I will warn you right off…this is not about expensive food treats. No, this tiny story is about my life one summer when my family lived in a sandy little beach house, where the curtains around the neighborhood blew away from the open windows in the twilight and allowed the ocean to creep in. This… Read More
I know that when you saw the name of the post, you immediately had visions of glorified macaroni and cheese sauce with chicken in it, but really this isn’t like that. This soup is cheesy and brothy. It’s chothy! Okay. That was dumb, but the soup is delicious. Even if it does call for processed… Read More
Sourdough gives a nice, old-fashioned flavor to the things you make with it. Cinnamon Rolls is one of my favorite things to use sourdough in. This dough is tender and flavorful, with butter and cinnamon throughout. How to make Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls: For the dough, you will need: 1 cup of sourdough starter 1/4 cup… Read More
Sunday morning is slow, sometimes even lazy. We take our time, we plan out our day, we talk and laugh and enjoy our family time. We make a big pot of coffee. We eat. Not just to feed our bodies, but to feed our souls as well. We feed on the togetherness. We feed on… Read More
Have ever cooked something in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven? Or does the thought of trying to kind of scare you? Maybe you got great-grandma’s cast iron skillet or grandma’s dutch oven and have just put them away some place. Well, get them out! It is not hard to cook in these. They… Read More
I always have a little bit of a challenge when Weston brings his girlfriend home with him for the weekend. She’s a vegan, and in my kitchen of milk and butter and cream, whipping up a meal that everyone will enjoy is an adventure. My latest recipe to tackle for her was pancakes. Requirements: The… 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