I’m very excited to announce that we’ve opened the Groups function on Farm Bell Recipes now. While we’ve had a Chickens in the Road forum for a couple of years now, what Groups offers is something wholly different. The forum is, for the most part, a structured environment. It’s a fantastic place for question/answer discussion… Read More
I have decided to try my hand at offering cakes, cookies and other party trays for sale in my area. I have a large recipe box full of recipes in every category. Many of these are old family recipes that I have had for many years. To get started, I pulled out several of the… Read More
Recently, when I wrote about how I blanch and freeze squash and zucchini, I received this comment from Julia: “Cookery 101 topic request: How do you blanch vegetables? Why would you blanch vegetables?” I live to serve! According to the Ball Blue Book of Preserving, “Blanching is a critical step in preparing vegetables for freezing…. Read More
Say hello to Jim! Q. What are your favorite things to cook? I really like outdoor cooking–barbecue/smoking, grilling, cooking with a campfire. Mostly breakfast and dinner food. . . well, and anything in between! Q. How/when did you learn to cook? I probably started learning how to cook things at home when I was 11… Read More
Everyone has their own little tips about grilling–whether you grill with charcoal, propane, wood or over an open fire pit. We have a wood fired grill, but all of these could be used with any type of grilling you do. The Onion Trick We were grilling out the other day and John asked me if… Read More
From my early memories of Sunday dinners at Grandma’s house, I can hear her clearly as she called out, “Shut the screen door you are letting the flies in.” I have a new appreciation of her wisdom because my husband is constantly letting flies in the kitchen. I sing one of my childhood songs as… 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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