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America’s Test Kitchen Rustic Almost No-Knead Bread

April 17, 2020 By Mary 10 Comments

I've been making a lot of bread lately, stress baking, but also learning how to make different kinds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, Recipe, Social Distancing Tagged With: America's Test Kitchens, Bread, easy, FOODIES, homesteading, No-Knead Bread, Recipe, The Great British Bake Off

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

I Just Need a Cracker….

March 23, 2020 By Mary Leave a Comment

I am fortunate, I have plenty of good food in my fridge, pantry, and freezer.  Living on the farm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, Recipe, Social Distancing Tagged With: cheese, crackers, easy, FOODIES, goldfish crackers, healthy, herb crackers, herbs, homesteading, money-saving recipe, Recipe, Rosemary, Rosemary cracker, saltine crackers

Got 4 apples? You Can Make Apple Hand Pies…

March 21, 2020 By Mary 2 Comments

Do you know those 4 apples that have been rolling around in your fruit drawer in the fridge?  Yes, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe, Social Distancing Tagged With: apple hand pie, apple pie, Apples, budget, easy recipe, farm, FOODIES, Fruit, garden, hand pie, home, money-saving recipe, pastry, Pie, pie crust, social distancing

America’s Test Kitchen in Tuscany with Farm Girl

December 30, 2019 By Mary 2 Comments

 I am so excited to be the tour coordinator for this amazing Food tour of Tuscany with Americas Test … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipe Tagged With: cheese, Cooking Lessons, FOODIES, Italy, Olive oil, Travel, Tuscany, Wine

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

I Was Shocked to Find This Hidden Art Treasure in North Iowa…

January 17, 2019 By Mary 6 Comments

This winter I when was doing a cooking class for a travel blogger group in Charles City, Iowa. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art, Iowa, Local Travel, Travel Tagged With: Chagall, Famous Art, FOODIES, friends, Iowa Finds, Matisse, Picasso, Wine

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

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