After the 2011 CITR Retreat, I was bound and determined to make cheese. In fact, after my Hard Cheesemaking class that evening, I called my “Raw Milk Hookup” just to touch base with her and make sure that she really did exist and did, indeed, have the raw milk. I got her number through my… Read More
You probably wouldn’t think much of a grocery store that only featured one aisle. After all, what could it possibly have to feed your family? My answer–a lot! My kids call my basement pantry Aisle 1. It started out as a joke. If someone needed something, go to Aisle 1. Applesauce, third shelf down on… Read More
Did you know that you have royalty in your kitchen? In fact, it’s a fair bet that you are never without the King of Spice. Although he may rest quietly in your spice cabinet, he sports a long and varied history. The King of Spice was buried in the mummy of Ramses II. In The… Read More
Its that time again. The squash plants are blooming! Time to get out the tape and bright ribbon and start pollinating by hand! I love growing squash! I am obsessed with squash like other gardeners are obsessed with tomatoes! Since bees are the only insect that pollinate squash, I started doing the job myself in… Read More
Say hello to Cindy! Q. What are your favorite things to cook? My favorites would have to be desserts and breads. Bakery stuff, I suppose. BTW, Suzanne’s Cinnamon Roll recipe is fantastic as is her Banana Split in a Jar. Q. How/when did you learn to cook? My mother was born in West Virginia and… Read More
Say HELLO to Mrs. Turkey! Q. What are your favorite things to cook? A. I love making soups, breads, pies — anything that is easy, quick and simple now-a-days. Q. How/when did you learn to cook? A. I watched my mother cook, but I mostly learned to cook by trial and error after getting married… 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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