You're probably wondering why I'm including gardening posts in a food blog. While I do grow a significant amount of flowers; I have to...

The water here is very very hard and full of minerals. It comes from deep limestone wells below the plains in this part of the Midwest. ...

Hunter called this morning, a guy called him wanting to fish at my farm. Thank goodness for great friends, he knew I would say no. In...

Look what Handsome brought home for me! I'm so excited! A guy at his work was selling them! I have a penchant for old and very old...

Today was my first day as an Egg Lady and I blew it. Twice over even.... I've been providing eggs for Bestie and Friendly for a few...

I've not had access to a restaurant supply store; nor have I ever shopped online for restaurant style equipment. I have a blue...

I needed a kitchen day. I was desperate to get some of these jars put away, the fridge cleaned out and cook some real food. Usually...

Paperwork was the name of the game for the day. I still needed to eat. Handsome and I had already eaten all the yummy food from my...

Winter weather requires substantial meals. Handsome is out working in it all day. Even so, I still fix this occasionally during the...

My Aunt used to teach classes on making yeast breads at the local cooking school. Once I asked for lessons, she taught me too. It then...

I love snow. I love the quiet of snow. It's just plain beautiful. Even the doggies love to run and play in the snow. This particular...

This is it, the one that started it all. The original cheesecake recipe that I made that very first year I took over Christmas dinner. ...

Handsome's famous last words.... atleast until he decides to compliment my cooking again.... We had a couple hogs processed this fall. ...

Remember that movie? Kate & Leopold? Anyway, he was a Duke from the past that time traveled to the present accidentally. And she hired...

I'm terrible at weeding! In fact, I absolutely hate it and it can completely ruin the gardening experience for me. I've struggled with...

I'll admit, I had horrible luck starting seeds last year. Like so bad I went and bought all my plant starts anyway. I couldn't get a...

Cream Cheese Frosting is my go-to for most cakes. It is the ONLY frosting for cinnamon rolls. The local grocery reseller had bags of...

We've had about every type of weather you can get in a week's time. There were even tornados Northwest of us. It's been a cold dreary...

I'm having a rough January. First with hurting my back and then a bout of the flu. I'm finally back to work this morning and feeling...

Let's talk about lids again. I buy the cheap lids on Amazon. I like this one particular brand**. It works well for me and holds up on...