How many of you enjoy eating ham? We do! I like to make a glazed ham in the oven or the smoker 3-4 times a year. I always buy a larger sized ham so that I have left-overs for making homemade soaps and stews. I will dice up the ham and toss it into storage bags...freeze until I'm ready to use … [Read more...] about Homemade Ham Pot Pie Recipe
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Eat, Drink, Animate: An Animators Cookbook
It’s always fun when one book can encompass two genres, and Eat, Drink, Animate: An Animators Cookbook by Tom Sito (CRC Press, March 2019) does just that. Is it a cookbook with recipes contributed by animators, or is it a history of animation with recipes? Well, it’s actually both. Personally, I … [Read more...] about Eat, Drink, Animate: An Animators Cookbook
Popcorn Strawberry Bars Recipe
My daughter attends a weekly scout meeting where all of the parents rotate providing treats and beverages for their meetings. Every 5-6 weeks I'm responsible for coming up with something creative for the girls to enjoy. When this recipe hit our inbox I knew it would be a great one to make for the … [Read more...] about Popcorn Strawberry Bars Recipe
Mom’s Creamy Egg Salad Recipe
Back in the 50's and 60's my mom taught me how to cook. She was a single mother at the time with 7 children, so we ate a lot of eggs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They were affordable, plentiful and easy to incorporate into your recipes. They added protein to our diets when meat wasn't … [Read more...] about Mom’s Creamy Egg Salad Recipe
Blackberry-Peach Buckle Recipe from Just Peachy
Recently I had the pleasure of reviewing a beautiful new cookbook, Just Peachy by Belinda Smith-Sullivan; click here to see that review. I’ve really been enjoying reading and cooking from Just Peachy and can’t wait for the local peaches to come in! As promised, we’re sharing a recipe from Just … [Read more...] about Blackberry-Peach Buckle Recipe from Just Peachy
Gingered Apple Sparkler Cocktail Recipe
When people think of apple flavored beverages they often think about consuming them during the autumn season. Personally, I enjoy them all year long. You'll find me drinking apple juice, adding apples to my fruit smoothies and from time to time I enjoy a good apple-flavored cocktail. Today's … [Read more...] about Gingered Apple Sparkler Cocktail Recipe
Cranberry Almond Popcorn Muffins Recipe
In the morning I enjoy eating a good homemade muffin along with my coffee. Often times that's the only breakfast that I need before starting my day. I will enjoy them plain, slathered in butter, topped with jam and one of my favorite ways to enjoy them is drizzled with melted honey butter. … [Read more...] about Cranberry Almond Popcorn Muffins Recipe
This New Cookbook Is Just Peachy (in More Ways than One)
Don’t you just love a good cookbook? I sure do, and I’m loving Just Peachy by Belinda Smith-Sullivan (Gibbs Smith, May 2019). This lovely new cookbook is brimming with recipes I want to make, information I can use, personal stories that bring the food to life, and photographs that make my mouth … [Read more...] about This New Cookbook Is Just Peachy (in More Ways than One)