Pizza is a family tradition at our house. We’re particular about our toppings and crust, and harsh in our judgments about the not-quite-freshly-made pizzas sold at certain well-known chain restaurants. Even though none of us have so much as a drop of Italian blood in our veins, we’re all pretty sure we know the secret… Read More
Another strawberry dessert, from my mother–getting in practice for next year’s harvest! This strawberry cake truly is the most delicious and moist strawberry cake I have ever eaten! This is not exactly a “scratch” cake because you do use a cake mix, but you add other ingredients and don’t use the recipe on the box–I… Read More
Halloween is over, but the candy lingers… I heard on the radio that for every 2 candy pieces the kids bring home, the parent will eat 1 of them. We’ll call it “Trick or Treating Tax”. Thankfully, I have only succumbed to this once so far. A snack bag of M&Ms. I still feel guilty…. Read More
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
There are people in your life who with the character and conviction of their words teach you about grace. I have been blessed by many such wonderful mentors along the way. But the really spectacular encounters are with the people who cross our paths who just seem to so effortlessly be grace in flesh. Some… Read More
The Farm Bell Recipes blog is your community blog! It’s a place for fresh voices and new (and old) faces. A place where the community shares with the community. Looking back on our first year, it just makes me so proud to see how many members put themselves out there and shared with us their… 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