Jill's Test Kitchen

Chocolate! Coconut! Almond! Banana! In a smoothie! This is my go-to quick breakfast of late, but it could also double as a dessert! Makes ...

My cousin Tobe put together a great summer peach cobbler that is low in added sugar and gluten free. She was so thrilled with the results sh...

I got this idea and recipe from a co-worker. Homemade raw, vegan chocolate is a great substitution for a expensive dark chocolate bars I u...

Hello! I'm back! Are you shocked? I did not abandon my blog. Just been taking a hiatus. To be quite honest I haven't even been cooki...

My Grandma has been making this cheesecake for over 40 years. She pinched the recipe from the restaurant kitchen when she worked at Woolwort...

I picked up some beautiful apples at the Farmer's Market the other day from Silverhill Apple Orchard . I was planning to make apple snac...

This recipe comes from an old cook book called So Fat, Low Fat, No Fat by Betty Rohde. I used to make this all the time when I was in colle...

This post was done in advance because I am out of town and today is my birthday!! I'm trying to finish off the last of a 5 pint containe...

Another Preserve the Bounty Challenge from week 2 - preserving in oil or fat . Do you think I have enough compound butters yet!? This is an...

Week by week the blueberry supply at the Farmer's Market is dwindling. I missed my chance to buy a case by one week. I kept putting it o...

Beets? In a cake? It's another crazy recipe from Richardo ! Remember the Lettuce Soup ? Yea... that was him too! I love beets and I love...

My co-worker Leasa asked me to make a crepe recipe. I've never made crepes. I'm not even much of a pancake person. Regardless, I too...

Haupia is a traditional Hawaiian Lu'au desert made with coconut milk and arrowroot starch. When heated together, the ingredients take on...

I did a bad thing yesterday and left a colander full of fresh strawberries out all day and night. When I found them today they were pretty s...

The other night I had a friend over for dinner and was feeling rather ambitious so less that half hour before she was due to arrive, I ...

Rhubarb is in season and in abundance at all the local markets. I'm not sure how to use rhubarb other than to make a crisp, crumble or p...

The spirit of this recipe is courtesy of The Chef at Home , Michael Smith. I adapted the bones of the recipe to use less refined ingredients...

This is homemade frozen yogurt WITHOUT an ice cream maker. Yes, it can be done! A few years ago I bought a fabulous Magic Bullet blender and...

A new partner joined my team at work this week. As a welcome present, I wanted to make cupcakes. The only concern was that my team has been ...

Every year my family holds an Oscar party. We all get together to eat appies, play movie trivia and watch the Oscars together. Last year we ...