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One Rotisserie Chicken, One Afternoon and Four Healthy Recipes
When I was a young bride, my mother gave me a lesson on how to buy a week's groceries on twenty … [Read more...]
Lighten Up and Skip the Canned Soup: Green Bean Casserole
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The end of winter can really bring me down...the snow is often dirty and the days grey, this year … [Read more...]
Woot, Woot – I Made French Baguettes..Thanks, King Arthur Flour!
I have always wanted to make French Baguettes. For me nothing is as delicious as a slice of a … [Read more...]
Fall In Love With Korean Honey BBQ Skewers
I love food; cooking it, grilling it, baking it and especially eating it. But just like most … [Read more...]
25 Tips and Tricks to Travel Smarter in Paris…from an Iowa Farm Girl
Ooo La La -- Paris in the spring! I have been back a little over a week from my first trip out of … [Read more...]
Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken for a Dinner for Two
Last night my husband wanted Mexican for supper, but I was getting tired of the same old beef tacos … [Read more...]
Stories of My Mother…Episode #623: The Great Escape
A few weeks ago my sisters and I flew out to Washington for a visit with two of my older brothers … [Read more...]
Summer Strawberry Ice Cream Perfection
Last year for Father's Day I gave my husband a Cuisinart ice cream machine. Well, I might have … [Read more...]
Finding Julia Child in Paris….and crepes on every street corner!
Julia Child is my food heroine. We have so much in common -- we are both a little awkward, late … [Read more...]
Vintage Betty Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
After starting my Church Cookbook Series recently, my husband asked me to make what he said was his … [Read more...]
Church Cookbook Classics: Mary’s Swiss Steak
It is a snowy Sunday afternoon in mid-March, my husband is asleep on the couch pretending to watch … [Read more...]
Church Cookbook Classics: Ice Pick Lemon Cake
Do you have recipes from your youth that conjure up mouth-watering memories? This cake is one of … [Read more...]
Cheats Puff Pastry Recipe from The Great British Baking Show
The Farm Girl Attempts Cheats Rough Puff Pastry Recipe from The Great British Baking Show and It … [Read more...]
Church Cookbook Classics: Fresh Summer Corn Chowder
In Iowa, the corn state, it is totally appropriate to have a supper of only fresh corn on the cob … [Read more...]
Church Cookbook Classics: Purple Ribbon Cinnamon Bread
In a desperate search for a 4-H food project for our county fair, my mother suggested I make my … [Read more...]
Gordon’s Winter Project
Like many a dad, my father was handy. He could fix things. As a farmer and father of twelve … [Read more...]
An Irish Blessing
“CLEARLY, MARY, WE ARE NOT LUCKY!”, wailed my sister Sue in her best Dirty Harry voice, whipping … [Read more...]
Garden Fresh Stuffed Green Peppers — Yeah Summer Foods!
As a child I hated green peppers -- or so I thought. Growing up in a large Iowa farm family and in … [Read more...]
