I have always loved beef jerky. Yu-uumm! It’s not terribly lady-like, but I just love ripping off a piece of meat with my teeth. Makes me feel powerful in some primal way, I suppose. But have you looked at the ingredients on the bag of beef jerky at the store? … Continue reading
Spaghetti has always been a big hit in our household. Thanks to my Dad, I make a knock-your-socks-off spaghetti sauce. The Geek lived in Italy for a few years, and he says my sauce is as good, if not better, than most of the sauces he ate while he was … Continue reading
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
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
At my wit’s end one day, looking for a new snack Mr. Charm wouldn’t turn up his nose at, I decided to shred some carrots and fry them up. Thanks to my new fryer, this proved to be an easy task. I took a peeler and peeled long strips of … Continue reading
One thing an elimination diet does is make it hard to have snacks. Grabbing a bag of chips is out, as is anything processed! So I’m trying to come up with easy to make, delicious to eat snack foods. One snack (that often pulls double duty as a side dish) … Continue reading
What mother wouldn’t like to get more fruits and vegetables into her kids tummies? I know I’m always on the lookout for ways to encourage better eating habits in my older son, Mr. Charm. But he’s not always interested in my attempts. He’ll pick out ‘the good stuff’ and leave … Continue reading
This is the basic recipe for what my husband calls “AWESOME!” I’m pretty sure you can tweak this to your own preferences and it will still remain awesome. Peel a few carrots, then cut them on the bias. In a frying pan, add whatever oil/fat is acceptable on your diet … Continue reading
What do you eat for breakfast when you’ve eliminated nearly everything from your diet? Well, you look at what you can eat and try to figure something out. We can have white potatos and beef…well, steak and hash browns is a popular breakfast, right? Except, we don’t have any steaks. … Continue reading
