Every family develops their own traditions. Especially when Christmas rolls around, there is great “comfort and joy” when every one big and small gathers around the table to eat the nearly sacred familiar foods associated with the holiday. When our girls, their husbands and our six grandkids roll in on Christmas morning, frittata is a…
Naughty But Nice. Cookie Dough Energy Bites.
Cookie Dough Energy Bites Recipe It’s here, ready or not! “The Holidays” are upon us and you know what that means! Temptation at every turn! What if you had a secret weapon that would satisfy your sweet tooth, keep your energy high and your motor humming in high gear during the busy weeks ahead? Ta-da!…
Autumn Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Many years ago, my friend Jan Broeker and my husband’s sweet Grandma Frieda Haeker both passed along a recipe for an apple cake they’d brought to one of the many gatherings we used to have during our 34 years on the farm. I look back with so much fondness to those days. People seemed to…
Delightfully Sweet and Tangy Rhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb! You irresistible scamp! How I love your saucey tartness! Rhubarb has been used for centuries as a sort of health tonic. The benefits touted include everything from aiding digestion to preventing Altzheimers! (I’ll take two please!) We have a couple of venerable old plants that yield an abundance of the crisp, tart stalks. The…
Tip the Refrigerator Soup
“…no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing.” Julia Child I have a secret. You know one of the best teachers? Doing without. Yep, the old adage “necessity is the mother of invention” was born, I think, in the kitchen. At a time when money is low, or there’s no time to run…
Everyone’s Nutty About Slab Pie!
Is there such a thing Foodie FOMO? I think I have it!! As much as I think about and read about and experiment with food and recipes, I totally missed the boat on slab pie!! What?? How did that happen when there’s a BOAT load of great ideas for slab pie everywhere?? 🙃 It’s such…
GB’s Candy Bar Poke Cake Recipe
I decided to see just how easily I could bang out a great tasting poke cake that’s quick! And, I wanted it to taste like the popular candy bar with the name that actually rhymes with quicker. 😉 So chocolate, caramel and peanuts, right? I mean, does it get any better? I also happen to be…
GB’s Go Go Goulash
Comfort Food in a Hurry Busy nights call for great tasting food you can whip up in a hurry with just a few simple ingredients. This one starts with a pound of hamburger! Here’s a one pan skillet supper that’s sure to become a favorite. Bigger family? Bigger appetites? This one’s super easy to double…
Here’s Apple Pie You Can Eat With Your Hands!
Apple Pie Recipe. Eat it With Your Hands and Lick Your Fingers! Ah… Glorious Fall is in the air!! Don’t you love it? As I drive around the countryside I see apple trees everywhere groaning under the weight of a bountiful crop! And when I look at apples I see dessert!! Years ago my sister-in-law…
Hit the Dinner Jackpot with Chicken in Your Crock Pot!
Slow Cooker “Crack Chicken” Recipe Some dishes just take on a life of their own. I assure you there’s no crack in it, but “Crack Chicken” is the nickname for a recipe that’s been circulating on social media for awhile now. True to it’s name, it’s practically addictive. Best of all, it’s a Trifecta of easy,…