My mom still cannot figure out how this can opener works. It’s quite hilarious when she comes for a visit! We laugh and I try to teach her every time.

There are some tools that I just totally rely on, on a consistent basis that make my life so much easier.

I know this is silly, but a good can opener is one! While at my mom’s house, I don’t have all of my kitchen tools, & she doesn’t have everything that I have in my own kitchen, so it’s been interesting. For example, the first few weeks here, I had to use her 20 year old can opener that only did a half-baked job of opening the can. Whew, was THAT frustrating! I mean, really, how much does a decent can opener cost these days, & how much will it improve the kitchen experience? I don’t use canned goods that often, but when I do, holy cow, I want a can opener that will do it’s job!

You can substitute honey or agave for sugar, but you you’ll always use less, reduce the amount of liquid by 1/3, & add 1/4 tsp. of baking soda for every cup of honey or agave used. The recipe won’t turn out exactly as the original & you may need to do some experimenting with the measurements depending on the particular recipe, but overall, a sweetener is a sweetener, so the end product should be very similar. Good luck, & welcome to the world of delicious, healthy, feel good food!

These sounds delicious! Do you think I can replace the sugar with honey? We’re only allowed to have Stevia or Raw honey in our food.
We’re very new to the gluten free sugar free diet and I’m still learning a lot about how you can bake and make nice and healthy treats.

I’m spending my days looking for recipes.

Wendy