It’s been another busy week with nothing really artsy to show you. I did mix up some dyes and dyed some fabric which I’m really excited about, but can’t show you quite yet. (Yes, my muse returned!) Otherwise I made ketchup. Here is the recipe. I also made this tuna casserole from scratch (no canned…
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Sunday Round Up
Recipe: Cherry Chicken
I’ve been having so much fun cooking again. Dave has been doing almost all of the cooking after we got married in 2007. At the end of last year we decided to share the cooking by alternating every two weeks. At the end of my two weeks I made this new dish. Our friends Barbara…
Read MoreRecipe: Yummy Fried Apples
I absolutely love fried apples. Whenever we eat out (and that’s rare) if they are on the menu, I just have to have them. Since it’s apple season, I had to make us some of these yummy fried apples. In a skillet melt butter. Place sliced apples on the bottom of the skillet. Spoon brown…
Read MoreVegetable Pepper Quiche
Before I tell you about this quiche, I’ve made the chocolate avocado pudding several times and have come up with some changes to the recipe. Check it out here. I recently pulled out this old recipe for this quiche to fix something different and to use up some of our eggs. However, when I looked…
Read MoreLast Sunday in October
Yesterday was a busy day. So much still needs to be tended to outside, but I’ve not been feeling quite myself so I stayed inside and took care of some of inside chores. First on the agenda was to wash the bedclothes. It’s time to put on the flannel sheets, so I went ahead and…
Read MoreWaldorf Salad
We took some time off yesterday and went to Engelbrecht Orchards to pick apples. Unfortunately I didn’t bring my camera. It was fun walking through the orchard picking the fresh apples. You pay for a 10 lb bag and then fill it up. So we filled up two! We’ll be making applesauce for the…
Read MoreLove that lavender
I started my journey with lavender several years ago. I had purchased and planted seven different types including Provence and Munstead. Several of them were not hardy and are long gone. Figuring I needed a little help with lavender I enrolled in an online lavender course – From Soil to Sachet – taught by Susan…
Read MorePurslane from our yard
Although it’s been growing in my yard for years, I first heard about purslane while watching Dr. Oz on Oprah a couple years back. According to Dr. Oz, purslane is high in Omega 3 which we all need. Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is also high in beta-carotene, as well as magnesium and potassium. It was used…
Read MoreMaking Fruit Leather
While we were over at Reid’s Orchard picking up some peaches, we also picked up some early apples. We usually wait for the main harvest to come in, but thought we’d like to see what these tasted like. They weren’t real good for eating – a bit too mealy for us – but they make…
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