As the air chills, the leaves start falling and the garden is wrapping up, I start craving the warmth of fall spices. Iced tea turns to hot tea, steeping the tea with a little cinnamon bark, a couple cloves and a teaspoon of local honey or maple syrup. As the season change, I always say,…
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Farmhouse Kitchen Mayonnaise
I have tried for many years to find a homemade mayonnaise that I liked. With complete failure! Until now. I read a blog on the technique of making homemade mayonnaise. With new gusto, determination to kick the shelf stable, chemical ladened items to the curb, and a new immersion blender, I tried again. It worked!…
Grammie’s Baked Beans
A Saturday Night Tradition. Growing up, we had several traditions. I think of ones like, going out to cut our Christmas tree that Daddy found while hunting. Grammie’s Pink Salad on every holiday! It was a treat! Our Christmas Eve hot dog roast picnic in the living room by the fireplace and then we opened…
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