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Aug 12
This is my absolute favorite summer squash recipe. I got it from a friend many years ago when I was complaining about our “bountiful” (an understatement, believe me!) harvest of yellow crook neck squash. I’d already filled the (read full article)
cooking, country living, crook-neck squash, food, Recipes, southwestern squash skillet, squash, summer squash, vegetable garden, yellow squash recipe
Mar 02
God help me. I have a new knife. It’s really sharp. I also have a new box of bandaids. Because my new knife is apparently more than I can handle. Oh, sure, I’ve had lotsa new knives before–but never one like this baby. (read full article)
cooking, kitchen knives, pampered chef santoku knife, santoku knife
Mar 01
This is a recipe I found years ago in a cookbook put together by a women’s group my mother was in. It became an instant favorite for my beef loving crew, and I like it because I can throw it on and pretty much forget about it til dinner. Plu (read full article)
cooking, drip beef, food photography, Recipes, roast beef, sandwiches
Feb 22
recipe rating: INTERMEDIATE* I love chicken and dumplings. I mean, I really LOVE chicken and dumplings! I especially love chicken and dumplings when it’s cold outside, and man has it ever been cold! Other than fried chicken, chicken and (read full article)
chicken and dumplings, comfort food, cooking, country living, Recipes, Soup
Nov 26
recipe rated: EASY* I think most families have a stash of beloved holiday recipes that have been passed down through generations of mothers to daughters (or sons). Of [...] (read full article)
baking, cooking, country life, country living, food, Holidays, Photography, Recipes, thanksgiving, thanksgiving recipes
Nov 11
What family doesn’t have a bunch of family favorites they serve for the holidays? Our family is no exception, and thanks to a long tradition of great cooks, I have a treasure trove of tried and true never-fail “winners” that I nev (read full article)
baking, cooking, country life, country living, food, Holidays, Recipes, thanksgiving, thanksgiving recipes, yeast biscuits
Oct 25
Recipe Rated: EASY* Fall is definitely in the air in my neck of the woods and to me, that means a crackling wood fire and the aroma of Cinnamon Apple Crisp wafting through the house. It’s one of my autumn rituals. I only make it once a year (read full article)
apple crisp, apples, baking, cooking, country life, country living, Dessert, Fall, family, food
Oct 25
Fall is definitely in the air in my neck of the woods and to me, that means a crackling wood fire and the aroma of Cinnamon Apple Crisp wafting through the house. It’s one of my autumn rituals. I only make it once a year on a crisp sunny day (read full article)
apple crisp, apples, baking, cooking, country life, country living, Dessert, Fall, family, food
Aug 19
I knew I would try this recipe the minute Hilde posted it. I’d never made anything like it before, and rolling a pickle up inside a slab of beef slathered in brown mustard was too intriguing to just tuck away in a recipe file never to b (read full article)
Bavarian food, Beef Roll Ups, cooking, country life, country living, food, German food, Germany, Photography, Recipes
Aug 19
Recipe Rating: INTERMEDIATE* I knew I would try this recipe the minute Hilde posted it. I’d never made anything like it before, and rolling a pickle up inside a slab of beef slathered in brown mustard was too intriguing to just tuck away (read full article)
Bavarian food, Beef Roll Ups, cooking, country life, country living, food, German food, Photography, Recipes, Rinds Rouladen
Aug 10
Last year all 6 of our squash plants died leaving us seriously deprived of one of our favorite summer veggies. This year my husband planted 15 of those suckers. He was determined not to go without again. Need I even say that the summer squash in th (read full article)
baking, cooking, country life, country living, food, food photography, garden wedding, gardening, lime tea cakes, Photography
Aug 10
Recipe Rated: GOURMET EASY* (requires a few odd-ball ingredients) Last year all 6 of our squash plants died leaving us seriously deprived of one of our favorite summer veggies. This year my husband planted 15 of those suckers. He was determined not (read full article)
baking, cooking, country life, country living, food, food photography, garden wedding, gardening, lime tea cakes, Photography
Aug 03
I love basil. I love all herbs, but if I had to chose one I couldn’t live without, it would be basil. I love the flavor and the luscious smell– plus it has the added bonus of being a really pretty plant. I love it so much that it do (read full article)
basil, cooking, cooking with herbs, country life, country living, food, gardening, herbs, pesto, Recipes
Aug 03
Recipe Rating: INTERMEDIATE* (requires a food processor) I love basil. I love all herbs, but if I had to chose one I couldn’t live without, it would be basil. I love the flavor and the luscious smell– plus it has the added bonus of be (read full article)
basil, cooking, cooking with herbs, country life, country living, food, gardening, herbs, pesto, Recipes
Jul 28
My husband worked in England 8 years ago, and our family fell in love with the British people, the British countryside, fish and chips and shepherd’s pie made traditionally with lamb. I never even attempted to make it after we came home becau (read full article)
cabernet savignon, cooking, cooking with wine, Cottage Pie, cravings, eating out of the garden, England, english pub food, food, gardening
Jul 09
I love cheese cake. It’s not a secret–everyone knows I love cheesecake. Middle son, David, has inherited the cheesecake gene and it has, over the years, become our mutual vice. We have collided in the middle of the night at the fr (read full article)
baking, birthdays, cheesecake, Chocolate, chocolate caramel cheesecake, cooking, country life, country living, cravings, desserts
Jun 12
So, last night I was in “the mood.” You know the mood–the one where you want to cook something new and different and spectacular and at the same time reinforce your family’s opinion that you are the best cook in the world? T (read full article)
baking, berries, Blackberries, blackberry cobbler, cobbler, comfort food, cooking, country life, country living, cravings
Mar 12
Yesterday it was in the 80’s outside———–and tonight it’s in the 30’s. That’s okay. We’re good. This is Oklahoma–where if you don’t like the weather, just wait a few minutes and (read full article)
american idol, baking, cabernet savignon, comfort food, cooking, cornbread, country life, country living, eating, family