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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
