The DIY Diet

In preparation for the Christmas meal I was going to prepare for my family, I was wandering around my local grocery store checking out all the interesting products.

In the freezer compartment I spotted the bin containing Jennie-O Oven Ready Turkey Breast. I checked the instructions on the bag, and couldn’t believe my eyes. The instructions stated that the product went directly from the freezer to the oven to the dinner table!

(more…)

Even with me being on a diet, it wouldn’t be Christmas if I didn’t make many varieties of Christmas cookies to share with the family and friends I invite to my home during the holidays.

This year every cookie I’ve made thus far has been made from commercially-available refrigerated cookie dough. It’s much faster than making the cookie dough from scratch and I’ve come up with some simple ways to make the cookies special.

(more…)