Makes ½ cup Go to any party and you’ll usually find a veggie plate with carrots, celery, and broccoli, with a tub of ranch dressing in the middle. Instead of that dip, give this fun orange-colored one a try. You’ll find an interesting and exotic flavor that will get…
Makes ½ cup Deep in the jungles of the elephant head–shaped country of Thailand there is a secret. For centuries the culinary geniuses who invented Thai cuisine have magicked together the spicy curries of India with the tropical flavors of the Pacific and a dash of…
Makes about 2 cups of sauce The most exciting part of this dip is the part where you get to set a pepper on fire! We’re not even kidding: to roast the pepper, we use our stovetop burner and roast it like a marshmallow. If you’re not able to do that, it can also be…
Makes 1½ cups of dressing If you use your imagination to think about interesting ingredients and unusual dressings, salads can be fun and delicious. Most days, we like our salads to have fruit, and this dressing is a perfect compliment. It’s made with raspberries and…
Makes 4 cups Barbecued meat is always better with barbecue sauce. This is our favorite–a sweet version that tastes great on almost any meat. You may not know this, but different states have different barbecue sauces. While this one is like the sauces they make in…
Makes 4 cups, enough to refill a squeeze bottle We love ketchup, and we’re willing to bet that you do too. But, do you know what the number two ingredient in most brands of ketchup is? SUGAR! Turns out, the companies that make ketchup don’t remove the seeds, since it…
Makes 1 cup Our boys love black olives. They like them sliced into dishes and salads, they like them plain for putting on their finger tips and popping off with their mouths, and they love them in this tapenade, an olive-based dip. Since olives are a wonderfully…
Makes 2 cupss Sometimes we put forth the effort to make a real guacamole, but considering how often it’s requested in our house, we usually use this simple recipe to create a quick dip our kids use for just about everything! It’s nice to make this way because you…
Makes a cup of mayonnaise If you’re the type of person that is always whipping out the Miracle Whip or heaping on the Hellmann’s, this is for you. Rather than buying sugary mayonnaise made with unhealthy oils, why not make your own? It’s pretty easy to do and, once…
Makes 8 cups Broth is an ingredient often found in recipes. Although you can buy it in the store, making it at home offers a nutrient-dense way to get in calcium, magnesium, and other essential vitamins and minerals. The nutrients are easily and readily absorbed by…
Serves 6 We sometimes call this recipe “Cole’s slaw” because it was Cole’s idea to add apples and bacon to the coleslaw we used to make. And what an excellent choice it was! This is perfect for eating with barbeque chicken or pork. Coleslaw is a salad of cabbage and…
Serves 4-6 Butternut squash is an interesting vegetable that’s shaped like a bell and is light orange on the inside. We get so excited when we start to see this funny-shaped squash arrive in the farmers’ market. It’s super-easy to grow in your garden, too. Every year…