Profitable Adventure

You can’t seem to start the new year without thinking about making New Year’s resolutions. It might be that it’s time to quit smoking or maybe try to get more sleep every night. Of course, I think one of the biggest resolutions most of us make is losing weight. Whether it’s that annoying ten pounds you put on every winter, or the goal to lose fifty or more pounds, losing weight means two big things. One, you have to be serious about getting in a regular amount of exercise and activity. And two, you have to eat healthier and watch your portion sizes. The hardest thing for many of us is the thought of giving up our favorite foods and having to eat boring, tasteless food. But if you eat the right foods and prepare them in a healthy way, you won’t feel like you’re giving up anything. This Romertopf medium clay baker is a wonderful way to prepare you favorite foods without having to add any extra fats or oils. (more…)

Even when peaches are fresh, they may not be perfectly juicy and sweet. I’ve been disappointed in the last few batches of peaches I’ve purchased to make my crisp, so decided to change my favorite dessert to Canned Peaches Crisp. Most canned fruit is an excellent alternative to fresh because they use select ripe fruit for the process. When using canned peaches in your crisp, you’ll notice that your dessert ends up really nice and sweet, and peachy! You won’t be disappointed, and neither will your family. (more…)

There are so many wonderful hobbies to enjoy - some people have their music, some their painting, others like woodworking or sports. My creative outlet is cooking and baking. I truly enjoy trying to make new meals and desserts for my family, taking a recipe and tweaking it a bit to our personal tastes. Sometimes the job can get a little messy of course. I try to have my ingredients laid out in advance before I dig in, but there are always the minor spills of flour or sauce to contend with. And of course I sometimes forget to change into something I don’t mind getting dirty. That’s why I’ve started wearing aprons when I cook, much like my mother and grandmother did before me. But I say if you have to wear an apron, why not cook in style and wear something unique like this Fun Shibori Kitchen Apron. (more…)

Whether it’s a work event, school event, or church event, when you attend a potluck, you are in for a treat. Anytime you gather around a table full of crock pots, you’ll find at least one crock pot barbecue meatballs dish to tempt you. Oh, my mouth just waters even thinking about those little meatballs swimming around in that tangy sauce. If there is more than one meatball dish on the buffet, I’ll be sure to try one of each just to see how people are making theirs, and hopefully score a recipe or two. (more…)

As the cooler weather fast approaches, now is a great time to start planning ahead for your favorite home-cooked dishes. If you’re like me and you enjoy serving your family a wide array of casseroles and lasagna dishes for dinner, then you will love this stylish rectangular ceramic bakeware set from Reco. As you might already know, ceramic is an excellent material to cook with in your oven because it is a solid and consistent conductor of heat, making it a very efficient cookware option. Dollar for dollar, you just cannot beat the value found in the sturdiness and the versatility of quality ceramic bakeware. (more…)