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I have always been a rule follower. I have never been comfortable with guidelines or grey areas. I like rules. I like the rigidity. I like the order and structure that rules bring with them and this has served me well in my 40 years. …
I like to have soup on hand for lunches and too busy to cook nights. So I tend to make my soups in larger batches and freeze the left overs in single serve packets. The trick is to freeze the packets laying flat so you …
I haven’t made pie that I could eat since before I went Gluten Free in 2014. Honestly I love to bake. I love pie. The problem was every gluten free lie crust recipe I found was very difficult! It required weighing out various types …
I’m a Midwestern expatriate living in Florida. My husband and I relocated to the Florida Gulf Coast over 15 years ago and I cannot imagine living anywhere else. As adopted Floridians, many of our out of state friends ask us for our recommendations for where …
The other day my sister Amber, the other half of The Summers Collective, tagged me in a Williams Sonoma post featuring pumpkins. She was laughing about candy corn already being on the shelves. What I didn’t have the guts to tell her was I had …
These Gluten Free Strawberry Hand Pies were so good that my mother-in-law didn’t believe that they were homemade! I took her half of the batch for her birthday and after eating one, she asked where I bought them! Obviously the crust did not taste Gluten …
These ribs may not be photogenic, but they taste amazing. The trick is the final step – cooking them under the broiler while basting them with sauce. This gives them a nice crust on top and seals in all of the juice and flavor. If …
I only recently started going to the dermatologist. I guess it is one of those age things. When you start seeing fine lines and wrinkles that seem to appear overnight, you start worrying about the sun damage from you 20’s catching up with you. I …
Summer food is all about picnic and grilling and fresh fruit and veggies. Although I haven’t had much luck with canning my own pickles, this Spicy Relish is a hit every year. You can easily adjust the heat to your taste by adding more or …
My husband’s hands down favorite desert is Creme Brûlée. So when he asked me to make it for him at home I thought why not. It did seem, like it would be difficult to make, but it wasn’t. Personally I love dishes that look super …