Recipes

Whipped Lemonade Recipe

Hot outside? Want a refreshing, almost milkshake-like frozen lemonade? You need to try this out! Whipped Lemonade Recipe Ingredients: ½ cup cold heavy whipping cream ½ cup lemon juice ½ cup sweetened condensed milk (there is a no-sugar-added version) 3 cups ice cubes Whipped cream Directions: Add the ingredients into a high-speed blender, process until… Continue reading Whipped Lemonade Recipe

Preserving · Recipes

Strawberry Balsamic Preserves

It had been years since I had used Sure Jell pectin, and I found something disturbing. The packs no longer have the folded-up paper directions for making jam. Instead, the box tells you to go to the website for directions; that URL just takes you to a landing page on Kraft's website. I had to… Continue reading Strawberry Balsamic Preserves

Preserving · Recipes

Carrot Cake Jam

Moving is hard for cooking. A new kitchen, and it's nowhere near where it was. Even the stove is different. I spent 7 years on a propane stove, able to do nearly anything I wanted. Until we have it plumbed, this house is electric—and worse, it came with a glass top stove. If you can,… Continue reading Carrot Cake Jam

Gardening · Homesteading · Urban Homesteading

Halfway Thru May In The Garden

It's been a learning month for me in growing in the ShenandoahValley of West Virginia. I've had some big success, but also some losses, where I had to tell myself to cut my loss, pull, and replant something else better suited. Learning a new grow zone is worth it, but it's also a huge and… Continue reading Halfway Thru May In The Garden

Recipes

Dolly’s Fried Apples

Not growing up in the south, fried apples were not a thing until I had them at Cracker Barrel in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in 2010. I was hooked on them, not because they are healthy or anything. But I only made them several times after that, because I knew I'd sit and eat the whole… Continue reading Dolly’s Fried Apples