Last summer Ellie entered spiced Zucchini carrot muffins into the local county fair. She even walked away with a blue ribbon and prize money! Not bad for a 5 year old. Needless to say after her success of last year she is excited to try again this year with a new recipe. I like most … Continue reading Carrot Zucchini Muffins
Last summer, I found a deal on cherries at a local market. My eldest daughter and I spent the evening pitting and canning up quarts of cherries for future use. We even saved the pits to make cherry extract. Which my husband calls cough syrup. This past weekend we were going to a dinner with … Continue reading Cherry Pie
I love making soup! I love that you can just dump in a selection of ingredients and after an hour or so of simmering you have a delicious meal. Soups have become so much faster to make since I started canning a few years ago. Having garden fresh ingredients year-round is amazing. I also can … Continue reading Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Squash, squash and more squash! As I said in my previous post, we have an abundance of squash which is quickly going bad in our shop storage. We have been struggling to use as much as we can before it is only fit for chicken and pigs. While the smallest in the family is happy … Continue reading Squash Doughnuts
This fall we found ourselves with a bounty of squashes grown in our garden. We have been diligently trying to eat our way through it before they mold this winter. After a few months of eating squash it was time to find new ways to eat the same thing. So, I consulted Fannie Merritt Farmers, … Continue reading Squash Biscuits
Warm wishes for a happy and blessed 2024! For the last several years we have been enjoying quite at home New Years Eves, to make it special we started a tradition of having swiss cheese fondue. It is a fun change for the kids. You can serve with it anything that goes well with cheese. … Continue reading Swiss Cheese Fondue
In Switzerland these are a common Christmas cookie. Translated they are called Little Prussians. I wish I had the story of how they got their name but alas, I don’t know. These cookies will take about 15 minutes to make from start to finish including backing time. Start with some puff pastry, I used refrigerated … Continue reading Prüssli
With the holidays approaching who is not thinking about the yummy desserts that come after the main meal? This is one of my favorite Pumpkin Pie recipes that I have ever tried. It gets rave reviews and can also be used as a custard rather than a pie. This recipe is adapted slightly from The … Continue reading Pumpkin Pie
Who hasn’t been there? In the middle of making something and you go to the cupboard, and you are out of brown sugar! Did you know that with two ingredients you can make your own brown sugar at home in a matter of minutes? All you need is white sugar and molasses. The difference between … Continue reading Brown Sugar
This is by far the easiest and most universal pie crust recipe that I have ever used. The source of this recipe is my Grandmother Shirley. There were very few things that she was not able to whip up in her kitchen. She is one of my inspirations to write this blog. You can use … Continue reading Shirley’s Pie Crust
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