First, an apology. I haven’t chatted with you for a while – we’ve had some very sad events happening here with family on our little patch of heaven. My beloved brother, Charlie, passed away suddenly and we are doing our best to get through. So things have been put on the back burner, so to speak. Today I had a nice conversation with Matt Swaim … Continue reading Another Yummy Strawberry Pie Recipe
Chatting with Matt Swaim today on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio was so much fun. With Mother’s Day coming up, we talked about Mary Gardens and how to incorporate this ancient, lovely project into your everyday. Mary Gardens were started during medieval times and were usually gardens that were enclosed, often in monasteries. Today Mary Gardens are popular, but in a different form. Think … Continue reading Culinary/Cook’s Mary Garden for Mother’s Day and Cream Mints
Remember a couple of months ago I told you about tapping the maple trees for syrup? We harvested over 12 gallons of sap and spent a couple of days boiling the sap down on my kitchen stove to make maple syrup. We wound up with close to 2 cups. We’ve been enjoying this precious commodity on pancakes, in hot tea and in granola. I hope you … Continue reading Maple Granola with Homemade Maple Syrup
1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup milk – the proteins in milk help batter adhere and helps browning 1/2 cup very cold water – helps with crispiness 2 tablespoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt OR 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon or so of your favorite fish seasoning – how about a bit of garlic and onion powder! About 2 pounds white fish, like haddock, cod, … Continue reading Fried Fish like Church Fish Fries
Today Matt Swaim, Sonrise Morning Show host on Sacred Heart Radio, chatted about St Valentine and Fat Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to Easter – was traditionally a time of fasting and the tradition on Shrove Tuesday in England was that Christians went to confession and were … Continue reading Valentine’s Day and Fat Tuesday
Each week one of the things I “do” is chat about foods and herbs from the Bible on Thursday mornings with Matt Swaim. He’s the host of the Sonrise morning show podcast aired on Sacred Heart radio. Matt is a foodie like me. Today we talked about a recipe shared by my neighbor, Erin Phillips. It’s a grain free quiche, using potatoes as a crust, … Continue reading Quiche with Potato Crust
As we start another year of cooking and chatting together, it’s time to reflect a bit on the lifestyles we choose and the food we prepare for ourselves and others. You’ve heard me many times talk about this little patch of heaven that we’re blessed to call home. Nothing fancy, rather plain really. We built the home we live in decades ago. It overlooks the … Continue reading Trends for 2026: Collard Greens and Ham Hocks
As promised, here’s a nice ham and bean soup recipe for those of you with leftover holiday ham. This is a real basic recipe, so use as a guide rather than a recipe set in stone. If it’s a honey glazed ham, you’ll notice a slight difference in taste – not exactly sweet but maybe a bit more mellow. Now if you don’t have leftover … Continue reading Leftover Holiday Ham? Make Ham & Bean Soup!
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