Our Community Bible Study director and her husband have shared apples from their apple orchard with many people this fall. The Chief, my sous-chef dish-washing mom and I have been the lucky recipients time and again. Between Caramel Apple Crisp and my homemade applesauce our apple-a-day has come in some wonderfully extraordinary forms! I wanted … Read more
Nothing says “autumn” like a spicy, rich, cream cheese filled pumpkin roll. This is the best pumpkin roll I’ve ever tasted. Humble huh? 🙂 This cake batter starts out with a beating — eggs that is. Beat the eggs for 5 minutes. Use the mixer, save your arm! I could dip my finger in that … Read more
My Chief Culinary Consultant is aptly named because he spent 38 years in the Fire Service, 22 years as a Chief. The Culinary Consultant part comes from the fact that he is always on the look-out for interesting recipes and is a ready and willing taste-tester! He did this long before this blog was even … Read more
Last week a big storm with strong wind and rain blew through the area. This large limb found its way to the ground in my brother-in-law’s yard. We became the lucky recipients of a 5 gallon bucket of pecans! My Chief gardener (and love of my life) will dry ’em, shell ’em, and bring to … Read more
Tuesdays with Dorie recipe for this week is Nectarine Upside-down Chiffon Cake. I looked over the recipe a week ago, read some of the other baker’s comments here, and then promptly became disinterested. I can’t tell you for sure why I wasn’t excited about this recipe but maybe it is because the recipe alone takes … Read more
End of the week, beginning of the month! Happy September! Got apples? I’ve got gallons and gallons. A few apple recipes will be coming your way!! You can PRINT the recipe for Autumn’s Caramel Apple Crisp from my Tasty Kitchen Recipe Box. Yum! I had such a good laugh this week that I just have … Read more