I used to do this every year with the grandchildren. We also did it with 75 kids in the school cafeteria when I worked at an elementary school.The hardest part was to keep them from eating all the candy instead of putting it on the houses! First, make the Royal Icing. How to make ROYAL… Read More
It’s pear season. I heart pears. Mostly, I heart pears in Pear Ginger Jam. I heart Pear Ginger Jam. This year, I got some pears right off of my mom’s tree. I’ve never picked pears before. We usually get them from generous friends who pick for us. When we saw them ripening on the tree,… Read More
Pasta, a staple food in Italy, is popular worldwide. Pasta is simply flour (durum wheat in Italy), water, and sometimes eggs–a very basic staple food that can extend a food budget tremendously. It can be fresh, dried, or frozen, depending on how you would like it. And even though “pasta” is traditionally an Italian food,… Read More
Everybody sing! Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat. . . well, you know. Beans are fun and almost everybody likes beans in some form or another. There are so many types of beans! Green beans, black beans, kidney beans, chili beans, pinto beans, Navy beans, white beans, pork-n-beans, beanie wienies, jelly beans…. Read More
Thank you for helping me celebrate our Merry Anniversary Month of May! Thank you so much for being here, and for sharing your recipes, ideas, wisdom, humor, and company. Here’s to the next year of Farm Bell Recipes! I have one more giveaway for you this month. This time, up for grabs is this yogurt… Read More
Has anyone else joined in on roasting coffee beans at home yourself? I love a good cup of coffee. If I wasn’t so frugal, I would probably be one of those coffee junkies frequenting coffee shops for a good cup. Well on my trip of learning to do more things for myself, I am mastering… Read More
any MSG free recipes and substitutes for bouillon used to make my own, as the homemade recipes all contain flavored granules or bouillon which contain MSG
My MIL made the only thing I actually liked using the old fashioned citron fruit mix – a very soft cookie. Not a bar, just a regular cookie. Not particularly spicy, and more sponge cake like than a normal cookie. For some reason, the citron tasted good in this particular cookie. Other than in this... Read More
When I was a kid, my aunt used to can crab apples that I loved. Never thought to ask her for the recipe when she was alive, but a friend has a crab apple tree so loaded with crab apples, that some of the branches are touching the ground. When she told me that I... Read More
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