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!
Sometimes old logic works just as well as new gadgets. My mom was not a fancy cook, just good-filling food to feed a farm family. Lots of it came from a large garden, preserved with love. Other things were just simple - pancakes for dinner, for instance, a meatless meal but one we kids thought … Continue reading 3 Old-Fashioned Kitchen Hacks for Easy Cooking From Mom
I order from local farmers, but I also order from Wild Fork Foods online. It convenient for one thing, just sit down and make a few clicks. But more than just convenience, the food is good. And prices are comparable if not sometimes better, than my local stores. There are no requirements for a membership … Continue reading Why I Choose Wild Fork Foods for Quality Meat Delivery
I’m all about homemade—home-cooked meals, handcrafted gifts, gardening, and preservation—but I also like my convenient kitchen hacks. So, I have started investigating things I can make at home to keep on hand and use to make meals. I’ve found recipes for gravy mixes, biscuit mixes, canned soup mixes, dehydrated ingredients, and so much more. Credits … Continue reading How to Make a Few Homemade Conveniences in the Kitchen
Last night, I had defrosted chicken thighs and wanted an easy recipe. Since we love Chinese food, I tried the Sweet & Sour Chicken recipe from the All Recipes website. It was great and so easy! The recipe doesn't state what chicken to use, so I used boneless thighs. I trimmed well to get the … Continue reading I Never Knew Sweet & Sour Chicken Could Be This Easy!
I feed wild birds in winter. A lot. I am a bird watcher. We have a lot of snow this winter. It's like a winter of my youth when we had huge piles of snow, tall snowbanks, and really cold weather. While birds seem to survive somehow under these conditions, I like to help them … Continue reading How to Make Winter Wild Bird Feeding Simple