Late winter weekends doused in rain. Cool temperatures that continued long after the Carolinas should have been blushing with sun. Storms that threatened even Easter weekend. Those normally would have been weather events that soured my mood, but not this year. This year, I read them as the perfect ingredients for the magical springtime arrival… Read More
I LOVE PICKLES !!! But not the sweets….at least not any sweets I’ve bought. I love dill. Kosher Dill. Kosher Dill with Garlic. Dill. I really want to like sweets, after all they’re sweet! Then Pete found this perfect mix of a sweet pickle and my beloved dill pickle and shared it with us on… Read More
I really wanted a dehydrator for Christmas and my Santa knew. Well, I admit, I made sure he knew. My Santa caught on pretty good and under the tree was MY DEHYDRATOR. Let the fun begin! I tried apples with a little cinnamon–sooo tasty. I tried bananas, too. Both are very good, with or without… Read More
One of the things I’ve been experimenting with lately is milling my own flour from wheat berries. Two summers ago, I was VERY lucky to find a Nutrimill at a thrift store for $7. Truthfully, I didn’t even know for sure at the time that it was a grinder, but knowing how expensive they were,… Read More
Happy Thanksgiving! I wish you all a wonderful, food-filled day of love and family. Eat, drink, and be merry! The winner of the LeCreuset cherry red batter bowl, drawn by random.org, is comment number 14, tea4too0. Email me at CITRgiveaways(at)yahoo.com with your full name and address for shipping. Enjoy! And thank you to everyone for… Read More
Today is National Punch Day! I have a punch recipe that I use almost always. The kids love it. The grownups love it. It’s simple, too, as most punches are. How to make Pineapple Sherbet Punch: Pour 46 ounce can pineapple juice in punch bowl, then a 2-liter of Squirt. Give it a swirl together…. 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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