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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Cranberry-Orange Bread
I try to make something for friends and teachers each year. This year I am making Cranberry-Orange Bread and Christmas Jam. I spent some time baking bread Sunday and the jam was done on Monday. I wrap the bread in cling film and freeze it before I give it away. The recipe I use for…
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Pumpkin Pudding in a Crock Pot
This recipe is FANTASTIC and it is from my friend Carrie Lynn Baird. She self published a cookbook called 30 Days In a Crockpot: Recipes for the Crockpot when it’s all you got! She quickly tells you the story of how the book came about and then shares 30 of the best crock pot recipes I…