My Favorite Cranberry Sauce
I’ve never been a fan of Cranberry Sauce. That red jelly stuff from a can… (my sincere apologies if you like it.) No thank you… Cranberry Sauce has never been my cup of tea. That is, until I tried my…
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Homemade Rolls for Thanksgiving
One of the things that really seems to daunt home cooks is making homemade rolls. But many recipes are actually quite easy, and there is nothing quite so good as hot rolls right out of the oven. This recipe for…
Chocolate Pecan Pie
It doesn’t get any better than this. Especially if you love Pecan Pie and chocolate, like I do. My Mom went in search for a recipe for Chocolate Pecan Pie after a trip to New Orleans. Somewhere along the way…
Perfect Pie Crust Tutorial
My Mom learned to bake her pie crusts 40 years ago. Her mother had passed away and my Mom needed to step up and take over the tradition of hosting Thanksgiving dinner for her family of 7 brothers. My Mom…
Cookies in a Jar for Santa
During the Holidays, I love gifts that either make my life easier or are a fun activity for my family. Today’s Make it Do gift idea does both. Several months ago the fabulously talented Bakerella had a post about cookies…
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
There are some recipes that just say Autumn. And Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread is one of those. This recipe is so good, it might even be better than Great Harvest’s bread, and it costs a fraction to make it at…
Drew’s World Famous Chili
My husband doesn’t venture into the kitchen often. But when he does, the results are always delicious. I wish I could get him in the kitchen more. Every Halloween half our neighborhood turns up before Trick or Treating for a…
Make it- Dinner in a Hurry
It’s raining outside. The clouds are hanging low over the autumn patch-worked mountain behind my home and it is beautiful. On a day like this, nothing sounds better than soup. One of my favorite recipes is so easy you…
Blue Ribbon Wheat Bread
Talk of joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and home-made bread—there may be. –David Grayson Amen to that! There are few things better than the smell of baking bread… or a thick slice of…
Shortbread
This week I made dinner for the teachers at our school. Our menu was Italian, but I figured they’d forgive me for flying farther north for the dessert. I served the shortbread with a brown butter pecan glaze on top.…
If at first you don’t succeed… Canning Salsa
Last year I canned salsa for the first time. I didn’t have a good recipe, so I looked online. There were hundreds of recipes to choose from and I felt a bit daunted. My husband loves salsa and is very…
Eggplant Parmesan
Last week I shared how I bottle my tomatoes. And I’ve been thinking it might be fun to share one of my favorite recipes that uses one of those bottles. Saturday we visited the Farmer’s Market in Murray, Utah. I…