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Slow Cooker Tomato Jam (Ketchup)
As I mentioned in my last post, fall is a stressful time for me. Besides starting school off on the right foot, I am trying to preserve as many fall fruits and vegetables for winter as possible....
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Peaches and Cream Oatmeal from the Slow Cooker
I recently have fallen in love with steel cut oats cooked in the slow cooker (Crock pot.) I put my big Pyrex mixing cup in my slow cooker filled with delicious ingredients, fill the surrounding pot...
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Kids in the Kitchen: Hoot’n Annie Pancake with Strawberries
This time of year, our usual healthy breakfast routine totally fails. It’s the fault of the farmers market. After all, with fresh local peaches, pears, apples, raspberries and strawberries, who can...
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Autumn Abundance #3: Pear Claflouti
Yes, this is the third fruit breakfast recipe I’ve shared with you lately. It didn’t fit in our October Unprocessed week, but as I’ve said before, autumn tempts me into sweet, fruity breakfast that...
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Kids in the Kitchen: Key Lime Pie
One of my goals for 2012 was to make a pie each month. Even though I had already made pumpkin pies in December, I decided to make one last pie to top off the year — a key lime pie. Mom had given me a...
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Pie of the Month: Honey Pecan Pie
Well, I promised you a pie challenge, and this pie was quite challenging for me. First of all, I had trouble choosing a recipe for pecan pie. I was certain this pie could be made with honey,...
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Kids in the Kitchen: Basic Beans and Rice
One my goals for my kids in the kitchen is that they be capable of making all basic dishes that are needed for healthy, economical living. Two of those basics are beans and rice. I thought everyone...
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Try This Now: Caramel Popcorn
I finally broke down and bought myself a hot-air popcorn popper. I’ve wanted one for a while: I’ve heard many dieticians recommend popcorn as a whole grain, and while I don’t really like it myself, I...
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Snacking and the Homeschool Family (How to Feed the Horde)
For those of you who, like me, are home with the kids all the time, you know that their appetites are bottomless. After breakfast, and second breakfast, and lunch, and afternoon snack, and dinner and...
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Lemon Meringue Pie
My Dad’s favorite kind of pie is lemon meringue (although we all like just about every kind of pie,) so when they came over for dinner, I made lemon meringue pie. I thought it would be great for this...
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