This past weekend I found some gluten free rice cakes that were dipped in dark chocolate at a store. They were so yummy but very pricey! So to cut down on the cost I decided to make my own chocolate dipped gluten free rice cakes…with a few extra goodies on top. I used the lightly salted rice cakes by Quaker… Keep Reading
So the homemade bagels and english muffins were delish! Like, I just might eat the whole batch in one sitting delish. For the bagels I followed this recipe from King Aurthur. This is a pretty quick recipe and only requires the first rise of about an hour and then a final rise of 30 minutes. These were really easy to… Keep Reading
Each year we grow jalapenos for making salsa. Unfortunately sometimes the timing of when the jalapenos and the tomatoes are ripe don’t exactly line up. I didn’t have enough jalapenos to fill a jar and be pickled, so I decided to give jalapeno poppers a try. I have to be honest, I have never had them before and what a… Keep Reading
Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate {Recipe} (Recipe adjusted from Smith & Hawken, The Gardeners’ Community Cookbook) *2 quarts strawberries, washed & hulled*2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 20 lemons squeezed)*2 3/4 cups of sugar*1 1/2 quarts water* you will need a large nonreactive pot Wash and hull strawberries, then place them into a food processor. Blend berries until smooth. Place the pureed… Keep Reading
I’m not a huge fan of hot dogs, but the kiddo’s and my hubby love them. So the other day when I saw this recipe for homemade hot dogs via dommesticated I made them right away. I may not love hot dogs, but I surely love homemade breads. Plus I’m not a big fan of those cheap thin hot dog… Keep Reading
The kiddo’s wanted to make Daddy some cupcakes for Father’s Day. So we mixed our batter and were ready to put them into the liners when I realized I had no cupcake liners. EEK! Not able to get to the store I racked my brain on what I could use instead. Of course baking a cake instead never crossed my… Keep Reading
The rhubarb patch is overflowing, which means it’s time to start filling the freezer with homemade rhubarb goodies again. For the past few years I have been making all of my breads, pies and goodies while we harvest them from the garden instead of freezing the cut veggies or fruits with great intentions of baking them later. I never did… Keep Reading
Did you know that you can make your own microwavable popcorn? Me neither. Well after reading this post yesterday I had to give it a shot. Oh yes, it was DELISH! Just as good as popcorn made on the stove top minus the clean up. Thank you Jami, this is the next best thing to our homemade butter in a… Keep Reading
We got bunnies yesterday…well, scrappy fabric bunnies that is! Here is what I have for y’all for fat quarter friday. I think they are super cute, hope you all do too. And now lets talk breakfast. Yesterday I stumbled upon a blog called Lime in the coconut. While browsing her blog a bit I found this amazing french toast recipe…. Keep Reading
