I am not a big drinker by anyone’s standards. I maybe, MAYBE have a half dozen drinks a year. I am not a fan of beer, even though hubby brews his own, and I don’t care for a lot of liquors on their own. I also don’t care for mixed
Tag: Recipes
Mind Blowing, Taste Bud Rocking, Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recently in the kitchen, I performed an act bordering on treason in my family. You see, they all LOVE my chocolate chip cookies. In fact, I am knowm throughout my extended family as the one who makes the most awesome chocolate chip cookies. My hubby once said, mine were better
Awesome Apple Pie Recipe
Fall is here and that means cooler temperatures and apples, the perfect combination for baking! When it comes to apple pie however, my hubby is VERY persnickety about how he likes his pie. The crust can’t be overly sweet and the apples cannot be too firm or too mushy. Gee,
How to Can Green Beans. Yes You Can!
A few years back, my mother gifted to me her old (aka missing pieces) pressure canner. After purchasing a few parts we had that bad boy back up and ready to go. I can honestly say I love that old piece of metal. It allows us to preserve so much
Homemade Apple Fritters
I love a GOOD doughnut, pastry, or fritter now and then. I mean, who doesn’t? And it’s not like I NEED to have one, but come on, we all WANT one, right? But no one want a treat filled with preservatives or that has been sitting in a gas station
Haystack Treats
Country life means the end of summer is haying season. It’s a time when you put up food for the winter months for your critters. But what about your human critters? My country kids love Haystack Treats, and no, they are not made out of the same stuff hay bales
Easy Amish Style Cinnamon Bread
Who doesn’t love some good Amish baked goods? I know I for one LOVE Amish baked goods! But a lot of the Amish baked goods call for a lot of prep work or special starters that I just do not have the time nor patience for. Thus my dilemma…. Either
Homemade Butterfinger Bars
Nobody better lay a finger on my homemade butterfinger! Seriously, they might lose a finger or two if they do! Now I’ll admit, these are not EXACTLY like a real butterfinger, well because trade secrets and all, but these homemade copycat candy bars come pretty dang close! And these bars
Blueberry Buckle Coffeecake
Tis the season for blueberries in my neck of the woods and recently we went picking, so my blueberry supply runneth over! After whipping up jam I still had plenty left, so I decided to start baking. After reviewing many recipes and variations of buckles, cakes and crumbles, I came
Homemade Brownie Mix
I love brownies. There is just something about a soft, chocolaty treat that makes the world right. But, I hate store bought brownie mix, they just never truly capture what I think a brownie should be. So I decided to get off my lazy rear and come up with a
Homemade Skunk Odor Remover
I was driving down the road the other day and that “wonderful” aroma of skunk filled my nose. A 1/4 mile down the road, there it lay on the shoulder….. Obviously it was “fresh,” but it got me thinking about how the odor of skunk can linger for weeks! And
Make Your Own Sourdough Bread
Do you like sourdough bread but don’t like paying for it? Then stop buying it and make your own! Here is the recipe I use and my sourdough loving hubby loves it, so it has to be sort of good right!?!?! Ingredients 2 cups of sourdough starter (I keep mine
S’mores Milkshake
Its summer and that means the country kids want to have a fire every night and make s’mores. While I do love the smell of a campfire, I am not letting them stay up late every night just to make s’mores, because for some odd reason, they feel it has
7 Amazing Benefits of Bananas
Bananas….. They are in every supermarket you go into. They are as common on North American shelves as locally grown fruit such as apples and blueberries, but this was not always the case. Prior to the 1900’s bananas were a rare novelty that usually only appeared in port cities. The
Perfectly Peachy Peach Cobbler
My hubby likes a good peach cobbler. Not being a big peach eater, I can’t say I have ever had one that really tickled my taste buds, till now! I decided to tinker in the kitchen and come up with my own version that was packed full of peaches for