The girls love homemade ranch dressing to dip their veggies into and pour onto their salads. We never could find quite the right blend from a store-bought ranch, so we came up with the perfect version for us at home. We have one daughter who absolutely loves salads and another who is not […]
Homemade Italian Seasoning
We love mixing up our own homemade Italian seasoning. We like to make it our own with a little extra garlicky punch. It’s perfect in all our favorites like lasagna, Italian sandwiches and our homemade ranch dressing. Delicious. It’s especially tasty in a simple olive oil dip with some crusty bread with some fresh cracked […]
Pumpkin Spice Latte Syrup Recipe
Apparently there’s been some sort of pumpkin spice syrup shortage at Starbucks, but I haven’t noticed, because I can make my own!
Smoked Chipotle Peppers
I love chipotle flavor and chipotle peppers, but I recently discovered that my chipotle seasoning cubes are not in line with our family’s Get Real challenge. And yes, I suppose I could buy already-smoked whole chipotle peppers at the store, but I happened to have jalapenos in the house so I decided to try to […]
Cheese Sauce Powder
Day 315. Vegan cheese sauce powder, this is super cool! While we’re not vegan, I like the idea of creating our own shelf-stable homemade cheese sauce powder for macaroni and cheese. This recipe, adapted from Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman’s The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions will let us make kid-friendly mac and […]
Taco Seasoning Recipe
Homeade gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, junk-free taco seasoning
