Many years ago, a lady from my church showed me how to use my pressure canner. She also shared her wonderful recipe for fresh, garden salsa. This recipe you do not need to cook prior to canning it. Other than being labor intensive with all the chopping of the vegetables, this is a very easy…
Video Blog: How To Make Sourdough French Bread (Short-method)
Over the weekend, I had a chance to try my hand at making sourdo1gh french bread. I was using the recipe out of the Sunset Cookbook of Breads. The recipe can be made either the short method or the long method. I did not get started with my sourdough bread until around 4pm so…
How To Make A Recipe Organizer Binder
My project for the second half of my week was to organize my miscellaneous recipes that I had clipped from magazines and newspapers. I’m ashamed to say this but I had the plastic shopping bag full of recipes for well over 7+ years. This bag moved with me from our past house and has sat…
Easy Red, White And Blue Cupcakes For Flag Day, 4th Of July or Memorial Day
Our local community has a Flag Day parade every year and before the parade, I hold a cook-out picnic for some family, neighbors and friends. This year I decided I wanted to make an easy but very festive dessert. Something that would be convenient to serve but wouldn’t take all day to prepare. I came…
Steamed Cranberry Pudding-A New Year’s Eve Tradition
As long as I can remember, we never did much to celebrate New Year’s Eve. That changed though a few years back when I was volunteering to be on-duty from my home for the Emergency Squad. My husband and I decided that we would ask our neighbors to come over and spend the evening…
Crockery Cooking: Marinated Chicken Thighs Recipe
I love my crock pot! There are so many things that you can cook in it and not to mention how easy they are to use. I received my first crock pot as a wedding gift. Since then, I have gotten two larger sized crock pots. At times, I have actually had all three of…