Recipes

Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe

September 13, 2011
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This gazpacho knocked my socks off. It’s delicious and can be made in a blender within minutes. I learned how to make it at a Temecula Creek Inn Wine Maker Dinner. If you haven’t been to one of these yet, you should attend. They send you home with all the recipes so I was able to easily replicate this gazpacho at home.

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Easy Kale Caesar Salad My Husband and Kid Will Eat

August 29, 2011
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We had a delicious kale caesar salad in New York City. I saw my husband and daughter eat it with gusto, so I’ve been trying to replicate it at home. This is as close as I’ve come so far. Because I don’t like the idea of making something with raw egg that my daughter will eat, the dressing is bottled which cuts out a ton of work.

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How to Make Homemade Slime

July 11, 2011
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Though I wouldn’t let La Jolla Girl run all over the house with this homemade slime, it’s a pretty cool textural kids activity.  The recipe is very simple and there’s no need for total accuracy. Therefore, a preschooler can make it themselves, if you supervise the food coloring part. Homemade Slime Recipe 6 level tbsp Cornstarch 1/4 cup Water Food coloring Put water in a bowl mixed with a few drops of food coloring. Add [...]

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Kids Recipes: No Bake Fruit Shaped Cookies

March 29, 2011
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We did not intend to turn these into fruit, but that is what happened.  These no bake cookies are really easy to make. The dough behaves like playdough, which allows kids use their imaginations. If this is your first attempt at no bake cookies, know that they will always stay chewy even if you refrigerate them. By taking a peek at the ingredients below, you can probably imagine what these taste like.  I happen to [...]

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Soda Bread: Not Invented by the Irish (And a Great Recipe)

March 14, 2011
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Contrary to popular belief, soda bread was not invented by the Irish.  In the 18th century, the American Indians were the first recorded as using soda ash to leaven bread. Baking soda bread became popular in Ireland, because it’s cheap (baking soda is less expensive than yeast) and easy to make.  Due to poor conditions, yeast also wasn’t always available.  The combination of baking soda and the lactic acid in buttermilk is what makes the [...]

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Kids Recipes: No Bake Chocolate Coconut Cookies

March 1, 2011
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This kids recipe is slightly more advanced than the No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Cookies, but it’s worth it. It’s because these can be messy, if you really let the kids go for it during prep. You’ll see what I mean below. Furthermore, you can dress these cookies up or down. The cookies in the photo above were formed into animals by La Jolla Girl. She grabbed our fiber cereal box and mini chocolate chips [...]

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