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Social Distancing Recipe: Just In Time 10 Minute Jam

March 30, 2020 By Mary Leave a Comment

For the last few days -- especially after I made biscuits, I've been wanting some jam.  I had used … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, farm, Fruit, Garden, Recipe, Social Distancing Tagged With: Bread, butter, easy, family, farm, FOODIES, Fruit, fruit jam, garden, healthy, Healthy recipes, homesteading, jam, low-sugar jams, Recipe, The Great British Bake Off

cupcakes with glaze

The Great British Bake Off Inspired Me to Bake a Cake…

February 12, 2019 By Mary 11 Comments

I have been binge watching The Great British Baking Show this winter -- all seasons and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cake, Church Cookbook, Foodies, homesteading, Recipe, The Great British Baking Show Tagged With: baking, British, Dessert, family, farm, FOODIES, Mary Berry, Orange Cake, Recipe, sponge cake, The Great British Bake Off, Vintage Cakes

Lefse and the Real Importance of Holiday Traditions

December 1, 2018 By Mary 16 Comments

Today, I was reminded why we jump through all of those holiday hoops.  We make dozens of cookies, we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, Dessert, Ethnic Foods, Holiday, Human Interest, Snack Tagged With: Christmas, family, flat bread, Holiday, Holiday Baking, Holiday Traditions, lefse, Norway, Norwegian, Traditions

4 leaf clover

Musings of My Inner Erma Bombeck: An Irish Blessing

February 9, 2018 By Mary 14 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

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…

January 9, 2018 By Mary 11 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

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

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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