Chicken noodle soup - not the condensed canned version of my childhood (although I remember it fondly), but a classic chicken soup in a pot on your stove top. Chicken noodle soup is so easy, and very tasty. It can use up bits of leftover chicken, or be made with a chopped-up frozen chicken breast. … Continue reading How to Make a Classic Chicken Noodle Soup
Here's a list of 20 things you can do to either save time, keep space functional, or utilize space better. What else would you add to the list? Save time peeling garlic with a rubber garlic peeler, and instead of chopping or mincing, grate it with a fine rasp zester right into the pan. 2. … Continue reading 20 Quick Kitchern Tips You Need to Know
It's starting to snow today, heralding in winter up north. I usually make soup for the week all winter. I have a butternut squash in the pantry, one of the last things I bought at the farmers' market. Squash soup is an option. Normally, I just make a spiced squash soup - warm spices, some … Continue reading Make a Simple Butternut Squash Bisque to Start Winter
Recently a local store had potatoes on sale: 10 pounds was several dollars off. So I bought two bags. And what would I do with 20 pounds of potatoes? There are only two of us after all. I bought them specifically to preserve, by dry canning in a pressure canner. Potatoes should not be processed … Continue reading How to Preserve Potatoes By Dry Canning Potatoes
Have you heard of Rakuten? It's a refund service on things you are buying anyway. Rakuten collects fees from sellers and passes savings on to you. I get a check quarterly. Sometimes only a few dollars, sometimes $50-60 if I have larger items to buy. Use Rakuten in either of 2 ways. Go directly to … Continue reading Want a Refund? Use Rakuten! Get $50 now!
Here in the North Country, our first frost is imminent; some local areas have already experienced frost. And since soup is essential in our household, I made Pasta e Fagioli this week. Pasta e Fagioli, meaning "pasta and beans," is a hearty and tasty soup that is easy to prepare. It can be ready in … Continue reading How to Make a classic Italian Soup to Welcome Fall Weather
Here's an easy throw - it - together dessert from a box cake mix, some cream cheese (or ricotta, or cottage cheese) and fruit on top. I got the inspiration from a dump cake recipe online, and from watching a Jamie Oliver series on Tastemade TV. He filmed the "Keep Cooking & Carry On" show … Continue reading Why Not Make An Easy Fruit Dump Dessert?
I love snakes around the homestead. I don't like snakes in my face. I sort of have a love-hate relationship with these slithering reptiles. I don't care that they are here. Snakes are a good thing to have around. I don't want them scaring me and I am certainly not handling any. Snakes are good … Continue reading Those Sneaky Snakes are Slithering Around Now!
Revamp breakfast with these easy and tasty sourdough English muffins made right on your stove top.
An easy way to use sourdough discard for healthy crunch snacks!