Field Trip Friday! This week...

The Glad Kitchen!

My friend finally Jennifer finally decided to share her recipes with the rest of you. Until recently they were under lock and key...or at least on a blog that she never gave out and really only used to store them. But she decided to share and for that I say thank you to her and Enjoy to the rest of you.

http://thegladkitchen.blogspot.com/

Strawberry Balsamic Preserves

For my birthday this year my good friend Kathy made me a wonderful dinner, bought me a cool new cheese knife and some schmancy measuring cups and gave me a jar of preserved gold! I can't think of a better summer dessert than fresh strawberries macerated in balsamic vinegar and served as is or over ice cream. We have it quite a bit here and everyone loves it...even the kids.

But Kathy 'kicked it up a notch' and made Strawberry Balsamic Preserves. WOW. What a treat. I've tried it on the classic PB&J, spread on whole wheat toast and even swirled into some Greek Yogurt. Every way has been a treat. I may never go back to plain strawberry preserves again. It just won't be the same.

I asked Kathy if she would share her recipe and she did. She even said I could share it with everyone else. So here it is. Enjoy!

Oatmeal Scotchies

It's officially Fall here in MN but with the recent snowfall it's looking a lot more like Christmas. Christmas means cookies to me! Okay...so it's more then cookies but you can't tell me you don't love all the cookies that seem to surround us at Christmastime. The younger of my Taste Testers loves Oatmeal Scotchies. He loves the smell of the cinnamon and says it makes the house smell yummy. He's right. So bake up a batch and enjoy the Fall/Winter Weather. Enjoy!

Field Trip Friday!

This week I really want everyone to go check out the Eco-Friendly Family Blog. It's run by my good friend Amanda and is contributed to by the core members of the Eco-Friendly Family board on TheBump.com. Amanda does a fabulous job and there is a ton of info on lots of different Eco-Friendly topics. I'm hoping that it will be a great One Stop Shopping place for info on how to "green up" your life. And it's getting there very quickly!

Oh...and did I mention that Amanda is working her butt off to get freebies & give-a-ways? There is a great one now from Bebeology!

And while you are there make sure to click on an ad or two. All the money raised goes to H.E.L.P.

So take a field trip to http://theecofriendlyfamily.blogspot.com/


p.s. Oh...and Amanda is also the wonderful friend who is responsible for RITK's new look. Thanks again Amanda! I love it.

Taco Seasoning

My family loves tacos. It is one meal that I know everyone will eat and I love that it's an easy one to make sure everyone gets lots of veggies!

What I hate is that most of the spice packets/mixes you can buy have lots of additives and extras that I don't want. Especially MSG. I'm one of the lucky ones who happens to be allergic. Not as bad as my allergy to Cilantro...but an allergy all the same.

So I came up with my own spice mix. Easy to make and super easy to use. My family loves it and that had no idea that I made it on my own until I told them. Hope your family loves it too. Enjoy!

RITK got a whole new look!

My very good friend Amanda redid Rumble In The Kitchen for me. I cried real tears because I love it so much. And it's so me. We just moved and our new kitchen is circa 1913. I love it and it's quirks...so when she made these changes I knew I was home.

Check out Amanda's blogs. She's a doll and I don't know how she manages all that she does...especially with 3 kids, one being only a few weeks old. But she does and makes it look effortless. Enjoy!

http://theecofriendlyfamily.blogspot.com/

http://poonicosmom.blogspot.com/