My Mother’s Kitchen: Lemon Curd
Of my Mom’s collection of recipes her recipe for Lemon Curd was my favorite one. I misplaced the recipe for a long time and only recently found it. She would make it for my Grandmother as a gift and if...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Cherry Fudge
I haven’t had the energy of past years to produce candy like I normally do at the Holidays but I was up to a couple of quick batches of fudge, using the cheating method of marshmallow creme. You do...
View ArticleMarch Foodie Penpal Reveal
I found out about Foodie Penpal from Lori’s blog, Fit n’ Healthy Mama, last month and I had to join up! The concept is simple – you get randomly matched up to one person to send a box to and another...
View ArticleEasy Chocolate Fudge
Note… I wrote this post back in December of 2011 but never published it – with Easter tomorrow I figured it might be a good time to post it finally. Not healthy by any means but ah well! A second take...
View ArticleApril Vegan Food Swap Reveal
My friend Cat, who blogs at The Verdant Life, recently started a food swap - that is a vegan friendly food swap. I sent a package to Carol at Couscouscarol, who I recognized as she does Foodie Pen Pal...
View ArticleApril Foodie Pen Pals Reveal
I had so much fun in March, I had to do it again – that is I was in Foodie Pen Pals for April! This month I was paired to send a package of goodies to Lisa. I received a package from Crystal, who blogs...
View ArticleDark Chocolate Truffles
I’d call this lazy candy making, for really you don’t have to do a lot, no thermometers or boiling pots of sugar are involved and you get luscious bites in the end! Who wouldn’t want a small container...
View ArticleA Hearty Pizza Crust & A Nifty Gifty
On Cyber Monday (can we pleasepleaseplease retire that term?) I caved and bought some goodies online. I am a sucker for gourmet boxes of food that come with free shipping (who isn’t?). I saw the deal...
View ArticleThree Nifty-Giftys in Jars (With Recipes)
I was feeling inspired so made up a few gifts to hand out, accompanied by jars of jams and butters I had made this summer. Having wandered by Whole Foods “Gifts From the Kitchen” I tried a few out....
View ArticleFood Gifts: Creamy Vegetable-Lentil Soup Dry Mix
Curious for ideas on savory, non-sweet gifts you could make up easily? Consider this one…which can be presented as a plant-based, minimally processed and vegan friendly gift, always a bonus? I adapted...
View ArticleUpcycled Advent Calendar
Last year I wrote about the up-cycled advent calendar I made for the boys. 24 stage 2 glass baby food jars, cleaned and lids painted. Circling a mini 2 foot high tree, decorated in deep blue. The boys...
View ArticleIt Feels Like Winter!
SNOW!!!! Yeah, I got excited So did two little boys who couldn’t wait to get outside! The first real snow of the winter (OK…almost winter….) Who knew a tree stump could be so much fun? We even spotted...
View ArticleSpiced Strawberry Jam
The Ever-Bearing Strawberries continue to sneak in, and I managed to make a quick batch of jam last weekend before I went hiking. Simple. Quick. Do it now, and you won’t regret it in January! The...
View ArticleSpiced Pickled Canned Blackberries
Le sigh! The last of this years blackberries are coming ripe. We had a good run, but the extreme heat shriveled some of the last of the season. Still, we found plenty to pick out back – and to nibble...
View ArticleCold Pack Sweet Canned Blackberries
Tucked away into a low shelf in many grocery stores are cans of berries. Many people never notice them, and even if they did, would they buy them? They are usually very expensive for a small can, that...
View ArticleSipping Chocolate In A Mason Jar Present
This present can be as simple or fancily decorated as you like. Sipping Chocolate In A Mason Jar Ingredients: ¼ cup dry milk ¼ cup cocoa powder ¼ cup granulated sugar Pinch fine sea salt 2 Tbsp...
View ArticleChocolate Candied Marshmallows
These tasty chocolate candied marshmallows had their inspiration from, Show Me How: I Can Cook: Recipes for kids shown step by step, which Kirk had found in a library book sale. Our version is the...
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