Cookbook Review – The Art of Baking Bread: What You Really Need to Know to Make Great Bread

The Art of Making Bread

I purchased a bread machine last year mainly because I was horrified at the amount of chemicals and additives in commercially made breads.  I wanted homemade and organic bakery goods, then again I was afraid of trying it by hand.  Plus, who wouldn’t take the easy way out -  measure, switch it on, and you’re [...]

Giveaway: Gevalia Kaffee Premium Luxury Coffee Review

Gevalia Prize Pack

We’re not coffee drinkers.  In fact, my husband has only sipped the dark brew twice – both times when I was in labor with my boys.  I on the other hand have tried to like it, but the delicious smell of it as I walk down the coffee aisle at the supermarket has never materialized [...]

Giveaway – Talking Rain Sparkling ICE Carbonated Flavored Water Taste Test

Sparkling ICE Rrview and Giveaway

Sparkling ICE is  a zero calorie carbonated flavored water made by Talking Rain.  The waters are caffeine- and gluten-free and sweetened with Splenda to which they’ve added B vitamins, vitamin D, green tea, and antioxidants (about 20% of your daily requirement in each 2-serving bottle).  Splenda is an artificial sweetener, something we’re trying to limit [...]

Weight Loss Review : Fullbar with Slendesta – Does it Work?

Fullbar Weight Loss Aid - natural appetite suppressant

I saw an interview with Dr Snyder, the doctor that created the Fullbar program some time ago on TV, and he made so much sense that I searched them out to find more.  I don’t understand all the sience behind Fullbar, but I do know they taste good.   The active component is Slendesta, a natural [...]

Review: Gluten-Free Bagels and Muffins Good for the Gut but Tasty?

Udi's Gluten Free Foods Taste Test - Bagels, Plain and CInnamon Raisen

Gluten-free diets have been featured on a lot of talk shows lately and it seems more and more I’m finding products for a gluten-free lifestyle in the same aisle of the grocery store that I find my organic and vegetarian items.  I don’t know a lot about gluten intolerance, only that it affects people in [...]