Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Orange Cocoa

Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Orange Cocoa

Orange Cocoa Makes 3 servings: 2 Tbsp cocoa 2 Tbsp sugar 3/4 c boiling water grated rind of… [more]

New Product – Prana Bar

New Product – Prana Bar

We were sent a couple samples to try, and I ADORED them!  They were too coconut-ty for Mike, and I wouldn't… [more]

Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Hot Chocolate

Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Hot Chocolate

Lately I've been trying to cut out my Starbucks habit.  And I've found some very yummy (and 10% of the… [more]

Teriyaki Sauce – GLUTEN FREE!!

It has been nearly 3 years since Mike has had his old fave – chicken teriyaki rice bowl.   Its not that I hadn’t tried to come up with my own teriyaki sauce, its just that I suck at it.  So I caved and found a recipe online – and?  It is DIVINE.  Simple, easy, [...]

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Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Orange Cocoa

Orange Cocoa
Makes 3 servings:

2 Tbsp cocoa
2 Tbsp sugar
3/4 c boiling water
grated rind of 1/2 orange
2 c milk
whipped cream
extra lemon or orange rind for garnish

Directions:

In saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, and hot water.  Sir to combine.
Add grated orange rind.
Add milk, heat over medium low heat until piping hot.
Strain.  Garnish, if desired. Serve.

This can be done in the [...]

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New Product – Prana Bar

We were sent a couple samples to try, and I ADORED them!  They were too coconut-ty for Mike, and I wouldn’t let the kids try them because I have a job to do.  And these babies – tasted like Coconut macaroons – I love my job.
Warning – these are NOT for weight loss!  They are [...]

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Starbucks Replacement Ideas – Hot Chocolate

Lately I’ve been trying to cut out my Starbucks habit.  And I’ve found some very yummy (and 10% of the cost) hot chocolate recipes!
Austrian Cocoa
Makes 3 servings:

2 Tbsp cocoa
2 Tbsp sugar
3/4 c boiling water
2 1/3 c milk
1 -2 sticks cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

In saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar, and hot water.  Sir to combine.
Add the milk and [...]

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The same old & updated

Well, this week I’ve done exactly ZERO cooking.  (unless you count pancakes)  So it seemed a good time to update some of the shopping lists up there in my nav bar.  I’ll keep this list up to date as I go:
Updated Feb. 2010

Meats & Proteins

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Potato Starch – What Not to Do

I am thinking of making this a regular column on Strawberries:  The What-Not-To-Do column.  What do you think?

A week or two ago I ran out of rice flour, and true to my nature, I “figured it out”.  Since there are these things called potato pancakes, and since there’s ‘potato’ in potato starch, how bad could [...]

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Strawberry Vintage Ring GIVEAWAY

This contest is now closed.  Anna has won the ring!
Today you can win an adorable vintage ring with a hand-antiqued brass strawberry in size 6.  It is wrapped in bright brass wire setting.
It was donated to Hearts for Haiti by the Proteales Etsy shop – handmade lovelies for your everyday.
Check back tomorrow [...]

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Day 2 of Hearts for Haiti Giveaways!!

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED- no winner was selected.
Today you can win an adorable child’s size apron that says, “Daddy’s Kitchen Helper” embroidered on the front.  It is a full BBQ-style apron in size 5 – 6.
Donated to Hearts for Haiti by the Precious Angel Gifts shop.
If you have a birthday to buy for soon [...]

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