TIP OF THE DAY: Grilled Fruit

Accessories make grilled fruit easier. Thisfruit grill rack is from SurLaTable.com.   As long as the grill is hot, make grilled fruit for dessert! Ingredients Fruit (see Step 1, below) Cold water Lemon juice Spices: cinnamon stick or pumpkin pie spices (allspice, clove, ginger, nutmeg) Rum (optional) Vegetable oil spray for grill Melted butter for…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Red, White & Blue Recipes

How many red, white & blue recipes canyou devise? Share them here!   Plan ahead for at least one red, white and blue recipe for July 4th. You can start the day with plain or vanilla yogurt, topped with raspberries and blueberries. For lunch, make red, white and blue potato salad (keep skins on red-jacket…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Lemonade Recipe

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Why purchase bottled lemonade or mixes, when it’s so easy to make better-tasting homemade lemonade from fresh-squeezed lemons? The difference is night and day. This recipe makes fifteen 8-ounce glasses of fresh lemonade. You can adjust the sweetening to your own taste. For a zero-calorie drink, use non-caloric…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Put A Shrimp On The Barbie

Do you need your arm twisted to eat more shrimp? We don’t—yet, except for special occasions, we don’t think to cook it. Major health organizations suggest that Americans eat seafood at least twice a week, which would add up to approximately 39 pounds per person yearly. But the average American eats just 16 pounds of…
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FATHER’S DAY: Golf Ball Cupcakes

The best golf ball cupcake we’ve seen, from FamousCupcakes.com. This is the best golf cupcake we’ve seen, created by Famous Cupcakes in Los Angeles. If you’re not in the neighborhood, you can make similar cupcakes at home. The key is finding chocolate golf balls. You can look for them online; we buy them from Woodhouse…
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