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Chocolate Ricotta Cookies and How to Make Homemade Ricotta

2014-08-31T22:07:00.001-07:00

My neighbor, Vito has been supplying me with fresh, sweet goat milk! While my tries at making mozarrela cheese have been disappointing, to say the least, making fresh ricotta cheese has been. . . . Simple ~ Creamy ~ and Delicious!

Frozen Banana Treats

2014-08-15T08:11:00.001-07:00

This is a fun kid-friendly treat for the kids to help you with . . . Perhaps this weekend?

Coat in your favorite toppings!

Blueberry Drop Biscuit Cobbler

2014-08-14T19:26:00.001-07:00

My grandkids l-o-v-e breakfast! Whether it's a hot bowl of hand-flaked oatmeal, loaded with plump, juicy, raisins, pancakes studded with seasonal fruit here, and here, waffles, breakfast cookies, crockpot Greek yogurt, fresh scones and here, or their "new favorite" Blueberry-Drop Biscuit Cobbler!

Hannah and A.J. enjoying a fresh and fruity breakfast at Gram's . . . More ice cream please!

Fresh Raspberry Cheesecake Bites

2014-08-09T22:20:00.001-07:00

I love berry season . . . We grow our own blackberries, and boysenberries, but when our local grocer has fresh red raspberries on sale . . . Well . . . I'm all over them! Tart! Sweet! Flavorful! Nothing can hold a candle to the taste of fresh, red raspberries!

DIY Coffee Liqueur for Baking

2014-07-21T18:12:00.001-07:00

Liqueurs and extracts are expensive to buy, but relatively easy to make!

Uptown Banana Pudding Cheesecake

2014-07-20T20:19:00.001-07:00

Have you ever made a recipe, and then were pleasantly surprised by not only how beautiful it looked . . . but by how amazing it tasted?!!!!

Beautiful, even while still in the springform pan!

Preserving Marinara Sauce

2014-06-30T19:33:00.001-07:00

Where I live in the Arizona desert, our growing season is winding down . . . This week the temperature will hit 112F/44.4°C. Ferinheit or Celcius, that's way too hot for growing tomatoes!

Blueberry-Blackberry Rustic Tart

2014-06-06T20:43:00.001-07:00

Fresh, sun-ripened, blueberries and blackberries . . . Add a buttery, cornmeal pie crust . . . and I'm all over it!

Crusty Peachy Peach Cobbler

2014-05-09T17:08:00.001-07:00

It's that time again . . . Peach Season in Arizona!

Backyard Beauties

2014-04-23T18:20:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, while I was canning my Spicy Blender Ketchup out on the back porch campstove, I took that 15 minutes to stop and smell the roses and check on things growing in the backyard! Here's a peek at the photos taken with my IPad Air!

This is my Americana climbing rose! It's unique, in that it has a delightful fragrance, and lots of petals!

Julie's Spicy Blender Ketchup

2014-04-22T22:52:00.001-07:00

I grew up in a Midwestern home with parents who went through the Great Depression. As a result of that, they were thankful for, and took good care of, what they did have! We lived by the core value of: "Waste Not, Want Not".

Old-Fashioned Gingersnaps

2014-04-11T11:31:00.001-07:00

This is my favorite Gingersnap recipe . . . Full of flavor . . . Cinnamon, cloves and ginger . . . Crispy, crunchy . . . The perfect dunker!

After a Difficult Few Months . . . I'm Back!

2014-04-04T21:39:00.001-07:00

We all have times in our lives when trauma hits us and we become S-T-U-C-K ! ! !

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Marinated Grilled Pork Tenderloin

2014-03-16T20:33:00.001-07:00

I buy all our meat when it's on sale, and this shopping week (Wed-Tues) I found a beautiful, pork tenderloin calling my name!

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DIY ~ Easy-Peazy Chocolate Shell

2014-03-14T07:00:00.000-07:00

Will and I love chocolate on vanilla ice cream . . .

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It's Springtime in Arizona . . . Time for my Upscale Dried Beef on Toast!

2014-02-06T21:12:00.001-07:00

Last week Will was in Pennsylvania. They had blizzard conditions with blowing winds, 14-inches of snow, a wind-chill of minus 14 below zero/ -25.5C, of course, the schools were closed. Back home . . . It was a pleasant 77F/25C!

3 Ways to Use 1 Beef Roast, and Homemade Beef Stew Recipe

2014-01-08T23:14:00.001-07:00

I have a special memory that revolves around homemade Beef Stew . . .

Merry Christmas!

2013-12-25T00:52:00.001-07:00

From our house to yours . . . Have the merriest of Christmases!

A treasured homemade gift from son and daughter, Matt & Jess!

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Mini Choco-Chip 6-Grain Cookies

2013-12-11T21:24:00.001-07:00

Will loves cookies! At our age . . . I don't often make them . . . But, Will needs a bit of comfort food today!

Thanksgiving . . . Why We Celebrate

2013-11-21T22:01:00.001-07:00

Official Thanksgiving Day dates way back to a proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln, October 3, 1863 . . .

Dilled Chips and Onions

2013-11-19T23:22:00.001-07:00

Fall is my favorite time of year to grow cucumbers . . .

Momma and Alzheimer's Disease

2013-11-07T22:20:00.001-07:00

It's always wonderful going back home, but so much has changed . . .

Visiting Family in Michigan

2013-10-07T22:41:00.001-07:00

It's crisp and cool here in Michigan this time of year, and we experienced Fall at the peak of all her splendor!

Fabulous Burger Buns ~ New and Improved Ingredients ~ for the bread machine

2013-09-26T22:14:00.001-07:00

I'm always looking for ways to improve the taste and health benefits of the foods I make . . . This is especially true of the foods I make often . . . Like my 'go to' Fabulous Burger Buns . . . With new and improved flavor and ingredients . . . Is that possible? A resounding . . . YES!!!

Lemon-Lime Pesto Pasta with Salmon

2013-09-19T22:26:00.001-07:00

I love pesto . . . Will does not . . . That is until I made my fresh, citrusy Lemon-Lime Pesto! Now I have a new convert!