Bacon makes everything taste good – and this quiche recipe is no exception! Don’t like broccoli? Substitute mushrooms. No mushrooms? Mix in finely diced potatoes. Or get all crazy and just go full on bacon. The great thing about this quiche recipe is that it’s so versatile that you can mix in any combination…
The first fall of snow is not only an event, but it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of world, and wake up to find yourself in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment, where is it to be found? ~ J.B. Priestley
Poor Scarlet, she wasn’t quick enough at the round bale feeder!
‘Tis the season for homemade Christmas gifts. Combine tart cranberries, sweet strawberries and a splash of orange juice… voila! Holiday Jam. Holiday Jam INGREDIENTS 32 oz frozen whole strawberries 24 oz fresh cranberries 1/4 cup orange juice 5 lb white sugar 6 oz liquid pectin DIRECTIONS In a large sauce pot, cook cranberries, strawberries and…
It’s apple season and there’s nothing better than warm apple cobbler on a crisp autumn evening. You can use any apple that is good for baking like Granny Smith or Cortland, but my favorite apple to use in cobblers and pies is Honey Crisp. Old Fashioned Apple Cobbler INGREDIENTS 10 medium baking apples 2 cups…
One of the best memories I have of my Gramma Josephine was her rice pudding. She was a big Italian woman, permanently ensconced in an apron, who always seemed to have a wooden spoon in her hand and a pot of something boiling on the stove. Although many of her meals I would not even…
Sometimes, if you’re not careful, life will knock you down and run you right over. It takes an effort to snap out of the everyday-worry-about-everything-there’s-got-to-be-more-to-life-than-paying-bills stressed out attitude that, over time, we all seem to adopt. Life is not only meant to be lived, but enjoyed. So, today I took a deep breath and walked…
Sweet Pickle Relish INGREDIENTS 4 – 5 lbs large cucumbers 1 large sweet onion 1/4 cup pickling salt 3 cups apple cider vinegar 3/4 cup sugar 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp dill seed 2 tsp mustard seed 2 tsp celery seed 1 tsp turmeric DIRECTIONS Wash cucumber and remove ends. Slice the cucumbers lengthwise…
The Farmers in the Dell 