Recipes
Pumpkin Spice Latte
Thanks for dropping by; I’m excited to finally be in my new home. There’s still some unpacking, some straightening and even some rearranging, but for now I’m going to just sit back and enjoy a cup of this. I’m not even going to apologize...
Preserving Summer: Tangerine-Lemon Jelly
I’ve been a jam and jelly-making fool lately. It’s not that we eat either one at every single meal, but we do enjoy a taste occasionally. I just enjoy using the bounty of the season in ways that I can share with others, and...
Maple Glazed Roasted Butternut Squash
I sometimes get in a rut when it comes to vegetable side dishes, do you? Since I try to avoid frying as much as I can, and we’re only occasional potato people, it becomes a challenge for me. Grilled veggies are easy and we love them,...
Slow Cooker Chicken with Pumpkin-Seed Mole
I love the changes of the seasons, even though I am a hardcore summer-is-my-favorite season kind of girl. The time of change is what I really look forward to. I like the changes in the scenery, the weather, and the foods. Come...
Preserving Fall: Autumn Fruit Jam
During my teaching years I had pretty much given up making jams and jellies except for an occasional batch of freezer strawberry jam which was an imperative as far as my family was concerned. Remind me to tell you the tale of woe about...
Pumpkin Caramel Walnut Scones with Salted Caramel Glaze
It’s all about the pumpkin right now, isn’t it? Pumpkins on the porch in every shape, size and hue. Pumpkin patches to be toured. Pumpkins to be decorated, carved, painted and lit. They’re in gigantic bins in all...
Peach Cobbler with Cornmeal Crust
This was just one of those recipes that sounded intriguing enough that I tore it out of the weekly Relish magazine and put it aside in “that” kitchen drawer. You know the one that seems to collect EVERY little scrap of paper, receipt,...
How to Fry Okra
This may be one of those recipes that you want to bookmark for next summer. I’m fairly certain that we have seen the last of the fresh okra crop from our garden for this year. There will be a straggler or two, but not enough to fry...







