Normal granola is often delicious and a great breakfast recipe, but is often filled with fat and high in calories. My version of a more healthy breakfast granola is packed with flavor, but none of the fats that regular granola has and is so much lower in calories. Top this granola with your favorite soy or almond…
Curried Carrot Tofu Soup makes a wonderful and luxurious starter to a healthy meal. The recipe uses tofu and vegetable broth and is easy to make. Healthy Curried Carrot Tofu Soup This is a great soup for vegans. There are many things that you can substitute for normal diet ingredients to make a recipe suitable…
It seems that I am on a growing from scratch kick today. This time it is a short tutorial on growing ginger. If you’re looking for an easy plant to grow indoors Ginger is the one for you. Growing Ginger is a fun DIY gardening project for the kids. All you need to grow ginger…
Hard Boiled Eggs are a favorite of many people but they can be tricky to peel and also to cook so that the yoke is nice and yellow and not greenish. Here are some cooking tips for perfect hard boiled eggs. Hard Boiled Eggs – Some Helpful Tips Add to the water when you hard…
I have a tiny kitchen. It is a galley style. Not much counter space and a small pantry. So drooling over pretty kitchens is one of my favorite things to do. I thought it would be fun to do a page called My Favorite Kitchens. These are some of my Favorite Kitchens. Perhaps, one day,…
Tamarind Paste is one of those ingredients that is necessary for Thai cooking but also one that the average cook does not stock. Luckily for us, it is easily made with just four common ingredients. This paste is found in Asian food stores and on Amazon. (affiliate link) Unfortunately, unless you have an International store…
Drainage hole covers can be a tricky thing to find for your plant pots. Without one, though, the soil will eventually wash through the hole in the bottle and the plant will settle. Recycle Microwavable Trays Drainage Hole Covers There are many things that you can use…piece of broken pots, small stones. One neat trick…
Nothing appeals to me more than dark chocolate strawberries or other fruits dipped in chocolate. They make me feel as though I am eating something healthy but also have the decadence of a rich dessert. With Christmas right around the corner, what could be a more perfect treat than these dark chocolate strawberries that you…
If you have never tried to grow sweet potatoes before, you are in for a treat. Starting sweet potato slips is easy to do and lots of fun. Slips are the rooted sprouts that grow from an actual mature sweet potato. They are used to grow new sweet potato plants. Growing sweet potato slips is a…
Your child will nave no problem getting their fruit intake when you present them with these banana food art creations! I love bananas as much as the next guy. But my main use of them is in my cereal in the morning to get my daily dose of potassium. That is not the case with…
I love recipes that take me back to my childhood. This is even more important to me now that my mother has passed away. Anything that reminds me of her is a precious recipe. These date bars are a recipe that she often made when I was a little girl. Benefits of using dates Dates…
One of my family’s favorite side dishes is vegetarian twice baked potatoes. But the normal version is full of fat, cream, butter and calories. This healthy recipe uses a Vegan spread and vegetable cheese but is still full of flavor. What is a twice baked potato? Twice baked potatoes are a cross between a normal…
I love portobello mushrooms in just about any dish. They are hearty and filling and just delicious. This recipe for Vegetarian Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms has been adjusted for a meatless diet without sacrificing any of the delicious taste. What are portobello mushrooms? Portobello mushrooms are the fully mature version of cremini mushrooms. a family of…
Welcome! Many people think about gardening on the weekends and cooking during the week. For me, gardening and cooking are both week long projects. I could dig in the dirt all day long every day if I had the opportunity. I am the Gardening Cook. The Gardening Cook Welcomes you I especially love to use…
