Kitchen Tips & Ideas

How to Keep Ripe Avocados Fresh for Days

Avocados are a good source of vitamins C and K, folate, potassium and fiber, with zero cholesterol and sodium. These heart-healthy fruits are antioxidant-rich and are a healthy fat which helps your body absorb nutrients. Because of how healthy they are, we are eating them more often. Almost daily, as a mater of fact. We… Continue reading How to Keep Ripe Avocados Fresh for Days

Kitchen Tips & Ideas · Organization

Easy Freezer Organization

I spent the afternoon recently cleaning out, straightening up, reorganizing two freezers. It would have taken much longer, had I not had some basic organization in place already. After the initial organizing a couple of years ago, I've made a couple of small  changes to get where they are now. It has worked well for… Continue reading Easy Freezer Organization

Kitchen Tips & Ideas · Meal-Prep

Berry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

We have been on a major salad kick lately. Since we are making a conscious effort to eat more salad and more fruit, I decided to combine the two to make a delicious fruit salad on a bed of chopped lettuce and use up the rest of that bottle of store bought Poppy Seed dressing… Continue reading Berry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Diet · Kitchen Tips & Ideas · Sweets & Treats

Low Carb (Keto-friendly) Fruit Crisp

I have finally found a dessert that satisfies my sweet tooth and is still LOW CARB! It is super easy to make and can be made with different fruits. I chose to make this half blackberry and half strawberry, because Hubby prefers strawberries over blackberries. Pin to read later I have not fully embraced the… Continue reading Low Carb (Keto-friendly) Fruit Crisp

Kitchen Tips & Ideas

Shelf Life of Opened Condiments

While cleaning out my fridge recently and dealing with the jumble of condiment bottles and jars on my refrigerator door, I realized I didn't know how long bottles and jars lasted once opened. Several were two or three months old. The point when I usually start throwing stuff out. Needing a break from the cleaning… Continue reading Shelf Life of Opened Condiments