My Maternal Great Grandpa was a baker, though I don’t have a single recipe that belonged to him. There may be one (or 100) of Dutch’s recipes stashed away in a cardboard box in the garage of one of my relatives, but if they do exist, chances are I will…
If you celebrated Thanksgiving two days ago and are anything like me, you’re probably tired of all the leftover potatoes and turkey and such! We even tried to plan better this year and cook less than last year…but alas…we still have leftovers! It’s OK, though, because one of my…
I have found my new favorite snack!!! Brie, bees and baguettes! OK, maybe not bees, but that delicious golden stuff they produce 😉 While in Milwaukee over last weekend visiting my very best friend, we stopped in this little restaurant and had some apps and wine. The app was so…
After making several batches of rhubarb jam earlier this summer, I was kind of at a loss as to what else to make with our last harvest of rhubarb. So, I asked Tool Lady to find something that looked good to her and she did! Pickled rhubarb? Who knew? Well,…
Never did I imagine I would enjoy canning so much! It may be hot and take a chunk out of each of my weekends, but it is so worth the time and effort! I’ve been making jam almost every chance I get and since last week brought another rhubarb…
What a difference a week makes, ha? It amazes me how quickly fruit grows when left to its own devices! Last weekend, after harvesting small amounts of apricots for over a week, I finally had enough to make my very first apricot jam! While I was at it, I made…
Most weekend mornings around here involve eggs (in some form) for breakfast. Omelettes, quiches, fried or scrambled eggs…Protein packed and abundant around here, eggs are generally the best breakfast for us. From time to time though, we get fancy and make pancakes or waffles. Tool Lady gave me a waffle…
With our warm spring and zero late frosts, our fruit trees are doing wonderfully this year! Despite the cherry fiasco, we are anticipating a hefty harvest of apples, apricots and pears this summer and fall…well, as hefty as one might expect from a couple of young trees 😉 We noticed…