Many of us remember the days of making cookbooks for school or church fund raisers. I will never forget the “fun” of using whiteout to correct the mistakes in the ingredient, measurements or directions when we typed in something wrong. Now it is much easier to create a custom family cookbook. If you are looking…
For Christmas last year, my family got me a cast iron dutch oven complete with a three pole stand to cook over an open fire. I’ve been waiting for the perfect weather to cook over the fire and this past weekend was just right. We carted out all the ingredients and my new pot and…
One of my favorite desserts growing up was Grandmother Glen’s Chocolate Chip Cake. This ooey, gooey, chocolate cake has been a staple at our Christmas gatherings for many years. This past week, I decided it was time to bring out Grandmother’s recipe card and create this for the family. If you love chocolate, then this…
Knowing how to create the perfect s’more is not really rocket science; but it does take some practice. Do you burn your marshmallows till they are black and crispy? Do you prefer your marshmallows flaming when you place them on the chocolate? Are you one of those people who lay out all the graham crackers…
Don’t you love summer days when the garden vegetables start coming in ripe? Right now it is harvest season in Kentucky which means we are enjoying fresh vegetables for snacks and dinner as well as preserving them for the winter. If you are experiencing a bumper crop of cucumbers, zucchini, onions, and other vegetables, then…
It’s time for peaches! Last weekend we drove over to a local Amish produce market and I bought a half bushel box of fresh Georgia peaches. We ate a bunch of fresh peaches, but I wanted to can as many as possible so we can enjoy them all winter long! There’s just nothing like the…
A few years ago we took a road trip down to Muddy Pond in Monterey, Tennessee and saw how sorghum was made from the local sugar cane. We of course brought home our own bottle of sorghum and had to try out the recipe on the back of the bottle for the best sorghum cookies!…
Every family has certain foods that have been passed down from one generation to the next. There are some families who have traditional soups, desserts or lasagna recipes. One of the things that I have grown up loving is a bran muffin recipe that my grandmother would make. Then my Mom made it for us…