Last week I used some of our home-grown grapes to make Grape Jelly. It’s easy, and oh so good! We don’t use a lot of jelly now that the kids are older so I don’t have to make very much anymore. I got 7 jars out of this batch. And another…
I got the directions for making grape juice this way from someone in a group. I made it for the first time last year. It’s definitely a different way to make juice. It’s so much easier! No need to cook the grapes first to get the juice. The best part? It tastes so good! …
*This post contains affiliate links Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. Yes, 35 years! Our oldest son, 30, made us a cake. I bought almost 3/4 of a bushel of green beans from a friend. I pulled my pressure canner out only to discover it was missing…
My kids are always looking for snacks. Always. I try to make those snacks as healthy as I can. Sometimes, though, it’s fun to give them a treat that they will love. My kids love s’mores. So I made them some S’mores Snack Mix. This is more of a dessert snack mix….
*This post contains an affiliate link Taking pictures of what I do in the kitchen is turning out to be helpful to me in a way I didn’t imagine. Sometimes I feel like I haven’t done anything in the kitchen, or I feel like I haven’t been feeding my family meals that are “good…
I made more Homemade Trail Mix last week. We’ve been going through all of this in about a week to a week and a half. I make it with cashews, peanuts – either dry roasted or honey roasted, and M & M’s. I add raisins to half the batch. I bought some little goldfish crackers…
My mother asked to cook last week. Who am I to say no? lol She made one of her specialties that family members often ask for. Scalloped Pork Chops. You layer pork chops in the bottom of a pan, we used boneless with very little fat on them. You cover them with a…