Recipes, Tips, Crafts, and More!
If you are like me and cannot afford to buy fully organic produce, here is a great tip sheet showing which fruits/veggies have the highest in pesticides. Dirty Dozen / Clean 15 --- Also, I highly recommend buying Organic Milk. Not only is it healthier, but it also lasts longer than the regular stuff.
Definitely shop around when it comes to buying organic produce. I guess that is one of the biggest perks about living in California. There are so many different avenues for getting organic 
My dad has been traveling overseas a lot and usually on his return flights back to the States, he would make his connection into San Fran for a weekend visit. I had never officially attempted a Persian dish on my own, so I was really nervous to make this for him! However, I knew this would be something my dad would enjoy - a home cooked meal. After getting a few tips from my mom, I ventured to the store for the ingredients, which are all pretty standard. The outcome: much easier than I
This had to be (by far) one of my favorite pork chop recipes I have done. I made this a few years ago, but realized I never officially made it for my husband, Bob. What's funny is that I make pork chops quite often, at least once a week. So, when I was flipping thru my recipe book, I couldn't believe its been awhile since I made this recipe. Since I had all the ingredients on hand, I thought this would be the perfect dish to make for dinner. I tweaked the seasoning a bit this time around
In one of my Farm Fresh to You baskets, I happened to get Leek and White Avalanche Potatoes. I was so excited about the leek, as this was a new ingredient for me to try cooking on my own with. The first recipe that came to mind was a Potato Leek Soup. I searched online to get some potential ideas. My favorite one was from Emeril Lagasse. I did, however, tweak his original recipe a bit - my version is below.
This was seriously one of the best tasting soups I have ever made. It had so
Aside from cooking, I also love doing craft projects from time to time. I figured I would house any of the crafts I complete this year under the header "Extra Dash of Sass."
If you are on my main Sweet Dash of Sass site, you will see a tab at the top titled "Extra Dash of Sass." Once you click on "Extra Dash of Sass", it will link to images of all my completed crafts so far. To view Step-by-Step Instructions, just click on the image!
Yesterday, I completed my first holiday craft! A
