In this current state of affairs, I thought it prudent to get back into making my own bread. I love homemade bread. I was raised on it. I love when I make it. It tastes delicious.
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Food/Recipes, Uncategorized
Food/Recipes, Uncategorized
Food/Recipes, Garden
Raspberry Peach Crisp
Since I had some raspberries in the garden and a couple of jars of peaches that didn’t seal (see my post on canning peaches here), it only seemed fitting to make a raspberry peach cobbler. Actually it’s more of a crisp than a cobbler.
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Food/Recipes, Garden, Tips/Crafts/Home Remedies
Canned Peaches
I’m a canner. I love to can my own fruit and enjoy the fruits (pun intended) of my labor all winter long.
I grew up canning. My mother canned, and still does a little bit. Her mother canned. It is a family thing.
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Food/Recipes
Pickled Eggs
A lot of people don’t like pickled eggs. A lot of people do. A lot of people have never tried them.
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Family/Holidays, Food/Recipes
Superbowl Sunday
We had a small little get together for Superbowl Sunday. I made chili and we had chili nachos and ice cream sundaes for dessert.
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Food/Recipes
Yummy Banana Bread
A while ago I bought a bunch of bananas as I had family in town and I was thinking I would be making a lot of smoothies. I thought they would be used up pretty quick between the smoothies and eating freshly. Wrong. It just didn’t happen.
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Family/Holidays, Food/Recipes
Christmas Goodies
Christmas cookies are a must have in our family. We each have our favorite which sometimes changes over the years, but mostly not. There are certain cookies that just have to get done and if it’s a busy year and I am running short on time to bake, those may be the only ones that get done.
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Family/Holidays, Food/Recipes
Christmas Tree Hunting and Family Fun
The boys all came home for a quick weekend after Thanksgiving to do our traditional Christmas tree hunting. They brought their girlfriends and wanted to show them how this event takes place.
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Family/Holidays, Food/Recipes
Happy Thanksgiving
When your kids grow up and move away from home, the Holidays become unusual. Sometimes you get them all home, and sometimes you don’t get any of them and have to do things a bit differently.
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Family/Holidays, Food/Recipes
Date Night
Date night is something that doesn’t happen often enough. Plans are made and then things come up. Yes I agree, some things should not interfere with date night. But sometimes you gotta roll with the punches. Some things are out of our control.
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