Tomatoes, tomatoes, and more TOMATOES! Our plants are going crazy. Just when I think the weather is too cool to ripen any more of them… …
Fried Pork Chops + Gravy Recipe
Yesterday was me and my husband’s wedding anniversary. We celebrated 9 years! Neither of us are super romantic but we both love food so I wanted to make something special. I had pork chops in the freezer and I knew exactly what to make with them. Fried pork chops! …
Cold Brew Coffee
I never have been much of a coffee drinker. Honestly, it never set well with me and I never really felt the need to have a caffeinated beverage. That was until our youngest was born. Oh boy! Having to run after our busy older daughter and then being sleep deprived from a newborn I felt the need. The need for caffeine! …
Honey Vanilla Pudding
In my quest to remove refined sugar from our diet I came up with this pudding sweetened only with honey. Part of the reason I don’t want to eat so much sugar is that it is so addictive. It takes so much effort to stop having it and if I slip up and have a dessert or something it’s like I crave it even more than I did before. I don’t like feeling dependent on it. Especially since it has no health benefits. …
Pumpkin Streussel Muffins
So in my last post I talked about the weather cooling down and today is the same story except it totally rained! It just makes me want to curl up in a blanket by the fire. But it’s not actually THAT cold. So my compromise? These pumpkin streussel muffins! …
Buttermilk Biscuits
Summer has gone away it seems. Yesterday was 95 and today I don’t think it has even hit 70 degrees and it’s almost 3:00 pm. I’ve felt freezing all day! Which I am fine with because I’m not much of a summer cook. Does anyone else have a hard time cooking in different seasons? In the summer I feel like it’s all about cold refreshing dinners and grilling. I’m learning to grill better than I used to but I just get kind of tired of hamburgers, hot dogs, and pasta salad. I totally prefer cold weather for cooking. I like comfort foods and baking desserts! …
Homemade Canned Salsa
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I can’t believe summer is almost over! At least in our neck of the woods. With the end of summer comes a lot of canning. Green beans, corn, tomatoes, pears, and salsa. Most years we make quite a bit of salsa but last year we made a little bit TOO much (is there really such a thing as too much salsa?? Yes. Yes there is…) so this year is just one batch and I believe I have perfected my recipe. …
Chicken Broccoli Lasagna
This chicken broccoli lasagna was a recipe my mom came up with one day. She whipped it up for us during a visit and it was absolutely delicious so I obviously needed to get on here and share the recipe with everyone. My mom is the reason I love to cook. She inspired me so much growing up and she definitely has encouraged me through all of my kitchen experiments. …
Homemade Ricotta Cheese
I have recently started making my own ricotta cheese. I had no idea making your own cheese was so easy. I’ve seen some tutorials on mozarella and cream cheese that seem pretty darn easy but they do call for rennet, which I have never had on hand. When I found out I could make ricotta cheese with these simple ingredients that I ALWAYS have on hand I couldn’t wait to give it a try. …
Homeschool 2018-2019 Fall Term
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I can’t believe we are already in the month of August! Which means I needed to get my homeschool lesson plans all figured out for this coming school year. Our little Scarlett is 4 and won’t be 5 until March so I wanted to do a little preschool and a little kindergarten this year. She absolutely LOVES “doing school” and last year I didn’t really do much planning and we weren’t able to do as many projects because I wasn’t prepared with all the supplies needed. …