Category: Recipes

  • My Favorite Pie Crust Recipe… with tips

    Pie season is about to be upon us. I have a standard pie crust recipe I use for all my seasonal pies. I can make them up ahead of time and fill them as I need a pie or two. I have shared the recipe for you on my old blog but thought it was…

  • My Basic Granola Recipe

    I am trying to make things more modern here… I promise! So, I jumped online yesterday and found a code… a shortcode actually, that lets me put up a recipe that YOU can print. I am still trying to figure out how to add a photo to the printable but until I do at least…

  • My Kitchen Sink Minestrone

    This is a soup that I make when I have a large amount of items that need to be used up quickly. One of the places I learned how to improvise on soups and stews was a cookbook I have had for many years. The Italian Country Table (1999) by Lynne Rossetto Kasper (of The…

  • Rustic Plum Pie

    I have been offline for the month of June and am still plugging away until the middle of July, except for blog reading and writing. I have taken several breaks from social media this year. I have deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts completely and am toying with the idea of walking away from Instagram…

  • Budget Meals: Stuffed Bell Peppers

    This is a family favorite for us. I remember this recipe from my childhood. This particular recipe is inspired by the Betty Crocker Cookbook I got when I first got married almost 31 years ago. I have made a few changes over the years but it is still really close to the original and still…

  • Turkey Taco Burgers

    Turkey Taco Burgers

    We do these burgers quite often during the summer.  The key for these holding up on the grill is a good binder (egg) and freezing them before you grill them.  I usually give these about 6 hours or more in the deep freezer out in the garage.  You can make a big batch up and…