Fructose Friendly Fresh Salsa

Can you guess what I’m making? Homemade Salsa, of course! Ever since receiving the Mayo Clinic Fructose Malabsorption diet, I’ve been expanding Mr. Charm’s diet.  Tomato sauces are out, but fresh tomatos are back IN.  Woot! That got me thinking about snack foods: Mr. Charm LOVES chips with salsa (takes … Continue reading

The Great Candy Experiment

They say that Valentine’s Day is about Love.   <snort>  I disagree.  Valentine’s Day is about CHOCOLATE! Until I married the Geek, I rarely had a “beau” on Valentine’s Day.  Just my luck, I always either met a guy right after  the Big V, or my relationship ended right before  … Continue reading

Banana Ice Cream

I have something SO awesome to share with you, I can hardly stand it! I can take NO credit whatsoever for this delicious concoction. Most of my recipes are my own creations, or such a major overhaul of someone else’s idea that I can still claim it as my own. … Continue reading

Chicken Hash

Years ago I found a recipe for something called “Chicken Hash” in a magazine.  I never actually made it, but I saved it because it looked really good. With this dual-elimination-diet-thing going on in my house, I’m scrambling like mad to find edible meals to serve my family.  (Delicious is … Continue reading

Lollipop, Lollipop, oh Lolli-lolli-lolli-lollipop!

How’d you like to soothe your child’s throat (or your own) with a homemade, old-fashioned remedy that masquerades as a sweet treat? It also works well as a bribe.  Not that I would ever bribe my children!  (cough cough) Well, thanks to Mr. Charm’s dairy and egg allergies, I started … Continue reading

Snack Attack – Dehydrated Melon

Want to know the easiest, healthiest snack you’ll ever make? It’s seriously so easy, so simple, I’m flabbergasted I didn’t think of it myself. One day I was waiting to board my flight and a family with twins was waiting nearby.  I struck up a conversation, and while we were … Continue reading