This recipe reminds me of my childhood, baking bread with my Mom. She often made bread from scratch when we were young before life got complicated. All by hand, no stand mixer as a helper. She had me to help knead. It's not a complicated recipe. It uses regular ingredients. And it is fast. No,… Continue reading Daily White Bread
WWII Ration Recipes: Scrambled Corn and Macaroni
My kids looked at this meal and were making gacking noises, but when they tried it..it wasn't that bad. One of them actually liked it. Your mind thinks of mac and cheese, but there is no cheese. And there probably hasn't been a recipe like this since 1945, when war rationing finally ended. This vintage… Continue reading WWII Ration Recipes: Scrambled Corn and Macaroni
Chocolate Buttercream Sandwich Cookies
Years ago, I made these cookies, but our youngest was still allergic to eggs at the time. He can eat eggs now, and when I want to make cookies, we enjoy having our hens' eggs in them. These are hand-sized filled cookies filled with homemade buttercream. Think of them like a huge handcrafted Oreo, and… Continue reading Chocolate Buttercream Sandwich Cookies
The Garden Dilemma: To Use Coco Coir Or Not
A few weeks back, I attended a ladies' night at a local hardware store. A couple of vendors came out to talk about their products. Even after years of growing and making my own soil, I learned something new. That was highly troubling to me. Fox Farm products, both soil and fertilizers. Fox Farm's rep… Continue reading The Garden Dilemma: To Use Coco Coir Or Not
Vintage Recipes: Swiss and Bacon Squares
The inspiration for this recipe came from a vintage recipe card: Figuring out when the recipe came out? Not so easy. Finding the booklet it came out of, "The Bisquick No Time to Cook Summer Recipe Book, Volume III," isn't easy to find, though I saw remarks of a 1980 edition; maybe the mid to… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Swiss and Bacon Squares