If you haven’t noticed yet, I have this thing with making stuff from scratch. I love to know how everything is made and why it works the way it does. I find the messy process breathtakingly beautiful. Something about planting a seed, nurturing it until it ripens, then bottling my own food makes me feel […]
I’ve been bitten by the spring cleaning bug lately. Maybe it’s because my suburban and my son’s car both broke down so I’ve been stranded at home? Or maybe it’s a year of quarantine that has me annoyed at everything in my house? Who knows but one thing is certain, I’m in a bit of […]
Years ago, I shared a family recipe for my great aunt’s apple pie filling. It was my go-to recipe for as long as I can remember. I think I clung to it out of nostalgia. That pie filling was the only one my mom and grandma ever made. I just kept using the recipe every […]
With this whole pandemic and kidney craziness, I’ve been cooking SO much more than I can ever remember doing in all my years of motherhood. 3 meals a day plus snacks for 6 people- 2 of them being extra hungry big dudes takes a lot of time and food! Then add on my youngest’s dietary […]
If you’ve been around here for the long haul, you might remember 6 years back when I shared a “recipe” for my dear friend’s raw granola. You can find that old post HERE if you need a laugh! I use the word recipe loosely because at the time I didn’t have a way to add […]
What do you get the guy who has everything? Hello, homemade spice rubs! My dad is the king of hobbies. The man can do pretty much anything. It’s a little obnoxious. Buying presents is a real challenge because he either already owns it, has tried it, or figured out how to do it his own […]
For the last several years I have been trying out different zucchini bread recipes and not having a lot of luck. I had used the same recipe for years and years but couldn’t find it and figured I had somehow lost it along the way. I went through my family recipe books but still hadn’t […]