Recent Posts

Baking, Home, Thanksgiving

Pumpkin Dessert

Need the perfect fall dessert in a flash?? This is it! Quick, easy, delicious and beautiful enough to be served on your Thanksgiving table! Yields a 9 x 13 pan Pumpkin Custard 2 1/2 Cups pumpkin puree (not pie filling) 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar 4 Large eggs 1 12 […]

Everything Else, Home

Amish Peanut Butter ~ Church Spread

If you grew up around Amish communites, there’s a good change you’ve had this before. It’s creamy, delious and unforgettable! Yields 1 3/4 cups 1 Cup corn syrup 1/2 Cup creamy peanut butter 1/4 cup marshmellow cream Mix it all together! Spead on bread, crackers, toast, pancakes, waffles, chocolate, cookies, […]

Everything Else, Home

Substitutions

One thing to keep in mind when cooking from your pantry and what you have on hand is substitutions. We may not always want or have the “luxury” to run to the store. Keep this list handy! I have created recipe cards you can cut out and laminate to keep […]

Home, Home Canned Pantry, Soups

Supreme Pizza Soup

This quick and easy recipe is not only kid/family friendly, it is super delicious!! You can use fresh, canned, frozen, dried or freeze dried food to make this even easier! This is one of my Home Canned Pantry Meals! Yields 4 – 6 servings 1 qt Pasta sauce 2 qts […]

Canning, Everything Else, Home

Pickled Peppers ~ Small Batch Canning

End of garden canning! Do you have a pound or two of peppers left from your garden?? Wondering what you should do with them?? Small batch pickling of course! Yields 6 half pints 2 lbs Peppers (jalapeno, serrano, etc…) 3 Cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced 2 1/2 Cups white […]

Home, Home Canned Pantry, Main Dish

Stuff

Growing up in Michigan, there were a lot of Amish communities. I did my fair share of eating and shopping in them. This is one of the recipes I picked up along the way. A quick, easy and delicious, one pan meal! If you have these things already on hand […]

Breads & Rolls, Breakfast & Brunch, Home

Rugbrod (Danish Rye Bread)

This bread is hearty, protein packed and delicious! Perfect for the classic smorrebrod! Yummy!! Yields one 13 x 4 loaf Soaker 1 Cup sunflower seeds, unsalted 1 Cup hulled pumpkin seeds 1/2 Cup flax seeds 2 1/2 Cups water, cold Put it all in a bowl the night before, cover […]