Making sourdough starter had been on my summer-to-do-lists for years, ever since I clipped a recipe for it out of a Sunday morning newspaper insert. There the recipe sat, on the floor next to my nightstand, with a pile of other papers that I either needed to file or do something with. Why did I […]
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Bake an Angel Food Cake with Leftover Egg Whites
Mallory and Eileen have been tanning Buck’s (the deer my husband shot last fall) hide. My girls would have liked to do a brain tan, but a bear stole Buck’s head. Although it was searched for, it has never been found. However, they didn’t like the idea of purchasing the brains of another animal to do […]
Snow Cream – Fun and Easy Recipe
All weekend long and into Monday…storm warnings, avalanche warnings, blowing snow, wicked windchills…it just wouldn’t quit! Today, we took advantage of the winter wonderland and made snow cream. _______________________ My first taste of snow cream was over a winter vacation to North Carolina. Mom had stayed home while Dad drove my younger brother and […]
Apple-Oat Muffins with Cranberries
“There is something about these apple-oat muffins that reminds me of vacation.” Is it the texture – dense and packed with whole grains including bits of apple and dried cranberries? Or is it the flavor – fully developed whole wheat and oats, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch of clove? Perhaps it is the […]
Eating Jake
Jake was shot to death on Mother’s Day. It came as a surprise even though I had been mentally prepared for it for some time. I didn’t know when or where it would happen, but I did know “how”. It would be at the hands of my husband who had been hunting for a tom […]
The Pleasure of Raking Leaves, a New Snow Blower, Breadsticks
Adventure on the edge of the wilderness can take on many forms… It was a nuisance changing the chainsaw blade. After we accomplished that, the girls bucked more wood for the woodpile and I took to the task of raking the last of the maple leaves. The leaves were pretty, but I […]
Apple-Raisin Oven Pancake Recipe
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Homemade Biscuit Mix Made Easy
“Times were hard but the biscuits were tender.” ****************************************** My dad was raised in the country and my mom was raised in the city. Dad liked fresh vegetables and homemade baked goods. Mom liked quick and easy, especially when it came to desserts. In fact, I cannot remember my mother baking any sweets at all. We […]
Summer, Kittens, and a Quick Pickled Onion Recipe
Yesterday was the longest day of the entire year, meaning that today is our first full 24 hours of Summer. For many, this means the beginning of days spent recreating in the outdoors- rafting, hiking, or horseback riding. For them, summer is a time of activity and excitement. Still others take the onset of summer […]
Easy Homemade Frozen Passion Recipe – Spring Cleaning Does a Body Good
Summer begins June 20, but you’d hardly know it by the look of things with people walking around in jackets and knitted caps, and my daughter wrapped in a blanket complaining of how cold it is. However, that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t enjoy a delicious serving of Frozen Passion. Jump to Recipe Spring cleaning is […]