I just graduated from college! and in a week and a half I'm having a graduation open house dessert reception kind of thing. One of my graduation gifts from my parents was a Kitchen-Aid stand mixer (in red!) so I have insisted on making all of the desserts for the 2-3 hour party. We are expecting about 50 people to come throughout the afternoon. ( Read more... )

Specifically a diabetic friendly german chocolate cake (might be impossible) or a good gingerbread. Not the gingerbread you make houses and cookie men out of, but more like a cake. I have googled and found one, but for more than that it seems I need to join a diabetic support group or register for a diet analysis. The cake is not for me, but will ( Read more... )

So, in light of Spinach finally being back on the shelves--with cute orange stickers saying "Grown in Colorado" or "East Coast Grown"--I made this spinach salad. Yummy! **PS: Sorry I didn't get a pic, it was so delicious-looking and I was soo hungry I just gobbled it all up!**

Spinach Salad
Serves: 2 (side) or 1(dinner)
Ingredients:2 cups spinach ( Read more... )

Hi folks. My grandfather is diabetic, but doesn't do a very good job of following his diet unaided. I am looking for recipe recommendations for a gift basket for my grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary. They are not gourmands, but they really enjoy chocolate, spicy/savory sweets, and a wide variety of produce. Anything based on natural sweeteners ( Read more... )