Category Archives: Recipes

Easy to Follow Steps to Make Pumpkin Butter

I have never tried making pumpkin butter before, but wanted to try.  I love the internet – you can find anything and everything.  I was surprised to find that you can not can pumpkin butter the same way that you … Continue reading

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Yummy Orange Goop!

Fall to me means cool days and even cooler evenings and spending more time in the kitchen preparing hearty, comfort meals.  I love squash, pretty much any kind and so does Stella, but I think her favorite is pumpkin, so … Continue reading

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A Meatless Yummy Meal

I love lentils so when I came across this recipe – I quickly decided it was going to be our new recipe for the week. You will need a crock pot for this recipe. Fettuccine with Lentil Bolognese Sauce (taken … Continue reading

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Homemade Cleaning Products – I Am Amazed

After cleaning the bathroom last week with homemade cleaning products – I decided to make cleaning products for the rest of the house.  Last night the castile soap finally arrived – so to my lab (kitchen) I went to mix … Continue reading

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Breaking the Dinner Rut – Add A New Recipe

I have found that I get into a rut in regards to cooking dinner.  I tend to do the same recipes over and over again, sometimes making a change in the recipe from time to time.  I have so many … Continue reading

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Rich, Dark and Creamy – Apple Butter

To look at a jar of applesauce and a jar of apple butter is like looking at day and night, but you can’t make apple butter without starting with applesauce.  Apple butter is a highly concentrated form of applesauce – … Continue reading

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Easy to Make Homemade Apple Sauce

Apple sauce making started first thing Sunday morning and ended on Tuesday evening, my counter, stove, floor and myself were all in a constant state of sticky.  Wednesday was spent cleaning the kitchen and all the utensils, putting them up … Continue reading

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Oats Aren’t Just for Oatmeal – Try Oatmeal Pancakes

There is a restaurant, The Flying Biscuit Cafe,  in Atlanta, that almost every time that I go I have to have their oatmeal pancakes – I LOVE THEM! This restaurant used to be a small treasure that only the locals … Continue reading

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Quick Meal: Veggie Quesadillas and Banana/Chocolate Wraps

There are those nights when you just want to get dinner on the table and quick – no thought, just the motions!  I have to start by giving credit to my cousin, my aunt and a friend – whose ideas … Continue reading

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Papple – Pear & Apple Jam

As I have mentioned earlier, last weekend we went pear and apple picking.  I made apple crisp, apple, cinnamon buttermilk pancakes and pear sauce, but still had some pears and apples leftover.  I decided I would make pear and apple … Continue reading

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