I like cornbread. Quite a bit, actually. BUT, it has to be a good recipe. I have ended up being disappointed quite a few times after finding a new recipe to try and it ends up being too dry, or crumbly. I do not like crumbly cornbread that falls apart easily . It is one … Continue reading
Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Cookies (Dairy Free)
Okay, so this is a highly carb filled and baking Saturday! I started off making bread because my mother-in-law mentioned last night she wanted to make bread today. After realizing my father-in-law had done a self fix on his Bosch mixer kneading attachment, I opted to knead the dough by hand so as to avoid … Continue reading
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Applesauce Muffins
Oatmeal Applesauce Muffins….Whole Wheat Applesauce Muffins….yum! These muffins are a regular item for breakfast (and then later in the day snacks) at our house. These slightly sweet, whole grain muffins fill up your tummy and leave you satisfied, without feeling *too* guilty! My whole family digs into these and usually we are all wishing for more … Continue reading
Beef Corn and Broccoli Cornbread Pot Pie
I wasn’t quite sure what to name tonight’s meal. It was sort of a hodge podge, throw together meal with ingredients that I had in the freezer and cupbard. But what turned out (Beef Corn and Broccoli Cornbread Pot Pie…kind of a long name AND “Beef’ sounded somehow more sophisticated than ‘Hamburger’ in the title) was a … Continue reading
Sloppy Joes!
Last night, as I was starting to think about what I could make for dinner my children started asking me, “Mom, what’s for dinner?! I’m hungry! Can we have sloppy joes mom?” Sloppy Joes. I couldn’t tell you the last time that I made them. It just isn’t something that I normally make. I don’t … Continue reading
Egg and Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie Recipe
When my youngest daughter was about 10 months old she was diagnosed with dairy and egg allergies. Our other children had never had to deal with any allergy issues so this was a whole new world we were going to have to try to figure out. Over the next few years, I learned quite a … Continue reading
Coconut Milk Pumpkin Pie (and Grandma’s regular version)
A couple of weeks ago I was trying to think of a quick and easy dessert to make for the parent teacher conferences that our church supplies meals for and what I thought of was…pumpkin pie! “Quick and easy?!” you may ask. Well, with the shortcut of using a store bought graham cracker crust, yes! Of course … Continue reading
From the Cradle? to the Table
Tonight as I was walking out of the chicken coop after dutifully collecting our eggs (more from the side of the coop that the roosters are NOT allowed on by the way….those roosters stress the chickens out…poor, poor, chickens…), our littlest, scrawniest, most annoying rooster starts to come after me. My only defense, I am … Continue reading
Roasted Garlic
For those of you who like, or even loooove, garlic – this is for you! Or even if you aren’t normally a garlic lover, give this Roasted Garlic a try! Roasting the garlic really tames it down. It becomes soft, golden, creamy and delicious! You can use the cloves to make roasted garlic mashed potatoes, some … Continue reading
Living off of mere milk?!
“Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit but as people who are still worldly—mere infants in Christ. 2I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and … Continue reading