Now I know you’re reading the title of this post and saying “There’s no way one recipe can be ALL those things.” Trust me, friends, you don’t even have to be able to boil water to get this recipe to work. And, like so many other recipes, it can be completely customized to you and… Read More
It’s kind of a ridiculously long name. But really, which part would you leave out? Simple jams are great, but sometimes the complicated ones grab you and scream, ‘Try me out!’ One thing I don’t like in jam is too much sugar. I like it to be more fruit flavor than sweet flavor. It’s jam,… Read More
A couple months ago, I did a post, Reading Ingredients To Make Pita Chips from Scratch, with the very last sentence being “But you don’t have to add in all of those words you can’t pronounce…just skip them!“. Kellogg Special K I’m going to continue my Ingredient Series with these words you can’t pronounce on… Read More
I admit I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for dandelions. Their childhood charm never quite released me. When I see them, I’m flooded with carefree memories of endless summers. They make me happy! So when I came across a recipe for dandelion jelly, I knew I had to try it! Although it’s… Read More
A gift for you! A reader, who chooses to remain anonymous, emailed me recently to offer a Ball canning utensil kit. It’s a new, in-package, never opened kit she received–and she already has a set of these utensils. So she thought of you! And asked me if I would give it away for her. Well,… Read More
I had a very unfortunate incident occur that wound up being the impetus for chicken salad. I was roasting TWO chickens for a nice big dinner. Sooo, I put TWO whole chickens in my big ol’ cast iron Dutch oven. (I never know if Dutch is supposed to be capitalized here. I capitalize out of… 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