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When I first started thinking about the FIRESIDE FOODIE theme - telling the stories of the food that made us, this recipe for HomeStyle Cinnamon French Toast was the essence of the perfected tried and true recipe that everyone in our family loves. It has been on the table every Saturday morning since my twins were old enough to eat it. It’s buttery and cinnamony and hearty. It is one of the recipes that made my kids. It’s a true comfort food.
Now this my french toast recipe which is a little bit different from my mom’s but it was built on her recipe. I firmly believe in making a recipe your own so it sings to your tastes. My recipe includes a ton of cinnamon and splash of vanilla. My kid’s dad grew up with french toast that was made with salt and black pepper. I know. Pepper! But it’s surprisingly good that way too.
We ALWAYS top it with pure Vermont maple syrup since we have friends and family who are maple producers in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. My sister and her family contribute to the Butternut Mountain Farm’s maple syrup which you can find at William Sonoma around the country. We are lucky enough to get some from them and our other friends who tap the most remote trees in Vermont for the cleanest purest natural organic maple syrup.
We usually top our french toast with fruit in season such as blueberries, strawberries, peaches etc and sometimes even a dollop of whipped cream too!
Here’s to another lovely late Saturday breakfast/brunch together as a family.
by April Atwater | Simply the Sweet Life blog
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 05 mins.Cook time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.
Total time: 15 mins.
My grandpa Bohman was born on the 4th of July. Every year the family would gather together from all over the country for a big birthday party and family reunion for grandpa's birthday at the Bohman farm. Ou reunions would include some of our favorite family recipes. We have a big family. I'm the oldest of 8 and my grandparents had 8 kids too. We are scattered from Vermont to Texas to Florida to Utah. It seems like everyone made it back for grandpa's birthday. One thing the Bohman's know how to do is cook. All of them. We had classics like baked beans, homemade chocolate cake, 3 bean salad and of course potato salad. Our classic potato salad recipe was always on the table. It will rival the best out there and is hands down better than anything you will get from the deli. We never had any leftovers. It's simple and delicious. Grandma Bohman cooked to taste and rarely used a recipe. This is my measured version that comes as close and you can to grandma's recipe.
3 pounds of russet potatoes
6 boiled eggs
1 medium onion
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup pickle juice brine
3 medium dill pickles
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
salt & pepper to taste
Cube potatoes and boil until cooked. Cool. Chop eggs into chunks. Dice onions and pickles. In a small bowl mix together mayonnaise, mustard and pickle juice to make a dressing. In a large serving bowl add potatoes, eggs, onion, pickles, and dressing and stir. Serve chilled.
Sweet & Simple Tip: To add a little kick to your potato salad add some chopped pickled jalapenos.
This Easy Pie Crust Recipe Turns Out Perfect Every Time!
makes 2 bottom crusts or 1 bottom and 1 top crust
1 1/2 cup of unbleached all purpose flour
1/2 cup of room temperature butter
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
2 tablespoons of cold water
In a food processor add all ingredients. Pulse on and off until blended and small pebbles of dough is formed. This can also be done with your hands.
Press dough together with hands. Forming a ball. Divide in two. Form into two balls; careful not to work the dough too much.
Place dough on a piece of parchment or wax paper tossing some flour over the top. Roll into a circle large enough to cover the pie pan; about 9-10 inches in diameter.
Place pie pan over the dough circle centering it. Flip the pie crust and plan over to put the crust into the pan. Press into pan. Using your fingers pinch the edge of crust to make a decorative pattern.
With a fork prick holes to allow pie crust to vent while baking. Chill in freezer for 20 minutes then use as instructed in pie recipe.
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It's officially the beginning of the Holiday Season and Thanksgiving is coming up soon which also means it's PIE Season. Hooray for the Pumpkin Pie! and the Chocolate Pie and the Berry Pie and the Apple Pie and the Banana Cream Pie and the Peanut Butter Cup Pie and all the pies.
Our Peanut Butter Cup Pie filling is made of 4 simple ingredients and starts with thick rich cream and Greek Gods Greek Yogurt layered on top of a chocolate truffle bottom inside a dark chocolate cookie crust. It's so creamy and delicious you might find yourself wanting to eat it all. This pie will go fast so be sure to make a few to share.
Makes 1 Pie
For the filling:
1 cup of heavy cream
1 cup of Greek Gods Plain Greek Yogurt
1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
For the truffle layer:
1 cup of heavy cream
3 oz dark chocolate
For the crust:
2 cups of chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs - about 12 cookies
1/2 cup of real butter- softened
Not so much a recipe as a mix in idea, Maple Milk is a family tradition with my kids and my sister's families in Vermont. It's comfort food at it's best.
Did I tell you my sister and her family live on a mountain in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. They make the most amazing pure Vermont Maple Syrup. A while back my brother-in-law along with his dad and brother decided to put up a sugar house in the middle of a Vermont winter. If you know Vermont winters you know this is quite the fête. They wanted to get it up in time for maple sugaring season which is early Spring.
They collect the sap from some the most pristine woods full of old sugar maples. The area is so remote it is clean and free from water, soil and air pollutants. They stay up all night when the sap is running feeding the wood fired evaporator stove. The results is gallons and gallons of pure liquid maple gold.
When we visited Vermont for Camp Gathering-Vermont this past April we visited just at the end of the maple sugaring season. A lot of people think of fall in Vermont and they think maple syrup but the maple sugaring season is in the very early spring when the days are warming up but it's still below freezing at night. This is when the sap flows.
To the warm flavor of real Vermont syrup still evokes a feeling of fall. My Maple Sugar Blondies are made up of the warm fall flavors including walnuts and the caramel flavor of a blondie. I use Butternut Mountain Farm's real Vermont Maple Sugar AND pure Vermont Maple Syrup in this recipe too. If you can't find it in your local store you can order it online on their website- Butternut Mountain Farm
We visited Butternut Mountain Farm in Johnson, Vermont and I assure it is some of the purest finest maple syrup you will buy.
Enjoy!
1/2 cup of butter
1 1/2 cup pure maple sugar
1/2 cup of grade A dark robust pure maple syrup
3 eggs
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 cups unbleached flour
1 cup white chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Melt butter. Add eggs, maple sugar, maple syrup, vanilla, baking soda, salt and nuts.
Stir by hand, Then mix in flour. Pour into 9x13 inch greased cake pan. sprinkle white
chocolate chips on top. Bake for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown and pulling
away from the pan on the sides. Cut and serve. I like to sprinkle a little bit of maple sugar over top and drizzle with a little bit of pure Vermont maple syrup right before serving.
Sweet Tip: Only mix by hand and be sure stir only to incorporate the ingredients and no more for best
Have you seen the RIVIAN SUV? Have you even heard of RIVIAN? Yes, it’s an auto maker and yes they are making some sexy all electric SUV’s and trucks!
As a designer myself, I am drawn to well design and good looking vehicles. RIVIAN has done an amazing job with the lines, shapes and colors of their R1T All-Electric Truck and the R1S All-Electric SUV. YES! ALL Electric!
For the typical SUV and truck buyer elevtric has not amounted to powerful in the past which kind of makes a eletric truck a bit of an oxymoron in concept. We will have to see what RIVAN has created here and see if it can stand up to the needs of the truck and SUV crowd. Here are the specs.
Range Up to 400+ miles
Acceleration 0-60 in 3 seconds
Payload 800kg
Towing Capacity 5,000 kg
Range Up to 400+ miles
Acceleration 0-60 in 3 seconds
Payload 800kg
Towing Capacity 3,500 kg
Look at that beautiful luxurious interior!
Ok, my long time followers know that when I test drive a vehicle one of the first things I look at is the gas mileage. That’s for several reasons. This all electric SUV has me so so hopeful that dreams do come true.
First, I hate paying the outragously high price for gas especailly when it hikes up during the summer adventure months.
Second, the less petrochemicals we use in our lives the better. Better for our health and better for our precous planet we have been given to care for.
Third, pumping gas is one of those chores I would rather not do.
The Rivian and are only available for pre-order at the moment. Prices start at $69,000 for the truck and $72,500 for the SUV which falls within the Range Rover price point with a $1,000 down payment required.
If you ask me I would rather spend my money on a good adventure vehicle like this than an oversized house! Downsize your house and upsize your adventurous side!
Go check it yourself here ;
*I am in no way a doctor I am simply sharing what works for me. Please talk to your doctor and even get second and third opinions if you are suffering.
For me, migraines start very suddenly in my late 30’s. I literally didn’t know what was happening. My first migraine looked like a stroke. Half my face was numb, I was having a hard time talking and then came the kaleidoscope flashing lights and a blurry blind spot in my vision. Luckily my sister was nearby and she called my mom to tell her what was happening.
I was never even much of a headache person up to that point so why did this suddenly happen to me? It took me 3 years of suffering, tons of major migraine drugs and days of suffering skull crushing mirgaines followed by my head pounding migraine hand over headaches before I figured out what was causing my migraines.
I had no idea that artifical sweeteners could do that to you! But for me I am very sensitive to them and haven’t eaten them before the migraines started so I had no idea. It took be 2 years after I stopped eating artifical sweeteners including aspartame and sucralose for them to completely leave my body and to stop having migraines!!
Robert H. Shmerling, MD Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing said in his article, Could artificial sweeteners be bad for your brain?, “ a study has raised the possibility that artificial sweeteners in diet beverages may increase the risk of dementia and stroke.” I am in no way surprised by these findings. I’ve had more than one CT scan that has shown progressive white matter damage from what they think is a result of my server migraines. I was also told my neurologist that because of my migraines I'm at a high risk of stroke.
It’s my personal migraine protocol. I’ve only had one migraine in the past 2 years and the last one I had was very minimized and did not need heavy prescription medications to manage the pain.
Let call it my personal Sweet Life Migraine Protocal. It’s a mostly natural way I have found to help calm down a migraine.
This is what I do.
NOTE: I do these with the first onset of a migraine - when I start getting blurry vision even before the kaleidoscope lights.
I eat a 1/2 teaspoon of salt - pink salt or another unrefined salt is best but if I don’t have immediate access to them I use table salt
I chug one 16 oz bottle of room temperature water - purified filtered water is best
I rub pure essential peppermint oil on my forehead, back of neck, ears, and bottom of my feet.
I get a hot pad and hold it at the bottom of my neck ( I have a sock filled with uncooked rice that I microwave for 2 minutes)
I take 600 mg of IBuprofen ( the non-natural part)
I alternate sipping on a caffeinated beverage and another 16 oz bottle of water until the water is gone.
I have used these things to help alleviate some if not most of the pain from excruciating migraine pain and averted the nausea and vomiting that has inevitably followed.
For those who suffer, I am so sorry. I have been there and I hope you find relief very soon xo -April
It’s spring time which means the hummingbirds are coming back. Every year my grandma would hand a hummingbird feeder so we could watch the hummingbirds from her kitchen window. I carried on that tradition with my kids. Now that they are grown and off to college I look forward to the days I feed the hummingbirds with my future gandkids just likemy grandma.
Hummingbird food is really a simple recipe. It consists of sugar and water. You boil the water to make sure it is clean and pure for your hummingbird friends.
This is a basic plain sugar syrup. Do not use food coloring. The hummingbirds will love their freshly made nectar.
Hummingbirds eat the most during the early morning and about a half an hour before dark so it's best to check on your hummingbird feeder just after dinnertime.
Humming birds are drawn to the colors red and orange. To attract them to your yard plant bright hues of red and orange flowers. It's also good to make sure your hummingbird feed has red on it too.
A few good hummingbird friendly flowers are petunias, lupine, lilies, and bee balm in shades of reds and oranges.
Simply the Sweet Life
This is a simple recipe for your favorite hummingbird friends..
Yield: 5 cups
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 05 mins.Cook time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.
Total time: 15 mins.
It's springtime and the stores are full of great deals on fresh asparagus. Asparagus is not only delicious but good for your body. It's a wonderful high alkaline nutrient dense vegetable that's low carb- keto friendly and of course gluten-free making it a great food for almost everyone.
When I was growing up my Grandma Bohman grew a patch of asparagus just outside her garden gate. It's a tall wispy plant with little green berries on it when it goes to seed. I use to love running my hands through it as I walked by.
I love fish and tilapia is a beautiful mild white fish that pairs well with some many flavors. I love finding new tilapia recipes. For this recipe, I put together some colorful and flavory veggies that are easy to find this time of year at the market. I topped it with a lemon garlic sour cream sauce.
serves 2 - can easily double
2 Tilapia fillets
1 Lemon
Marinated artichoke hearts
1 Red, yellow or orange sweet pepper
2 Cloves of fresh garlic
Red pepper flakes
Pink Himalayan salt or sea salt
1/2 cup of pure sour cream
Pinch of dried garlic granules or garlic powder
Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees. Gather your ingredients then slice your sweet peppers in thin slices. Snap off the ends of your asparagus and peel your cloves of garlic. For my tilapia, I get this fresh frozen tilapia fillets that are individually wrapped.
Layer a few pieces of asparagus, a few sticks of sweet peppers, a piece of artichoke heart and one clove of fresh garlic. Top with red pepper flakes and pink salt.
Roll the two ends of the fish together overlapping slightly and hold together with your bamboo skewers. If they are too long just snip off the end.
Drizzle a little avocado oil in the bottom of your pan then lay tilapia fillets in pan and drizzle a nice amount of avocado oil over the top. Top each piece of tilapia with a lemon slice. Bake in a 375 degrees oven for about 20 minutes until fully cooked.
In a small bowl add 1/2 cup of sour cream, a pinch of dried garlic granules, 1/2 teaspoon of pink salt and 2 pinches of red pepper flakes to taste. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon on top and stir until completely mixed.
Serve with a generous spoonful of lemon sour cream sauce. It's the perfect light yet filling spring dinner.
Bambo cutting board look at this nice thick butcher block style one.
White dinnerware these are like the ones I use.
Chefs knives these are my favorite!
Here is the blue plate that's under the sauce bowl.
I originally posted this recipe for Easy Microwave Fudge way back in 2007 during my first year of blogging. The photo is the original photo I took for that blog post.
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Lemon as part of a main dish for dinner always takes be right to Lemon Chicken recipes. Lemon chicken is a classic staple for dinner.
This Mediterranean inspired Lemon Chicken Thighs With Artichokes recipe from Foodie Crush is easy and can be whipped up in 30 minutes.
You had me at creamy with this Easy, Creamy Lemon Garlic Skillet Chicken recipe for The Kitchn. There’s something about adding that cream that makes the meal hearty and satifiying.
Another creamy recipe that piqed my interest is this Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken recipe from Cafe Delites. The added parmesan is a great bit of added flavor and fat perfect for a low carb diet.
This Greek Lemon Chicken recipe with a yummy tomato olive tapenade is a great twist on the traditional lemon chicken recipes. My mouth is watering thinking about the blend of Greek flavors.
A lemon pepper chicken recipe is a must include in a chicken recipe round up. This tender Lemon Pepper Chicken with Brown Butter Garlic Sauce recipe by The Recipe Critic looks so good!
Omelettes are a keto diet staple food. They are a perfect food for someone doing the keto diet on a budget. This omelette recipe is so tasty and filling, you are going to love it! It's a great low carb breakfast idea or for any low carb keto diet meal!
Weekends call for delicious brunches. I have a nice bunch of basil in my garden that needed to be picked and some nice beautiful jalapenos ready to harvest too. Emmi sent me some of their Cave-Aged Le Gruyére try so I decided to add a bit of this rich nutty flavored cheese that pairs perfectly with the fresh green flavors. Add some garlic and farm fresh eggs to make a delicious breakfast or brunch meal.
An omelet is also a tasty quick dinner too that doesn't taste like a quick dinner.
I like to make one big omelet slice it and serve it on a platter so everyone can choose the size they would like to eat.
Serves 4
6 eggs
1/4 cup cream
gruyére cheese
1 clove garlic
small bunch of fresh basil
1 fresh jalapeno
salt and black pepper to taste
tablespoon butter
There are two techniques used in making a creamy perfectly cooked omelette. First is whipping the cream and eggs together. Crush and mice the garlic, chop the jalapeno into small pieces, add salt and pepper to taste and whip into eggs.
Add butter to a medium size frying pan. Heat on medium heat. Add eggs mixture to pan.
The second technique is to allow the eggs to cook on the bottom they pull the edges into the center with a wooden spoon allowing the uncooked eggs to fill in the sides and cook. Repeat this until all the eggs are almost cooked. At this point add the Gruyére cheese. You can either slice it into thin slices or grate it. Then fold the omelette in half and cook just until the cheese is melted.
With these two techniques you will end up with a cream delicious center and perfectly cooked eggs that aren't dry.
Slice and garish with a sprig of fresh basil and slices of fresh jalapeno.
Enjoy!
This post is sponsored by Command™ brand.
I love the holidays. Cheery Christmas music, gathering all my favorite decorations to tuck into every nook and cranny of my home and our favorite sweet treats we only eat once a year.
This year we live in a lovely pre-war home with two fireplaces which means I get to decorate two mantels. I'm so excited. I get to create two pretty Christmas vignettes on each one.
I love the fall/Thanksgiving decorations I have on my dining room mantel. It's made of a beautiful old growth oak wood. To keep the pretty wood intact I am using Command™ Clear Mini Hooks that are easy to apply and easy to remove without hammering holes in the wood for a damage-free holiday.
I wanted to create a lovely transitional garland that I can have up with my Thanksgiving decorations that I can also have up for Christmas.
This simple pinecone garland is a perfect easy DIY Christmas decoration or Thanksgiving decoration anyone who can tie a simple knot and bow can make.
Gather an assortment of pine cones -wash and dry
2-3 yards of ribbon
Holiday craft pick
Craft Glue
Command™ Clear Mini Hook (to hang)
Gather and wash your pinecones. Cut a length of 2 1/2 yards of ribbon. If you are feeling sparkly you can add some glitter to each pinecone too by simply brushing some glue on the pinecones and dusting with glitter.
Wrap the ribbon around the bottom of the first pinecone and tie it in a double knot. Repeat spacing the pinecones apart about 5 inches. Tie two bows from the ribbon leaving long tails to top each end pinecone. Glue the bow on the top of the end pinecones.
Using the Command™ Clear Mini Hook add adhesive back as directed. Place the Command™ Clear Mini Hook on the mantle to hang the garland as pictured above (I used the white mini hooks so you can see them better here in the photo.)
Next, I simply added a Christmas craft pick tucking it into the Command™ Clear Mini Hook to hold it in place. The nice thing about using the Command™Brand Hooks is you can quickly change your decorations if you change your mind without damage.
I'm also hanging my wreaths on my windows using Command™ Brand Hooks. Did you know you can use them on glass? Be sure to clean the glass well before adhering the hooks.
On my enclosed porch I'm hanging these pretty velvet and grapevine wreaths on the windows using the Command™ Medium Designer Hook which can hold up to 3 pounds which is perfect for hanging wreaths.
You can find more ways to use Command™ Brand Hooks for your holiday decorating here at Command™ Brand Holiday.
Happy Holidays!
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You will love these easy to make irresistible lemon-lime bars with a heavenly dusting of powdered sugar. These bars have just the right amount os sweet to sour ratio to make the perfect refreshing lemon citrus dessert!