My office ordered in lunch from Sweet Tomatoes and I fell in love with Joan's Broccoli Madness .... so I made a healthier version of their salad and the whole family loves it. Who wouldn't love sweet raisins, crunchy broccoli and cashews, crispy, salty bacon, all covered in a delicious homemade mayo dressing? I started with dehydrating my own raisins. I had used full grapes before and they took about 3 days to shrivel up appropriately. This time I cut them in half first t

I love my dehydrator! There, I said it. It was a complete impulse purchase and even though I did buy it with birthday money, I did not conclude that this new kitchen toy was worth it's bulky size until I discovered the allure of zucchini chips. Friday, I had 5 zucchinis that had come in the previous week's organic veggie box from Fresh Picks and the kids did not want another bowl of "zoodles" this week. The mandolin slicer (another not quite necessary kitchen tool) made qu