Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings

It’s a favorite in the blogging world and I have to say crescent roll apple dumplings deserve the praise. I first tasted these when my former neighbor, Sandy, brought some over. Oh my gosh, they were so good. “The dough is crescent rolls”, she said. These dumplings are not low cal but you know what? As I told Matt Swaim today on the Sonrise Morning … Continue reading Crescent Roll Apple Dumplings

Betty’s Blueberry Pumpkin Bread

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

New 4-Footed Neighbors, Trimming Herbs and Caprese Chicken

Our new neighbors greeted me early this morning as I was hoeing the tomato row in the vegetable garden. The duo ambled to the fence that separates our properties and one word came to mind: gentle. Bristol and Poppy, Highland cows with shaggy coats, are the latest four-footed members of the Humbert family. We are sure enjoying this addition to our landscape.  When granddaughters Emerson … Continue reading New 4-Footed Neighbors, Trimming Herbs and Caprese Chicken

No-Knead Gluten-Free Bread

No-Knead Gluten-Free Bread If you can’t have dairy or gluten, try this easy No Knead Gluten-Free Bread. This bread is fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside. This is what all gluten-free bread dreams are made of. Even if you are not gluten-free. Thanks much to: Author: The Modern Nonna Ingredients Activate The Yeast Dry Ingredients Instructions Continue reading No-Knead Gluten-Free Bread

New Fangled, Old Fashioned Oat Meal Cookies

I don’t need a thermometer to know the weather is in bone chilling single digits. A glance at the East Fork of the Little Miami river from my kitchen window tells it all. Still flowing, but very slow, with both sides of shore frozen.  The extreme cold snap across our nation this week has most of us nesting indoors.  I’m fine with that, since it … Continue reading New Fangled, Old Fashioned Oat Meal Cookies