So to add a little balance to last week’s cupcakes, here is a lovely main dish salad recipe. With the weather starting to warm up, this would be a perfect way to keep your kitchen cool. You will need: 2 … Continue reading
This not a healthy recipe. I’m just going to come right out and say that. There is no organic raw cane sugar, no whole whole grain flour or honey to comfort your conscience while eating these. But if you’ve read … Continue reading
“Would you be steppin’ into the parlor? The house may belong to my brother, but what’s in the parlor belongs to me.” “I will then. And I hope that there’s a bottle there, whoever it belongs to.” ~ The Quiet … Continue reading
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a little something sweet and simple. Enjoy! Pots de Creme 2 c whipping cream 4 oz dark or semisweet chocolate chips 1t instant coffee powder 6 large egg yolks 3T sugar Position rack in center of … Continue reading
Perhaps the title of this post should be something more along the lines of “relatively good for you” cookies, because I’m not sure a cookie of any sort is always “good for you”. Let’s just say then, that if you … Continue reading
It time for our Features! Thank you all for linking up to the Winter Wonders & Holiday Happenings Link Party! Today it is time for all of us to share our features from the the Winter Wonders & Holiday Happenings … Continue reading
This recipe has been a Christmas brunch tradition in my family of origin for as long as I can remember. It was originally taken from what is now a vintage copy of the Farm Journal Christmas Book and every year … Continue reading
“Sable” rhymes with “day” not “stable”. They’re French and they’re fancy. These cookies are basically a rolled shortbread. One cuts the butter into the flour and the flour coating the fat creates the distinctive “sandy” texture that gives these cookies … Continue reading
…that can be put together in a relatively short amount of time. This post is for those people (like me) who would love to give homemade gifts but are not one of those people who thinks about it in July, … Continue reading
…a canning project (And you can tell from the photo that I am a newbie canner.) I made these lovely canned apples last fall before our move. They came together easily, and since they are processed in a water bath … Continue reading
Welcome to the Winter Wonders and Holiday Happenings Link Party! December is here and that means Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are right around the corner so it is the perfect time to share all your delicious holiday dishes and … Continue reading
Having lived in a state of upheaval as we packed, moved, and then unpacked I was looking forward to the day we’d be settled enough in our new home that I could bake. Our kitchen is the heart of our … Continue reading
I first had this recipe in the home of a friend (the same friend who introduced me to Whipped Feta Bruschetta, although not in the same evening) and I fell in love with it immediately. This is one of my … Continue reading
As I mentioned before on Facebook I was recently given the privilege of teaming up with about twenty other uber talented homestead/farm bloggers to form the Farm Chick Chit Chat Community Blog. If you have not yet ducked over there … Continue reading