Our forefathers and mothers used to be self sufficient. They did just about everything, from fixing the windmill to delivering babies. And they could cook just about anything that was brought to them. If they had too much food they knew how to preserve it, from smoking to drying. So, we are doing apple chips,… Read More
For those of you in the U.S., how are you celebrating Independence Day today? Parades? Cook-outs? Family fun? Fireworks? Us, too! With our latest mandate from the doctor, we’re cooking and dining low-fat style. I’m getting better with this change-of-life to low-fat cooking. It’s difficult, but I’m finding inventive ways of changing those heavy-fat dishes… Read More
I have wanted and needed a means to smoke bacon, ham and cheese for as long as I can remember. I have finally managed to assemble a good working system. I have a shop full of tools of every sort because I repair houses for a living. I also had leftover from a job some… Read More
Say hello to Miss Mae! Q. What are your favorite things to cook? Breads, desserts, maybe a new casserole once in a while. Q. How/when did you learn to cook? Oh, dear, not until I absolutely needed to! LOL Though I looked over Mom’s shoulder once in a while when I lived at home, it… Read More
One of my all-time favorite Google search terms for people landing on my blog was this one, from about two years ago: MY STUPID BREAD WON’T RISE. That poor person! I wished I coulda gone right to their kitchen to help them. Here’s my quick rundown on some of the most common bread problems I… Read More
Say hello to Mary from Ohio! Food interests: There are very few things I don’t like. I’m an old fashioned cook, but I also like trying new things.. Hobbies: EATING, cooking watching tv, gardening [some] fishing, most of all… my chickens, they’re a hoot. Some quilting, and of course being on the computer. Q. What… 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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