Ham and Bean Soup is a classic belly-filling soup that can be made on the stove-top or in your slow cooker crockpot. I like to make a huge kettle of it on the stovetop and can it for later use. For this home canning recipe you'll need a steam pressure canner along with your basic home canning … [Read more...] about Ham and Bean Soup Recipe with Home Canning Tips
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Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe for Cupcakes
My kids love eating homemade cupcakes...especially if they're topped with a creamy peanut butter frosting. It's their favorite with a buttery cream cheese coming in second. This peanut butter frosting recipe is perfect to top cupcakes, a single-layer cake or a batch of chocolate brownies. It's easy … [Read more...] about Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe for Cupcakes
Watermelon and Banana Fruit Smoothie Recipe
My family enjoys eating watermelon year round. Matter of fact, it's one of their top five favorite fruits to eat. When I purchase a fresh watermelon it never lasts long...they'll eat the entire melon in less than 2-3 days! Besides eating watermelon as a snack...we like to use it in some of our … [Read more...] about Watermelon and Banana Fruit Smoothie Recipe
How to Make Classic Old-Fashion Apple Dumplings
We have an apple tree in our backyard. It produces a semi-tart baking apple. When I make apple dumplings I like to buy Gala apples at our local Farmer's Market and combine them with the baking apples from our tree. I will do half and half which I think produces an excellent taste! You can use any … [Read more...] about How to Make Classic Old-Fashion Apple Dumplings
Home Canning Chocolate Pudding with Recipe
Homemade chocolate pudding is one of my family's go-to snacks. Not only do they snack on it...often times it's the dessert to a quickly-served meal. We don't purchase or use boxed mixes or buy those pudding snack cups. We make all of our puddings from scratch...that way we control the ingredients … [Read more...] about Home Canning Chocolate Pudding with Recipe
Easy Homemade Guacamole Recipe
Making homemade guacamole is a lot easier than most people think. Not only is it easy-to-make it tastes 100% better than the stuff you buy premade at your local store. Fresh...is always best! Here is the recipe that I like to use when I'm making a classic homemade guacamole. It's great as a dipper … [Read more...] about Easy Homemade Guacamole Recipe
Baked Yellow Squash Casserole Recipe
Baked yellow squash casserole makes a healthy side dish. If you don't have squash available, you can certainly use zucchini as a substitute. From start to finish...this recipe should take you less than 1 hour to make. You can use any flavor of shredded cheese that you like. I like combining cheddar, … [Read more...] about Baked Yellow Squash Casserole Recipe
Pan-Fried Cinnamon Sticky Buns
My family loves cinnamon sticky buns. I will often make them for them to enjoy with their breakfast or as an after-school snack. Since we have "nut allergies" I don't add any nuts to any of the recipes that I use. When I don't have time to bake from scratch...I purchase them already-made from a … [Read more...] about Pan-Fried Cinnamon Sticky Buns