My oldest daughter came in yesterday afternoon after playing with the dogs in the backyard and excitedly showed me a perfectly round, ripe, red cherry and exclaimed that the cherries were ready to be picked. I had just been out by the orchard a few days before and hadn’t seen any ripe cherries at all, … Continue reading
Continuing on with my summer-loving series of different homemade ice creams, I bring to you today a Caramel Pecan Dark Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream. One of my favorite ice cream flavors when visiting an ice cream or custard shop is a turtle sunday. The combination of pecans, chocolate and caramel just does something for me…it’s … Continue reading
We started the planting of our garden a bit later than we normally do this year. Even so, it is amazing to watch everyday as the plants grow a bit bigger and buds and flowers start forming. It gets me excited for when we will be able to start harvesting the big things like tomatoes, … Continue reading
With summer underway, red-ripe strawberries and rhubarb are emerging from gardens and into the produce isles of local grocery stores. I picked some rhubarb last week and was just itching for a time when I could make a strawberry rhubarb pie and post this great recipe. You see, my grandma always made rhubarb pie growing … Continue reading
Today’s writing is about sort of an experiment that I did. I made pie crust with whole wheat flour {well, almost completely whole wheat flour} and coconut oil. I love whole wheat, don’t get me wrong. But when it comes to pie crust…ehhh, let’s face it…working with all-purpose flour is a bit easier. If you … Continue reading
I recently posted a recipe for Homemade Coconut Milk Ice Cream in which I made a strawberry flavor. Since summer is in full swing, I thought I would do a series of different flavored homemade versions of this fabulously creamy, dairy-free treat. I got to thinking about different flavor combinations and I automatically dreamed of … Continue reading
In today’s post I am going to share with you the recipe that I use to make my own homemade whole wheat pancake mix. I use white wheat berries to grind my own whole white wheat flour, which just adds extra freshness and flavor to the mix. Now, I do store my mixture in the … Continue reading
I tried my hand tonight at canning carrots. I have canned salsa, spaghetti sauce, cucumbers and okra in the past…but never carrots! I suppose I have canned all of the others because you can get by canning those items with a water bath. When canning carrots though, a pressure canner is needed. Fortunately for me, … Continue reading
In our family it is a tradition to make homemade ice cream on Memorial Day. It ends up being a great treat for everyone. That is unless you aren’t able to eat dairy for whatever reason. We have a couple of people in our family that fall into this category. I was planning on making … Continue reading
With summer sneaking up on us, there are bound to be many corn on the cob eating sessions to ensue. I love eating corn on the cob. I love the taste and the crispness of fresh sweet corn. There’s nothing quite like it. You see, I grew up in central Illinois. I don’t know if … Continue reading
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