The other night I made Batter Fried Fish with some salmon that I bought from Costco. I knew that i would have too much for our family to eat if I made it all up. I didn’t want the salmon to go to waste, I love my chickens but I don’t want to feed them […]
A couple nights ago we got to enjoy the first beets from our garden. Aren’t they beautiful?! This is the first time I’ve planted a real garden (something other than just potted plants), and so far I’ve been very pleased with the results. Even though we got a late start because of the weather, the […]
I made this last night to go with our meatloaf, and I must say, this cornbread was perfect! It was perfect, not too moist, not too dry. I do have one confession to make about this bread though. When Mr. Burns and I were first married, he insisted on buying three cast iron skillets of […]
From The Herb Garden Cookbook by Lucinda Hutson
3 medium cucumbers3 Teaspoons SugarSalt and pepper to taste1 white onion, sliced into thin rings4-6 Tablespoons chopped fresh dill1 ½ cups white wine vinegarFresh dill sprigs
Several hours before serving, layer cucumbers in amedium-size ceramic bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar,salt and pepper; add a layer […]
This is the recipe I use every week to make bread, it is very good! I usually bake one loaf and then freeze the other batch (or three if I do the double batch) of dough before the last rise. I just place the dough in a plastic wrap lined loaf pan and wrap it […]
My friend Rana made this for a get together we had a couple of weeks ago and it was refreshing and delicious. It was kind of a hearty salsa like dish that we ate with tortilla chips but I think I would cook up some rice and eat it for dinner it was so delicious! […]
I made these last night and they turned out really good. I found the recipe on allrecipes.com, I actually made them as our dinner meal. Got a big tub of mushrooms from Costco and I had the rest of the ingredients although I subbed sharp cheddar for the grated parm cheese. I made smoothies (I […]
Frozen Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
1/2 cup white sugar
2 cups water
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
4 bananas, sliced
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
1 (10 ounce) package frozen strawberries, thawed
Directions:
Dissolve sugar in the water. Add orange juice, lemonade, bananas, crushed pineapple with juice, strawberries and mix well. […]
Fabulous Fruit Salad
2 cups diced apples
1 cup sliced banana
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup vanilla yogurt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a bowl, mix the apples, banana, strawberries, and walnuts. Fold in the yogurt. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Gently stir just before serving.
Heidi’s Honey Vanilla Yogurt
By Heidi
4 cups milk (any kind)
1/4 cup honey
2 Tbs vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered milk (any kind)
1 package yogurt Starter
Heat milk, powdered milk, honey, and vanilla until
just before boiling. Let cool to luke warm (100 - 110
F), I put a little on my wrist and when it feels warm
not hot it is ready. […]