I have been making homemade bread regularly, as in nearly weekly, for about 25 years. For many years, I mostly made the bread using active yeast, but my husband has had a strong interest in sourdough, especially after he made his backyard brick oven. He has tried many starters, including some he made and some […]
12 Great Kitchen Gifts for the Gardener
Fresh produce from your own garden has a way of inspiring cooking from scratch. I am the sort of cook that is inspired more by the outcome than the process, so good kitchen tools make a huge difference to me. I do not want to be a pioneer woman. Give me electricity and kitchen power tools! […]
How to Slice Bell Peppers for Freezing
It is one of the ironies of life that I love to grow and preserve peppers. I don’t like hot peppers at all, and I am very selective about how I will eat bell peppers. Fajitas are the main way, but, oh, what a way! Fortunately, peppers of any type are easy to freeze, which […]
Very Good Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
This is my base recipe for making homemade chicken noodle soup. Obviously, different vegetables can be used or omitted. You can use homemade or prepared chicken broth instead of the water/chicken base combination. You could leave out (and I sometimes do) the milk and flour. And you might want to taste as you go along, […]
Freezing Farm Fresh Eggs for Winter Use
I just got done putting 5 dozen raw eggs in the freezer, but let me explain. A few years ago, I also had a glut of summer eggs, so I did some research. Out of the suggestions I found, freezing was the only one that appealed to me. The drawback to this is that they […]