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Nessipes! · 1M ago

Ranch Dressing From Scratch Recipe

  “Once you make this simple dressing you will never buy another bottle of the stuff. This is far superior even to the name brand. From hillbillyhousewife.com. I always use buttermilk but yogurt is ok too.” That description sounds like pretty high praise.  But, I’ve heard high praise before and come
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Nessipes! · 2M ago

Low Carb Desserts

Every so often we get that taste for something sweet.  Satisfying that while living a sugar-free lifestyle might seem a bit daunting, but I have a couple of simple, and EASY recipes to make something sweet when you just have to have it.    Personally, I’m not really into trying to figure out how to
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Nessipes! · 3M ago

Cheesy Egg Bake

I think my husband would make a stop at the Golden Arches for breakfast every day on his way to work if he could.  Because of that, I thought I’d see if I could come up with a way to please his palate and the wallet at the same time. Here’s my low carb, ketogenic [...]
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Nessipes! · 6M ago

Birthday Cake

My son asked for a solar system cake this year and I realized I’d have to learn how to make a fondant if I was going to have a modicum of success at making planets.  He’d seen a picture online and had his heart set, and I was determined not to let him down.  It’s [...]
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Nessipes! · 6M ago

Rolled Buttercream Fondant Recipe

This is where I got the recipe: Rolled Buttercream Fondant Recipe – Allrecipes.com I have to say, it was MUCH easier to make fondant than I thought it would be.  I was pretty intimidated at first, but my son wanted a solar system cake so I had to figure out a way to make it.  [...]
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Nessipes! · 10M ago

Taste the Rainbow Cake

For my daughter’s birthday, by special request, I made a rainbow cake.  It turned out really well.  I followed the directions I found over on this blog: how to make a rainbow cake!   I didn’t use the diet recipe because my 6 year old isn’t on a diet but that recipe does look super [...]
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Nessipes! · 11M ago

Customer Service

  “That’s some kick-ass customer service, and Le Creuset just earned themselves a customer for life.” Vodkapundit » Customer Service Click the link and go read the whole thing!  It’s a great little article, and I have to say, it makes me want to go get that French/Dutch oven I’ve lusted after for so
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Nessipes! · 1Y ago

Chicken Chili

Sort of like chili.  I was experimenting again!  I had some leftover chicken from my Roast Chicken* and was trying to think of something to do with it, that was also low-carb / Atkins friendly.  Scrounging around in the fridge, I found: Most of a jar of green taco sauce;Some sandwich peppers left in
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