...The best part of baking a turkey, that is! I drained off as much of the broth from the cooked turkey as possible and set it in the fridge to cool overnight. It came out looking like jello this morning which means that it did what it was supposed to do while cooking. You want … Continue reading The best part is yet to come…
Kitchen
Best mushroom dish ever!
I love to try new recipes. I was very intrigued by this mushroom dish and had it pinned to one of my recipe boards to try. I am so glad I did!!! This is DELICIOUS!!! I used regular mushrooms and a big glass baking dish. Next time im planning to use a cast iron pan … Continue reading Best mushroom dish ever!
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Moms of toddlers, take heart!
Most mothers have had it happen: you have a great eater, and then suddenly, your kid will only eat peanut butter sandwiches or nuggets or pizza or only red foods or just boiled eggs.....and so forth (I can feel you nodding in "Been there!!!" agreement). The food battles start. You try everything in your power … Continue reading Moms of toddlers, take heart!
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Behind this door…
...is my treasure trove!!! When we remodeled the bathroom (and on the spur of the moment, I had Mike and Dad knock down the pantry wall to make the bathroom huge), I was left with this door in my kitchen. They were thinking I should drywall over it, but I knew just what to do … Continue reading Behind this door…
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Making salsa
I was gifted three five gallon buckets full of fresh tomatoes. I know!!! That is AWESOME!!! They had to all be done up pretty quickly though because they were very ripe. The first thing is to get the canner going with the jars in it to sterilize them while working up the tomatoes. In all … Continue reading Making salsa
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Local breakfast
I made omelets for breakfast today. The eggs were from my hens; the green pepper was picked from my garden just a minute before going into the cast iron skillet, and the purple onion was from the local farmers' market. The butter was the only ingredient from the store, and next summer that will be … Continue reading Local breakfast
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Homemade guacamole
I made homemade guacamole for the first time ever, and it was so easy and so delicious I'll never order it again! This was the whole dinner (homemade burritos, homemade cheese sauce, local sweet corn, GMO free blue nacho chips, and homemade guacamole). YUM!!! For the guacamole, I just scooped out two avocados, added half … Continue reading Homemade guacamole
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Prep work means…
...soaking jars for the big canning sessions taking place over the next two days!
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Canning green beans
I was able to get 16 lbs of fresh green beans from an Amish farmer at the farmers' market for just $20! My husband and both daughters helped me snap all the ends off and break them into small pieces earlier today. I am on my third canner full. 16 lb equalled out to 14 … Continue reading Canning green beans
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Smores Dip
I ran across this recipe for Smores Dip looking for a potluck recipe and knew I had to make it. This was so good!!! I used my medium sized cast iron skillet (@ 8") as this was for myself, my two sons, their two friends, and my daughter. It was just enough for us all … Continue reading Smores Dip
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