For her 15th birthday, Sahara wanted a chocolate lava cake in the crockpot. We found a good recipe - click here - and made sure we had the ingredients. We've made a similar cake before that had sour cream in it, and it was very good. We had our annual birthday tradition of the local … Continue reading Crockpot lava cake recipe
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The best part is yet to come…
...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…
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Best turkey ever
I ran across this recipe at Best Bites online a couple of Thanksgivings ago. It is such a good turkey brine!!! The very best thing though is the broth this makes. I freeze it in pint jars and use it throughout the year in recipes. The brining recipe is a little time consuming but so … Continue reading Best turkey ever
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Beat turkey ever
I ran across this recipe at Best Bites online a couple of Thanksgivings ago. It is such a good turkey brine!!! The very best thing though is the broth this makes. I freeze it in pint jars and use it throughout the year in recipes. The brining recipe is a little time consuming but so … Continue reading Beat turkey ever
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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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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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My chili recipe
Sahara had fiends over for dinner almost every night this week after band camp. I made chili one night, and her friend loved it so much she wanted my recipe. If it passes the kid test, it's definitely a share- worthy recipe! Early in the day, boil about 2 lbs. of Small red beans for … Continue reading My chili recipe
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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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