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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

Awkward 4th of July Memories and Homemade Potato Salad

June 27, 2017 By Mary 15 Comments

Almost every American family has its favorite memories of the 4th of July.  Maybe it's fireworks in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, Holiday, Home, Recipe, Salad Tagged With: 4th of July, American Cuisine, church ladies, Classic Potato Salad, eggs, farm, FOODIES, iowa, Picnic, Potato Salad, Potatoes, Recipe, Summer Salad

Church Cookbook Classics: Newlywed Lemon Chicken

April 26, 2017 By Mary 2 Comments

I love reading church cookbooks -- some of the names for the recipes -- they entertain me!  How … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chicken, Church Cookbook, Main Dish Tagged With: chicken, Church Cookbooks, church ladies, crock-pot, herbs, lemon, Newylwed, oven meal, tarragon

Wellness Challenge Week 10, Mexican Pizzas + $25 Scheels Gift Cert.

March 29, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

We are nearing the end of our ten week wellness challenge with the Iowa Food and Family Project, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Appetizer, Beef, Health Tagged With: easy, green pepper, ground beef, Ground Chicken, Ground Turkey, light, Mexican, onion, Taco, tomatoes, veggies

Vintage Betty Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

March 20, 2017 By Mary 17 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

March 13, 2017 By Mary 4 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

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, The Great British Baking Show Tagged With: cake, cake mix, church ladies, fresh, lemon, Mary Berry, party, Paul Hollywood, potluck, sponge, sponge cake, Sweets, tea party, The Great British Bake Off

What Scarlett O’Hara and I Have in Common….

March 4, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

...and it is NOT an 18 inch waist! Part 1:   The Land From this picture you may think that Katie … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, family, farm, homesteading Tagged With: barn, bathroom remodel, bedroom remodel, Christmas Decorating, family, fire, historic rennovation, home, house, iowa, remodel, renovate

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