I have been intrigued with the different posts about the complexity of menu planning. I can’t say that I have ever planned menus more than one day ahead. Basically, what we eat is what’s on sale. I have graduated from making all of my bread to making everything from scratch. It began as a challenge… Read More
I’d never tried Irish Soda Bread until today–and oooohh–what we’ve been missing! A smooth, dense bread just waiting to be toasted or nibbled on plain…by the “little people.” Much quicker than traditional yeast breads–just whip the ingredients together and bake. No “rise” time. How to make Irish Soda Bread: 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon… Read More
It started several weeks ago. I was bitten by the dehydrating bug. And by bitten, I really mean I got it in my head that I wanted one. I put the call out to my Facebook friends in the form of a status update asking for opinions on brands. Sadly most of the replies consisted… Read More
What to do! Have you ever gone to make a recipe and had too many variations to pick from? I’ve had quite the trouble with it lately. After 52 pints of straight raspberry low sugar jam, I wanted to make some variety. There are so very many variations that can be done with raspberries! And… Read More
It’s time to bring the pumpkins in and process them for cooking. I love pumpkin and try to process it every year for pies, crisps, and soup. There are a couple of ways to process pumpkin for use in pies, etc. You can bake it, or you can steam it. I like to steam it… Read More
There are recipes all over the internet for these, but after much trial and error I have come up with an easy-to-memorize recipe that allows for any number of flavor combinations. You want to start with some dried Madjool dates. If you have a Sams Membership, they carry them from the fall until after the… 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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