This week I would like to introduce you to the littlest members of the onion family: Chives. Chives grow in grass-like clumps and are normally always referred to in the plural. Chives are not only the smallest member of the onion family, but they are also the only species of Read more…
When asking friends and relatives what they would like for Christmas, their birthday, or even Mother’s Day the gift that comes up time and again is hand-knit dishcloths. Simple, practical, and yet elegant, these timeless tools are used by women (and men) daily all over the country! No matter the Read more…
Adding Flavor with a Herb Garden: Basil This week I would like to introduce you to another of my favorite and versatile garden friends: Basil. A very fragrant herb, Basil has a rich aroma that perfumes the air around it. It is one of the highly popular herbs grown in Read more…
Dairy-Free Egg Custard My mother was a lover of all things pudding and custard. As a child, home-made puddings from tapioca to banana cream and rich chocolate pudding to honey egg custard were made often. They made a great breakfast, snack, or even dessert. She would double or triple batch Read more…
Adding Flavor with an Herb Garden: Rosemary With gardening season just around the corner, I’d like to introduce you to a few of my favorite garden friends: my herbs! Herbs are a healthy way to add flavor, color and a little creativity to meals. Fresh from my organic garden or Read more…
Grandma’s Cinnamon Oatmeal Coffee Cake With the title of “coffee cake” you would assume this recipe includes coffee, oddly enough it does not. This Victorian classic got its name from being served with coffee for breakfast. “Coffee cake” became a common term around 1879 according to Stuart Berg Flexner in Read more…
Natural Dyed Easter Eggs When dying Easter eggs, I often feel frustrated and stuck in a corner. My choice seems to be between two undesirable options. On one hand, I get bright colors but unappealing and rather unhealthy bleed-through, or on the other hand colors that lack luster and boldness! Read more…
Classic No-Bake Cookies When asking friends, relatives, co-workers, and neighbors for their favorite cookie, No-Bakes come up time and again. They are a timeless classic cookie with many names and even more varieties. Depending on where you live or the time period you are talking about, No-Bakes have had many Read more…
Spring Hatchling Soap Eggs When it comes to kids, they seem to come in two varieties: extreme clean fanatic or little mud turtle! I have one of each, but neither is consistently predictable. As they grow, they seem to slide up and down the soapy continuum between these extremes. No Read more…
Yummy Old-Fashioned Homemade Granola I don’t know about your family, but my kids and I really enjoy the crunch of granola as cereal, sprinkled on fruit, scattered over yogurt, or even just a dish to nibble on plain. The downside of this is that one small and rather expensive bag Read more…
Pressure Canning Meat for the Beginner This past month, a relative decided to downsize his homestead. As a result, I was given some meat from an old dairy cow. The keyword here is old. You don’t get tender succulent steaks from an old cow. However, the meat is not worthless Read more…
Easy Elegant Chocolate Dessert Cups This is the perfect yummy treat when you need something fast and easy, but packed with elegance. Plus they’re made from CHOCOLATE! These cups are fun to make and use very few ingredients. This is a definite win-win suited to the palate of both kids Read more…
No-Cook Fudge Frosting pairs well with The Ultimate Angel Food Cake This frosting gives a nice, sweet and chocolatey richness to any cake or cookie. It is easy to make and well worth the effort! This is the dream frosting of any true chocolate lover, especially on those chocolate craving Read more…
Grain free, Dairy free, Gluten free, Low sugar + easily made nut free A cake by any other name… As a small child growing up I loved Angel Food Cake, also called Sponge Cake, Strawberry Shortcake and even Daffodil Cake. I still do, for that matter, it was even what Read more…
