It is cold outside. Like, sub-zero temperatures. Brrr….brrr….brrr!!! When it is this cold, I like to have some warm-eatin’s, namely chili. Pair it with a great cornbread, and you’ve warmed my heart and belly. {A little known fact about me as well: Ever since I was a child, I have always enjoyed a big, cold … Continue reading
Today’s post is a recipe that is great to use in replacement of those store-bought taco seasoning packets. Chances are you already have most of the ingredients on hand in your pantry. Why not whip up a batch to have this seasoning mix on hand for the next time you have a hankering to make … Continue reading
I made some jalapeño jelly this summer with the bounty of jalepenos that our garden produced. One way that my family enjoys using up this sweet and spicy condiment is by mixing some jelly with cream cheese and eating it with crackers or tortilla chips. It tastes really great, but I have to say that … Continue reading
Happy New Year! Today, I made Hoppin’ John! This a traditional New Year’s meal, incorporating black eyed peas, or pigeon peas. I had always heard that eating black eyed peas on New Year’s Day was traditional, but never knew why. So, I went to Wikipedia and learned what it had to say: “Hoppin’ John is…
My twin sister and her family surprised us recently with an impromptu trip to visit us here at the farm. Normally, it is at least a 9 hour trip by car to travel to see each other {sometimes longer, depending on how many stops we have to make for kids}. They happened to be about … Continue reading
Fall. Cool air. Soups. Pumpkin. All of these things were swirling around in my head one night recently as I was thinking about what to make for dinner. It all came together with this bold-flavored soup with a curry flare. I had no problem throwing the soup together with it’s many flavor-inducing components, but honestly … Continue reading
I’m trying to break the mold a little bit of my standard go-to summer tomato canning recipes. I always make salsa and spaghetti sauce…which, don’t get me wrong, are great…but it’s like my cross country coach from high school once upon a time said, “Variety is the spice of life!” One of my favorite meals, … Continue reading
We use a lot of ketchup in our house. I grew up eating it on everything. Ketchup on chicken…on baked potatoes…on potato chips…even on eggs. My grandpa even eats it on top of holubtsi, which are an Eastern European cabbage roll dish, that I grew up eating. {Hmmm, sometime I will have to make a … Continue reading
Okra is one vegetable that we never seem to have any problems growing. Okra plants are so hearty…and plentiful! In fact, once the okra start coming you had better watch out because if you skip a few days of picking it can get out of hand! You also need to stay on top of okra … Continue reading
Out of all of the different types of tomato plants we planted this year, it seems that our heirloom tomato varieties have out-shown their competitors. I am not complaining though, because I love the different color and shaped summer delicacies! We seemed to have quite a few today so I decided to make a summer … Continue reading
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