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  • Lemon Rosemary Chicken

    If you are looking for a quick, flavorful chicken recipe this is a great recipe to put into your dinner rotation.  I used boneless, skinless chicken … Read More

    Lemon Rosemary Chicken
  • America’s Test Kitchen Rustic Almost No-Knead Bread

    I've been making a lot of bread lately, stress baking, but also learning how to make different kinds of bread.  As a teacher in a past life, one of my … Read More

    America’s Test Kitchen Rustic Almost No-Knead Bread
  • I Just Need a Cracker….

    I am fortunate, I have plenty of good food in my fridge, pantry, and freezer.  Living on the farm and just coming out of winter, you are used to … Read More

    I Just Need a Cracker….
  • Got 4 apples? You Can Make Apple Hand Pies…

    Do you know those 4 apples that have been rolling around in your fruit drawer in the fridge?  Yes, I'm sure you do.  They have been there for a while … Read More

    Got 4 apples? You Can Make Apple Hand Pies…
  • Breads You Can Make Without Yeast or Kneading

    Many areas are finding grocery store shelves bare of bread and other items and many are homebound right now.  If you have a few common ingredients in … Read More

    Breads You Can Make Without Yeast or Kneading
  • Veggie Soup

    Are you and your family trying to stay healthy by doing some social distancing?  Maybe even struggling to find foods in your local grocery store.  You … Read More

    Veggie Soup
  • No-Knead Rosemary Focaccia Bread from America’s Test Kitchen

    This is my all-time favorite recipe from America’s Test Kitchen. This Italian bread is so delicious you will have to hide it from your brother who … Read More

    No-Knead Rosemary Focaccia Bread from America’s Test Kitchen
  • Fresh Eggs and a Five Hundred Dollar Quiche

    A few springs ago, my husband, Eric, after much thought and planning, decided we were ready to start our chicken adventure.  Our local … Read More

    Fresh Eggs and a Five Hundred Dollar Quiche
  • The Great British Bake Off Inspired Me to Bake a Cake…

    I have been binge watching The Great British Baking Show this winter -- all seasons and the Christmas shows and it made me think I wanted to be a … Read More

    The Great British Bake Off Inspired Me to Bake a Cake…
  • I Was Shocked to Find This Hidden Art Treasure in North Iowa…

    This winter I when was doing a cooking class for a travel blogger group in Charles City, Iowa. The first night we were staying at the lovely Red … Read More

    I Was Shocked to Find This Hidden Art Treasure in North Iowa…
  • 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 dollars (not including paper & cleaning … Read More

    One Rotisserie Chicken, One Afternoon and Four Healthy Recipes
  • Musings of My Inner Erma Bombeck: An Irish Blessing

    “CLEARLY, MARY, WE ARE NOT LUCKY!”, wailed my sister Sue in her best Dirty Harry voice, whipping around to grab my shirt collar and give me stink … Read More

    Musings of My Inner Erma Bombeck:  An Irish Blessing
  • Winter Blahs? 6 Ideas To Get Your Spring Mojo…

    The end of winter can really bring me down...the snow is often dirty and the days grey, this year the winter blahs have hit me far earlier than … Read More

    Winter Blahs?  6 Ideas To Get Your Spring Mojo…
  • 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 baguette, crusty on the outside, soft and flavorful on … Read More

    Woot, Woot – I Made French Baguettes..Thanks, King Arthur Flour!
  • 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 and burritos -- I wanted chicken and I wanted it … Read More

    Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken for a Dinner for Two
  • 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 and hang out at the lake with them.  We spent a lot … Read More

    Stories of My Mother…Episode #623: The Great Escape
  • 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 favorite cake -- a Pineapple Upside-Down cake.  I … Read More

    Vintage Betty Recipe:  Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
  • 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 an old movie on TCM and I am having a glass of red … Read More

    Church Cookbook Classics: Mary’s Swiss Steak
  • 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 those for me.  Mom would make this one in the summer … Read More

    Church Cookbook Classics:  Ice Pick Lemon Cake
  • Church Cookbook Classics: Oyster Snack Crackers

    The other day, my adult daughter called to ask me if I had the recipe grandpa used to may those oyster cracker things.  My dad has been gone for 27 … Read More

    Church Cookbook Classics:  Oyster Snack Crackers
  • Blackberry Balsamic Vinegar Chicken Salad Recipe

    Hot Damn Sam!!!  I lost weight this week and it feels great.  Granted it was only a pound  and that may not seem like much, but getting the first one … Read More

    Blackberry Balsamic Vinegar Chicken Salad Recipe
  • 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 Works! I don't know about you, but I adore … Read More

    Cheats Puff Pastry Recipe from The Great British Baking Show
  • It’s Chili Time

    You'd think all chili would taste alike.  All the traditional red chilies have tomatoes, some kind of chili powder and beef.  Chili aficionados are … Read More

    It’s Chili Time
  • In an emergency, boil eggs

    In any emergency, my mother boiled eggs.  She boiled eggs anytime she thought there might be visitors -- for any reason, weddings, funerals, someone … Read More

    In an emergency, boil eggs
  • 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 grandmother's Cinnamon Bread recipe.  As a lazy teen, … Read More

    Church Cookbook Classics:  Purple Ribbon Cinnamon Bread
  • State Fair Blue Ribbon Bread and Butter Pickles

    State Fair Blue Ribbon Bread and Butter Pickles Several years ago I had a bumper crop of cucumbers.  I decided I needed to find a pickle recipe I … Read More

    State Fair Blue Ribbon Bread and Butter Pickles
  • Social Distancing Recipe: Just In Time 10 Minute Jam

    For the last few days -- especially after I made biscuits, I've been wanting some jam.  I had used up all of the jam I made last summer from my … Read More

    Social Distancing Recipe:  Just In Time 10 Minute Jam
  • Quick and Easy Corn Chowder

    Originally I posted this Corn Chowder recipe as a way to use fresh corn which is so plentiful here in Iowa at the end of the summer.  However, the … Read More

    Quick and Easy Corn Chowder

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Got 4 apples? You Can Make Apple Hand Pies…

Lefse and the Real Importance of Holiday Traditions

Summer Strawberry Ice Cream Perfection

Vintage Betty Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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Welcome to my blog!
I am an Iowa Farm girl who aspires to write a cookbook featuring vintage and favorite recipes from my family and friends. I'd like to bring you the art of cooking like your mother, grandmother, or whoever is your cooking inspiration.
Keep it simple and enjoy!
--Mary
Food Blogger, Travel Writer, Photographer, Computer Geek, & Gardener
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