – More Fruit, Fewer Calories – Watch Video Recipes and Learn FAST!

Cranberry-Poached Pears:

Watch this video and learn to make a stunning dessert with a pear, some cranberries, water, sugar and spices – all in about a minute and a half!
Here is the recipe:
4 pears, peeled, halved, …

Portion size matters
October 13, 2009 – 10:58 pm | 4 Comments
Portion size matters

If you use a large serving bowl for dessert you will probably fill it. Does this mean the portion size is right? No.

Delicious Fruit Dessert – Ontario Market
August 9, 2009 – 2:09 pm | 2 Comments
Delicious Fruit Dessert – Ontario Market

How lucky we were to find quite a few farm stands! Here is a shot of the summer fruit that is from this area: raspberries, peaches, sour and sweet cherries, yellow plums, currant and blueberries.