Recipes

Last month I tried out a new recipe that my best friend gave me. It's called Hamburger Hash Brown Casserole. It only takes about 8 minutes in regards to prep time and about 45-50 minutes for baking. You can eat this as a lunch or dinner dish....or try it as an appetizer or side. The kids in our … [Read more...] about Hamburger Hash Brown Casserole Recipe

I enjoy cooking down tomatoes from our backyard garden and turning them eventually into pasta sauce. It's a long process but worth it as nothing compares to homemade vs. store bought. With that said, it's important that you remove the skins from the tomatoes before you start cooking them down. You … [Read more...] about How to Remove Skins from Tomatoes

I've been canning and preserving food for over 30+ years. My favorite method for food preservation is home canning. I do both the water bath and the pressure canning methods. People often think that canning is hard to learn...but it's not! Once you learn the basics...you can do just about anything! … [Read more...] about Homemade Apple Jam Recipe

For the past 2 weeks we've been harvesting fresh cucumbers from our garden almost daily. This year we've had a great crop of fresh cucumbers! I've made and canned several variety of pickles and relish. We've been chopping them up and tossing them into salads too! ** This post may contain affiliate … [Read more...] about Cucumber Boats Stuffed with Tuna Salad

My family enjoys eating lasagna but it can be a pain in the butt to make. Let's face it, as a busy mom....I don't have hours to spend in the kitchen making a meal. When my family is hungry for lasagna I've been making this EASY TO MAKE and delicious Lasagna Soup recipe. It's completely made on the … [Read more...] about Delicious and Easy to Make Lasagna Soup

My friend Kim is one of the best home bakers that I know. She makes some of the most delicious homemade cakes, pies, cookies, breads and other type's of desserts. She's a great overall cook but really excells at baking! Two weeks ago she made this delicious homemade cherry pie and today I'm sharing … [Read more...] about Kim’s Homemade Cherry Pie Recipe

When I was a little girl my grandmother used to make baked rice pudding at least once a month. Bake in those days, rice was cheap and readily available. It was something she could whip up quickly and toss into the oven. Sometimes she would add raisins and sometimes she left it plain. It's a great … [Read more...] about Classic Baked Rice Pudding Recipe