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1 Week Spring Challenge:  If you have it ..eat it!  I have prizes…..

1 Week Spring Challenge: If you have it ..eat it! I have prizes…..

March 14, 2018 By Mary 4 Comments

Last night when I was searching through the pantry, freezer and fridge trying to figure out what to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Challenge, Recipe Tagged With: eat well, freezer, freezer meals, garden produce, healthy meals, Healthy recipes, Iowa Food and Family Project, prize, save money, win

One Rotisserie Chicken, One Afternoon and Four Healthy Recipes

One Rotisserie Chicken, One Afternoon and Four Healthy Recipes

March 5, 2018 By Mary 8 Comments

When I was a young bride, my mother gave me a lesson on how to buy a week's groceries on twenty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chicken, Ethnic Foods, farm, Foodies, Health, Main Dish, Recipe Tagged With: bone broth, broth, burritos, chicken, chicken broth, chicken salad, Enchiladas, Hawaiian, Healthy recipes, homemade, homesteading, quesadillas, rotisserie chicken, Sliders, Sweet Hawaiian Rolls, tacos

Lighten Up  and Skip the Canned Soup: Green Bean Casserole

Lighten Up and Skip the Canned Soup: Green Bean Casserole

February 8, 2018 By Mary 12 Comments

When I was in 7th grade we were required to take Home Economics and the first thing we made was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Foodies, Health, homesteading, Recipe, Side Dish Tagged With: 10 Week Wellness Challange, Baby Bella Mushrooms, Béchamel sauce, butter, Casserole, church ladies, family, FOODIES, Green Bean Casserole, Green Beans, healthy, Iowa Food and Family Project, Mushrooms, Recipe, Roux, White Sauce

Winter Blahs?  6 Ideas To Get Your Spring Mojo…

Winter Blahs? 6 Ideas To Get Your Spring Mojo…

January 9, 2018 By Mary 9 Comments

The end of winter can really bring me down...the snow is often dirty and the days grey, this year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Ethnic Foods, Humor, Party, Recipe, Wellness, Winter Party Tagged With: crafts, DIY, family, farm, FOODIES, friends, Fruit, healthy, home, iowa, light, Luau, Mental Health, party, Paul Hollywood, pineapple, salads, Tiki Party, winter blaas

Woot, Woot – I Made French Baguettes..Thanks, King Arthur Flour!

Woot, Woot – I Made French Baguettes..Thanks, King Arthur Flour!

August 22, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

I have always wanted to make French Baguettes.  For me nothing is as delicious as a slice of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, family, farm, French Cusine, Recipe Tagged With: baguette, bakealong, baking, Bread, bread flour, classic baguettes, farm life, flour, french, french baguette, french bread, homemade, homesteading, King Arthur Flour, Paul Hollywood, The Great British Bake Off, yeast

Fall In Love With Korean Honey BBQ Skewers

Fall In Love With Korean Honey BBQ Skewers

August 16, 2017 By Mary 5 Comments

I love food; cooking it, grilling it, baking it and especially eating it.  But just like most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Beef, Chocolate, Cocoa, Main Dish, Recipe Tagged With: Asian Cuisine, Barbecue, BBQ, Chocolate, Cocoa, easy, Grilling, healthy, Healthy recipes, Korean BBQ, Money-Saving Recipes, Quick, Sirloin Tip Steak, steak, The Cocoa Exchange

25 Tips and Tricks to Travel Smarter  in Paris…from an Iowa Farm Girl

25 Tips and Tricks to Travel Smarter in Paris…from an Iowa Farm Girl

August 10, 2017 By Mary 31 Comments

Ooo La La -- Paris in the spring!  I have been back a little over a week from my first trip out of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eiffel Tower, Paris, Travel

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken for a Dinner for Two

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken for a Dinner for Two

August 8, 2017 By Mary 3 Comments

Last night my husband wanted Mexican for supper, but I was getting tired of the same old beef tacos … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ethnic Foods, Foodies, Main Dish, Recipe, Wellness Tagged With: chicken, Chipolte, dinner for two, easy, FOODIES, Grilled Chicken, Healthy recipes, Lime, Mexican, Mexican Cuisine, Recipe, Taco Salad, Tequilia, Wellness

Stories of My Mother…Episode #623: The Great Escape

Stories of My Mother…Episode #623: The Great Escape

August 6, 2017 By Mary 10 Comments

A few weeks ago my sisters and I flew out to Washington for a visit with two of my older brothers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, farm, Home, Humor, Midlife Tagged With: brothers, crazy family stories, family stories, father, Humor, mom, mom stories, mother, sisters

Summer Strawberry Ice Cream Perfection

Summer Strawberry Ice Cream Perfection

August 2, 2017 By Mary 3 Comments

Last year for Father's Day I gave my husband a Cuisinart ice cream machine.  Well, I might have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dairy, Dessert, Iowa, Recipe Tagged With: Dessert, easy, farm, FOODIES, Fruit, ice cream, Recipe, Strawberries, summer foods

Finding Julia Child in Paris….and crepes on every street corner!

Finding Julia Child in Paris….and crepes on every street corner!

July 5, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

Julia Child is my food heroine.  We have so much in common -- we are both a little awkward, late … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paris, Recipe, Travel Tagged With: bucket list, Chefs, Cookbooks, copper pots, Crepes, Farmers Markets, Fleamarkets, Food Markets, FOODIES, France, Julia Child, Kitchenware, Paris, Paul Hollywood, Recipe, seafood, street food, The Great British Bake Off

Vintage Betty Recipe:  Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Vintage Betty Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

March 20, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

After starting my Church Cookbook Series recently, my husband asked me to make what he said was his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Vintage Recipe Tagged With: Betty Crocker, cake, cherries, church ladies, dish to pass, fruit dessert, Mom's recipe, Paul Hollywood, pineapple, pot-luck, sponge cake, Sweets, The Great British Bake Off

Church Cookbook Classics: Mary’s Swiss Steak

Church Cookbook Classics: Mary’s Swiss Steak

March 13, 2017 By Mary 2 Comments

It is a snowy Sunday afternoon in mid-March, my husband is asleep on the couch pretending to watch … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beef, Church Cookbook, farm, Recipe Tagged With: crock-pot, easy, family, farm, FOODIES, oven meal, Recipe, round steak, steak, swiss steak, tomatoes, veggies

Church Cookbook Classics:  Ice Pick Lemon Cake

Church Cookbook Classics: Ice Pick Lemon Cake

March 10, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

Do you have recipes from your youth that conjure up mouth-watering memories?  This cake is one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: cake, cake mix, church ladies, fresh, lemon, party, potluck, Sweets, tea party

Cheats Puff Pastry Recipe from The Great British Baking Show

Cheats Puff Pastry Recipe from The Great British Baking Show

January 16, 2017 By Mary 7 Comments

The Farm Girl Attempts Cheats Rough Puff Pastry Recipe from The Great British Baking Show and It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Breads, Breakfast, Pastry, Recipe, The Great British Baking Show Tagged With: Cheater Puff Pastry, easy, Puff Pastry, Rough Puff

Church Cookbook Classics:  Fresh Summer Corn Chowder

Church Cookbook Classics: Fresh Summer Corn Chowder

August 12, 2016 By Mary 7 Comments

In Iowa, the corn state, it is totally appropriate to have a supper of only fresh corn on the cob … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Main Dish, Recipe, Soup, Vegtables Tagged With: bacon, chowder, corn, garden, side-dish

Church Cookbook Classics:  Purple Ribbon Cinnamon Bread

Church Cookbook Classics: Purple Ribbon Cinnamon Bread

May 28, 2016 By Mary Leave a Comment

In a desperate search for a 4-H food project for our county fair, my mother suggested I make my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: Bread, cinnamon, easy, quick bread

Gordon’s Winter Project

Gordon’s Winter Project

February 17, 2018 By Mary 9 Comments

Like many a dad, my father was handy.  He could fix things.  As a farmer and father of twelve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, farm, homesteading, Human Interest, Humor, Marriage Tagged With: dad, dad stories, DIY, father, fixing things, mom, mom stories, mother

An Irish Blessing

An Irish Blessing

February 9, 2018 By Mary 12 Comments

“CLEARLY, MARY, WE ARE NOT LUCKY!”, wailed my sister Sue in her best Dirty Harry voice, whipping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, farm, Health, Humor Tagged With: Dogs, Erma Bombeck, family, funny, human interest, iowa, Irish Blessings, Lucky, sad, sisters, Tragic story

Garden Fresh Stuffed Green Peppers — Yeah Summer Foods!

Garden Fresh Stuffed Green Peppers — Yeah Summer Foods!

August 30, 2017 By Mary 7 Comments

As a child I hated green peppers -- or so I thought.  Growing up in a large Iowa farm family and in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beef, Main Dish, Recipe, Vegetable Tagged With: cheese, easy, green pepper, ground beef, hamburger, supper, tomatoes

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Latest Recipes Added to Our Collection

1 Week Spring Challenge:  If you have it ..eat it!  I have prizes…..
One Rotisserie Chicken, One Afternoon and Four Healthy Recipes
Lighten Up  and Skip the Canned Soup: Green Bean Casserole
Winter Blahs?  6 Ideas To Get Your Spring Mojo…
Garden Fresh Stuffed Green Peppers — Yeah Summer Foods!
Woot, Woot – I Made French Baguettes..Thanks, King Arthur Flour!
Fall In Love With Korean Honey BBQ Skewers
Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken for a Dinner for Two

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