Baked oatmeal is always a great breakfast option for me in the winter. It’s a great warm breakfast full of nutritious whole grain oats, and fruit. This is perfect while fresh cranberries are in season, but if you can’t find fresh, I’m sure frozen would work just as well. The tart cranberries are a greatRead more
I’m still recapping foods made in April! This is the last recipe I made for the ladies at my church’s annual Women’s Retreat. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend since I had a bunch of studying to do, but I was glad to at least participate by providing the food. It sounded like it wasRead more
This might be my new favorite breakfast! It’s nice and chewy, the toasted nuts are delicious, the apples stay firm, the spices are subtle but warm. This didn’t really hold its shape, but I’m not concerned with looks as long as it tastes good! Next time I’ll probably just make this in a 9×9″ bakingRead more
Family recipes are great. There’s nothing like a long standing recipe passed from generation to generation. This is one of Grandma’s recipes that my mom claims she made for us a lot as kids, but I don’t remember having it before. And truthfully before this the idea of pork and apple was kind of weirdRead more
I made this bread for church on Sunday. I loved it. Can’t wait to make it again. It conveniently makes 2 loaves, so you have one to share or one to freeze if you can’t eat two loaves of bread in timely manner (although this bread might set new standards). Apple Walnut Bread Makes twoRead more
While apple picking the other day, we discovered an intriguing new-to-me squash. It looked like a blue-gray pumpkin. Feeling adventurous, we got a small one to try out. And despite the heat, I whipped up this creamy soup for dinner. This is a really easy way to make a soup. Everything gets roasted together onRead more
After Mom and I went apple picking last Monday, we had a ton of apples (more than would fit in the fridge). So I decided to try my hand at applesauce. I don’t usually eat applesauce, but I have fond memories of the kind Mom used to make. The internet was down yesterday, so IRead more