Category: Mason Jar Ideas
Salted Hot Fudge Sauce
While our family enjoys traditional pies for Thanksgiving dessert, our Christmas dinner is capped with vanilla ice cream drizzled with homemade hot fudge sauce. A plate of cookies… Read More »
Slow Cooker Dulce de Leche
Over the years, I read several times that simmering a can of sweetened condensed milk on the stovetop for several hours would magically transform the contents into dulce… Read More »
Dilly Beans
My kids are soon flying the coop for a few weeks, heading off to camp in Maine. When I asked them if there was anything they wanted me… Read More »
Make-Ahead Strawberry Pecan Oatmeal Smoothie
My friend, Jill, over at GroO New York, recently shared a smoothie link that caught my attention. Although I have often seen smoothie recipes with oatmeal blended in, I have… Read More »
Orange Vinegar (a “green” cleaner)
Several years ago, as I was spraying some household cleaner on my kitchen countertops, it occurred to me as I inhaled the strong fumes that they were probably… Read More »

The Fountain Avenue Kitchen was my grandmother’s kitchen, the kitchen where I first pulled up a stool and watched the magic of turning basic, fresh ingredients into culinary wonders. Through today’s Fountain Avenue Kitchen, I hope to inspire people to try a new recipe, learn a new technique and eat more vegetables and wholesome grains ... but still enjoy a little dessert now and then. Pull up your chair and join me in the Fountain Avenue Kitchen!
