Peppercorn Press

We were very excited to try the Nature’s Pride breads. In an effort to improve our wellbeing, we are constantly on the lookout for products that are Whole Wheat or Whole Grain. We tested ours in a variety of ways, and all were delicious.

We tried Fructevia in one of our favorite cookies recipes — Apricot, Walnut and White Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies and enjoyed them very much. We would definitely try it in more of our favorite recipes and help eliminate extra sugar from our diets. Here is our cookie recipe for you to try for yourself!

At Christmas, an employee and good friend of ours made us a gift basket filled with many great small gifts, including fantastic candied pecans. Today she brought us another bag full and gave us the recipe as a gift as well.

Growing up in rural America, County Fairs and Carnivals were always something that we looked forward to.  Believe it or not, they are still as popular as ever.  In suburbs of major cities across the U.S., festivals that feature everything from food hawkers to Ferris wheels, are gearing up for the 2009 season.  In Washington [...]

Winter snow storms meant one thing to me growing up — Snow Ice Cream! It was always something that we looked forward to with every new fresh snowfall.

Apple pie was always a favorite in our house growing up. What ever crust recipe you like to use, we think you will love this Apple Pie recipe with crumb topping.

Recently we were at the Pike Place Public Market and stumbled across a vendor selling wonderful fresh chanterelle mushrooms. The next day this savory dish of pork chops over pasta was born.

Every Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter with our families, one of our aunts or mothers (please don’t tell them we said this) struggles with the turkey gravy.  We can end up with anything from light brown flavorless water to lumpy turkey flavored pudding!  Each of them means well, and everyone in the family will always swear [...]

We stayed cuddled up warm and cozy at home this last weekend and made a pot of soup using this fresh tomato soup recipe, which we ate piping hot with grilled cheese sandwiches. It was not a glamorous meal, but it certainly fit the chilly winter wonderland scene we could see out our windows.