Well, I should go into the PR business. At least that’s what I feel like I’m doing for my friend, neighbor and professional baker, Betty Howell. Now Betty has not asked me to promote her baking business, but whenever I mention something yummy of hers, like this week in my newspaper column when I showed a photo of her chicken salad with a slice of … Continue reading Betty’s Blueberry Pumpkin Bread
I made another batch of the granola I shared earlier today and added more nuts and seeds, so I wanted to let you know. Here’s a photo of the finished granola, and as far as the nuts & seeds, I added up to 2 cups nuts and 1 of seeds. Oh, and up to 1 teaspoon cinnamon! Someone also asked if they could use all … Continue reading Autumn Granola
Sorry, I messed up on this post regarding the potatoes. Here’s the corrected one:One food item I seldom have to buy is eggs. This week my “girls”/chickens have outdone themselves! And since we just harvested some of our potatoes, I’ll put those and the eggs together with onion, garlic, chorizo sausage and smoked paprika to make a skillet supper for my husband, Frank and myself. … Continue reading Huevos Rotos
As I’ve mentioned before, chatting with Matt Swaim each week on The Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio is always fun and informative. Plus he makes me chuckle with his “Mattisims”. Today we talked about an ancient grain mentioned in Proverbs: FLAX: Proverbs 31:13:. “She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands”. The ancients wove the plant fibers into cloth for making clothes, bed … Continue reading Breakfast Cookies To Go
Did you ever wonder what those vertical lines are on hot peppers? They are usually brownish in color and develop as the peppers ripen. It’s called “corking”, which means there’s minor striations or scaring on the ripened pepper. What has happened is that the pepper needs to stretch to accommodate the quick growth during a lot of rain and plenty of sun. That growth spurt … Continue reading Hot Pickled Peppers and What are Those Lines on Peppers
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