Back to School Lunch Kabobs
Food on a stick is always more fun, especially when paired with yogurt & nut butter. Plus a review of PackIt freezable lunch boxes. Continue Reading →
Category: Tips
Tips & Tricks
Tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years and use every day. Pictures, tutorials, and other quick tips from my tiny kitchen to your home kitchen.
Behind BF Volume 11: Snack Hacks
This installment of Behind BF features my go-to method for getting my son to enjoy more wholesome foods and drinks plus a review of the new line from Capri Sun Organic. Continue Reading →
All Natural Food Dyes + Cracked Shell Easter Eggs
Ditch the store-bought egg dye kits this Easter and make your own with ingredients found in your kitchen. A fun experiment for kids! Continue Reading →
Favorite Beach Snacks
Summer is winding down, but there’s still time to hit the beach! Check out my tips for packing refreshing, delicious and fun snacks before you head out! Continue Reading →
Maple Cinnamon Yogurt Dip + Lunchbox Tips for Preschoolers
It only takes 3 ingredients to make this flavorful, healthy treat – perfect for dipping fruit or graham crackers! Continue Reading →
Motobaker Shares Tips for Shipping Baked Goods for the Holidays
With the holiday season upon us, baked goods have been on my mind big time. I really enjoy baking, and I love sharing the goodness with friends and family. Shipping homemade goodies, on the other hand, has always intimidated me. I decided it would be great for me to get over this fear by asking my friend Kellen (who is a rockstar baker, and also has a fantastic baking/motorcycle blog called Motobaker) to give me some pro tips to make shipping homemade holiday treats something that I can take on with confidence. Check out this Q&A to learn more about how to share your culinary creations with less stress at any time of year! Continue Reading →
Slow Cooker “Roasted” Beets
Roast your own beets at home with less fuss by using your slow cooker – no need to turn on your oven! Continue Reading →
Breakfast Scraps Can Benefit Your Garden!
Having eggs and coffee for breakfast today? Save your scraps to help out your garden! A friend of mine who has an amazing backyard garden gave me a few tips on helping to keep healthy tomato plants – add coffee grounds and egg shells to the soil! It helps add nutrients like nitrogen and calcium to the soil, and when I used this method for the first time, I had the tastiest and healthiest tomato harvest ever! Continue Reading →
How to Turn Regular Yogurt into Greek Yogurt
Have you ever needed Greek yogurt but only had regular in the fridge? I ran into this issue a while back when I was making Guinness Chocolate Cheesecake, and I didn’t want to make another trip to the grocery store. Then I remembered that it’s really easy to make Greek style yogurt at home if you have some time to spare. Continue Reading →
Freeze Your Veggie Scraps to Make Stock in the Slow Cooker!
I’ve been saving bits of the veggies that I’ve been using over the last few months in a bag in the freezer (aptly dubbed “Stock Bits!”) so that I could cut down on waste and also make something tasty out of food scraps. The bag has been bursting at the seams for quite some time now, so I finally got out the slow cooker and dug the bag out of the freezer. Continue Reading →
Help Keep Shells From Sticking To Hard Boiled Eggs
For some reason, lately I’ve been having trouble hard boiling eggs. I never used to have any issues with it. My old method was to add salt and white vinegar to the water. That’s how my grandma did it. But last week, I ran into trouble a few separate times when trying to peel the eggs, so I decided to try out something that I had read online a while back – I added some baking soda. Continue Reading →
The Beauty of Dragon Fruit
Isn’t Dragon Fruit the prettiest fruit ever? I’ve been wanting to try it for years now, and I finally got my hands on one to try it out. I used this method for cutting it up and serving it, and it was stunningly beautiful! I had no idea what to … Continue Reading →
Saving Fresh Herbs In Olive Oil
I got a bunch of sage from the CSA, and I didn’t know what to do with it. It’s so delicate and I wanted to make sure it stayed fresh until I was ready to use it. I remembered seeing something on Pinterest a while back about freezing fresh herbs … Continue Reading →
Crepe Making Tutorial
Here’s a step-by-step pictorial guide to how Dino made fantastic crepes for breakfast. Continue Reading →
Great Time-Saving Tip for Halving Grape Tomatoes, Grapes, etc.
I made this recipe again and thought I’d share a really great time saving tip with you all. I saw this on an episode of 30-Minute Meals once, and before Rachael showed the tip (she got it from a friend of hers), she said that your jaw was going to drop when you saw how much time you’ll save. I figured she was exaggerating, but honestly – my jaw did drop!
I’ve used this method for grapes, small tomatoes (grape or cherry), and I’m sure it would work for other things as well. I’m going to post a visual step-by-step which I think is pretty self explanatory. You just save 2 of the tops from deli containers and use them to slice a bunch of items all at once. No more cutting one by one, letting them roll all over the counter! Continue Reading →