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If you’re looking to catch fruit flies and don’t want to practice nabbing them with chopsticks, you can use this easy combo of ingredients to rid yourself of a fruit fly invasion. All you need is a little dish, some apple cider vinegar and dish soap to make your own fruit fly trap. Pour apple … Read more

Thanks to Running Towards a Dream I was inspired to make a new flavor of hummus I’ve never tried before. With that I bring you: Spinach Artichoke Heart Hummus. This. Rocked. I threw a large handful of spinach in to the steamer and let it steam for about 5 minutes until it was soft and … Read more

Brown Monsters

May 23rd, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Short or Sweet - (0 Comments)

Green veggie smoothies are sweeping the food blogs. I unintentionally adopted the green smoothie name coined by Angela at Oh She Glows and we call them Green Monsters in our house. The girls only had to hear me say that once and they were all over it. Calling something a monster AND they get fight … Read more

Make Your Own Granola

May 11th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Short or Sweet - (2 Comments)

I first saw this recipe for Maple Pecan Granola at Kath Eats Real Food. I’ve made my own tweaks and love this so much it must be shared. 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats 1/4 c oat bran 1 tbsp butter 1 tbsp canola oil 2 tbsp Grade A REAL maple syrup 1/2 cup chopped … Read more

Sun Dried Tomato Hummus

May 5th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Short or Sweet - (4 Comments)

Hummus is something that is almost always in our fridge. I use to buy it pre-made but then I realized I could save buckets of money by making it myself. I’ve made a bunch of different flavors…. garlic, jalapeno, horse radish, mustard, red pepper, spicy red pepper and sun dried tomato are a few I’ve … Read more

Broccamoli

April 5th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Short or Sweet - (2 Comments)

Inspired by Kath’s Fiesta Broccoli Dip 2 c steamed, cooled broccoli 1/2 of an avocado 1 Tbsp (+/-) lemon juice 1/4 c cilantro (fresh or dried) salt to taste 1 c corn, cooked, cooled 1 medium tomato, diced 1 medium onion, diced Put broccoli, avocado, lemon juice, cilanto and salt into food processor. Blend until … Read more