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Oatmeal Banana Nut Bread ~ Easy Gluten Free Recipe

This Oatmeal Banana Nut Bread is a gluten-free recipe, but is made entirely with common ingredients found in most kitchens. So many gluten-free dessert recipes have a daunting list of ingredients that are often expensive and difficult to find. With the holidays coming up, I thought an easy gluten-free dessert that used standard pantry items would be helpful to many readers. I often use ground oatmeal in my baked goods, but usually in conjunction with another flour. This time, as I was Continue Reading

Seafood Puttanesca Recipe: A Reduced Sodium Version

Seafood Puttanesca is a spicy seafood pasta in red sauce with shrimp, cod, clams, olives and capers. It is an easy recipe to prepare at home, but is perfect for a special dinner. What is Seafood Puttanesca? Seafood Pasta Puttanesca is not an uncommon dish on restaurant menus in my area. Rhode Island is known for seafood, and we have a large Italian population in the state, so various spicy tomato based seafood dishes are quite popular. While I enjoy the bold flavors of Puttanesca sauce, Continue Reading

Using Bubble Wrap as Insulation for Old Windows

Did you know, you can use common bubble wrap as insulation for windows? I had heard of this bubble wrap trick to save energy before, but had never actually gotten around to trying it. While most of the windows in my old Victorian era home have been replaced, with more energy efficient double pane windows, there are six windows in the house with the original old wooden single pane windows. Even with storm windows on them, they still cause a good deal of heat loss (my storm windows aren't Continue Reading

Lemon Curry Roasted Cauliflower

Lemon Curry Roasted Cauliflower is an easy low carb vegetable dish that is quick and easy to prepare. This makes a great snack too and roasting the cauliflower is so simple. Lemon Curry Roasted Cauliflower is a healthy snack or side dish, that is perfect for this time of year. You will be facing Thanksgiving and other holiday indulgences very soon, so it is all the more important to keep yourself and your family on track with healthy eating now. Make a batch for family movie night, or serve Continue Reading

Quick & Easy Furniture Make-Overs with Spray Paint

Whether you just want a fresh look, or you have an otherwise good piece of furniture with a damaged finish, refinishing does not need to be a complicated process at all. Spray paint can transform that crappy table or dresser that looks ready for the curbside into an attractive and useful piece of furniture. A lot of new furniture doesn't have the character and quality of the old stuff either, so you may just end out happier with a roadside rescue that has been made over with a couple cans of Continue Reading

Butternut Squash Lasagna Recipe: Vegetarian Comfort Food

This Butternut Squash Lasagna recipe is the perfect go-to solution for a hearty fall meatless meal. Keep all your guests happy with this vegetarian butternut squash lasagna. This fall casserole dish a perfect choice for Thanksgiving. Many families in my area make both turkey and lasagna on the holiday anyway. I have been up to my eyeballs in renovations around here the past couple weeks, so there is some appeal to making a light meatless recipe with many servings like this Butternut Continue Reading