There is a story behind these beautiful pieces of deliciousness! One of falling in love that will forever be cherished in this household. But while Starbucks no longer makes and sells these, and I no longer shop at Starbucks… They sadly entered my 3 strikes and your out list. I needed to find a wayContinueContinue reading “Fresh Milled Maple Oat Nut Scones – Better Than Starbucks”
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Apple Wine Discard Bread
Those of you that follow me on TikTok know that I have a brewer friend named Bob that is teaching me how to make apple cider vinegar from the apples I grew. While we are in the process and I will link some of the videos below what we are working with today is theContinueContinue reading “Apple Wine Discard Bread”
Homemade Make-up Remover Balm
This quick and simple recipe will make a several month supply of a make-up remover balm very closely to the one I bought in the store made by Neutrogena. Only you can pronounce all the ingredients yourself. You can watch the video here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/w6GBSSGl8DY Create a double boiler, see my Tiktok video orContinueContinue reading “Homemade Make-up Remover Balm”
Baking With Grapefruit
I was given 3 grapefruits and I wanted to challenge myself to use them. But not just eat them. I wanted to see how much of the grapefruit I could use and what I could make with them. In years past I actually canned up a whole bunch of grapefruit with lavender in a low sugar syrupContinueContinue reading “Baking With Grapefruit”
Rustic Pear Tart
The easiest way to make an amazing rustic dessert people will love. I will put links to the making of this tart at the bottom of this post. Here’s the deal, we are all swamped with stuff to do and we see those pears that we slammed in the fridge in the hopes to slowContinueContinue reading “Rustic Pear Tart”
Lilac Vanilla Jelly
This always marks the beginning of canning season for me. The blooms on the bushes and the sweet smell wafting through the air, then brought into the house and canned up to be enjoyed till the next bloom of the Lilacs. Only use lilacs that come from a tree or bush that are not sprayedContinueContinue reading “Lilac Vanilla Jelly”
Kenny’s Chipotle Sauce
A few months ago a neighbor brings me a box of ingredients, a sampling of his sauce that he created and a handwritten recipe note on how to create it. The instructions were easy, making it a quick amazing condiment to whip up in a matter of moments. But the one thing that struck me,ContinueContinue reading “Kenny’s Chipotle Sauce”
Review of the Chef Choice Meat Slicer
Why would you buy a meat slicer? You might be asking yourself that question. I did for so many years… Till I asked a friend how she got her homemade bread sliced so perfectly and she laughed exclaiming she just used her meat slicer! That right there was genius!!! I was also making our ownContinueContinue reading “Review of the Chef Choice Meat Slicer”
Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits
Simple. Flaky. Delicious. What more could we ask for? I think I should premise why I choose to use this recipe with the ingredients.. It’s rather simple. The ingredients are all in my pantry and in all honesty, none of the items need to be refrigerated. Meaning all the items are already in my longContinueContinue reading “Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits”
Long Term Storage of Full Mason Jars
What is the best way to store those canned up mason jars that are full with perfect gold? It’s recommended that you don’t stack jars in order to prevent a false seal, so that leaves you with building shelves for every single layer of jars. Or, you can head on over to U-Line and purchaseContinueContinue reading “Long Term Storage of Full Mason Jars”
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