I experience some real joys from living in the country. In the early morning, I can sit on my front porch in the solitude of nature. I enjoy the sights and sounds of the world coming awake, from the buzzing of the...
Luscious Peach Pie
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If You Can Keep It, by Eric Metaxas – Listen Up!
Hello friends! Can you believe it is July? My head is still stuck in April and I honestly can't believe May and June have flown by. It was my intention to give you a super new recipe for the 4th of July but I changed my mind yesterday. (For my readers from around...
Happy 5th Blogiversary and Create Your Own Ice Cream Cake!
Five years ago tomorrow I wrote my first blog post on My Daily Bread Body and Soul. It was my third attempt at creating a blog. Three cameras, 2 computers, 3 different Wordpress themes, 686 posts, 2,242 comments and over 1 million views later ... here we are! My...
White Chocolate Cheese Ball
My sous-chef dish-washing mom came home from Community Bible Study all excited with a recipe in hand! "You've just got to make this" she said. Our friend Barbara made this dessert cheese ball for a fellowship lunch. Everyone went wild over the surprised rich white...
Happy Birthday Mom With Butter Pecan Cake with Caramel Frosting
What a blessing to celebrate my sous chef dishwashing mom's 85th birthday! Today, February 8 is her birthday, although we have celebrated for several days! Last week she spent time in Missouri with my brother and sister-in-law and their family. They brought her home...
Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thank you to all of my readers who have sent emails, left comments, and have taken the time to share words of encouragement for my nephew, Richard. In case you missed it you might want to read "You Really Aren't Going To Believe This". I decided it is time I get back...
Family, Friends, & Heritage Food: Pecan Puffs, Peanut Clusters, Fudge, Scotch-a-roos
Last week I was given the gift of spending time with my niece Crystal and her family. After 6 years of classes, while raising three children and still working part of that time, Crystal realized a life-long dream of becoming a registered nurse. We attended her...
Holiday Sweet Potato Pie
We buy a 40-pound box of sweet potatoes from a local farmer every fall. I cannot tell you the exact science behind why sweet potatoes direct from the farm tastes so much better than sweet potatoes from the grocery store ... but trust me, they do! We dine on sweet...
Grandma’s Sweets Shared By Her Grandsons
My Grandma Paulsen was a lovely, gentle, funny lady. No matter who or when someone stopped by her home there were always cookies. And sandwiches and treats. And so much more. My Grandfather was a Nebraska farmer and some of my best childhood memories took place...
Apple Bread Pudding With Luscious Vanilla Sauce
When my sous chef dish-washing mom made Overnight Egg and Cheese Casserole for her Bible study group, we had a half loaf of white bread left over. We are not big white bread eaters but we are big lovers of bread pudding. I also had a few whole wheat hot dog buns...
