Life on the Farm
Instead of serving turkey during holidays, at our house we serve roasted whole chicken. The size better suits our small family, and we still have plenty of leftovers for next-day sandwiches. What type of chicken? I have roasted both American...
A neighbor once gave me a couple of huge cabbages from her garden. When I told her I wasn’t sure what to do with all that cabbage, she gave me her recipe for freezer coleslaw. I’m pretty fussy when it...
A while back I was researching topics related to home canning. At some point I found myself on a forum frequented by European home canning enthusiasts. According to one of them, the obsession of American home canners with botulism must...
When cold weather keeps us indoors, I have more time for homemade snacks. One of our favorites is warm microwave potato chips. This recipe is easy and fast — no more than 15 minutes — and makes a nice little...
Somewhere along the line someone gifted me with a pair of rooster potholders. Even though they were rather small and thin, I thought they were cute. So I used them. That is, until I burned my hand moving a skillet...
Decades ago a restaurant in the town where we do our shopping served an amazing fresh strawberry pie that my husband Allan and I always stopped to enjoy. Then one day they switched to aspartame. Thereafter, we decided that if...
How difficult can it be to make perfect hard boiled eggs? All you need is eggs and hot water, right? Well, not exactly. Of the many methods I have tried, some resulted in eggs that were impossible to peel. Others...
Making homemade mayonnaise is unbelievably easy. Just whip together fresh homegrown eggs or egg yolks, vinegar or lemon juice, salt, and oil. Exactly what ingredients you use and how you put them together is the secret to making homemade mayonnaise...
Deer hunting season means time to replenish the year’s supply of venison. One of the things I look forward to each fall is making corned venison. It’s so easy to make, is more healthful than lunch meat from the store,...
When you grow your own sweet corn, you can have plenty of fresh, tender ears to eat, can, freeze, and make yummy pickled corn on the cob. But the first order of business is to choose the right variety for...
