dessert

We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Panettone is Italian sweet bread that originated in Milan. It is a traditional holiday cake but it truly should be enjoyed year round. It comes in a typical dome or large … Read More

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Pudding, rich in calcium, can be a great snack or dessert. It is a healthy choice. This Homemade Pudding Mix is a variation on the cornstarch pudding that our grandmother’s made before there were commercial pudding mixes on the grocery shelf. The mix is easy to make, easy to store and will cook in less … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Almondina Toastees are a brand extension of the well-known Almondina Almond Biscuit line. Toastees are considered a snack and they are somewhere between a cookie and a cracker and would make a … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Wholly Wholesome organic frozen pie shells are excellent products. We recently tasted the Traditional and Whole Wheat varieties. The whole wheat was our favorite – flaky with a sweet nutty flavor. … Read More

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Cow Wow Cereal Milk attempts to capture the taste of the leftover milk at the bottom of the cereal bowl. We were pleasantly surprised that both flavors Fruity Trudy and Chocolate Chip Cathy were not overly sweet and quite pleasant tasting. Kids would like these flavors. Though plain milk is our go-to choice for kids, enjoying … Read More

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Everyone loves cookies. They are found in 90% of all homes. As parents you struggle with letting your children enjoy a favorite food and offering snacks that are good for them. This recipe for Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies is both. They are easy to make (we baked them with a 3-year old) and they freeze … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Kozy Shack, long known for producing quality, ready-to-eat, refrigerated puddings has, again, expanded its product line. In early summer we highlighted Kozy Shack’s new lactose free flavors. The newest additions include: Butterscotch pudding which is a new flavor.  … Read More

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We love to try new foods. Some are great. Some don’t measure up and some become staples in our kitchen. See what you think. Free of sugar, lactose and gluten and they still taste good. Clemmy’s Ice Cream Bars are a very good product at only 70 calories a bar. Are you wondering, as we did, that Clemmy’s is an odd name for an ice cream company? The company’s founder, Jon Gordon, was diagnosed as prediabetic and loved ice cream. He and his trusted cat Clemmy, worked in his kitchen on batch after batch of sugar free ice cream until he came up with the recipe for the current products. He decided that the company should be named after his cooking buddy, and so Clemmy’s was born… … Read More

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