The author expresses appreciation for social media’s role in maintaining connections with family, particularly Lisa, a cousin in Michigan. They admire her vibrant life, community involvement, and cooking skills, especially her pie crust recipe. The author successfully tried this recipe, making double-crusted pies for the first time, and shares their gratitude towards Lisa.
The author shares a spontaneous apple dumpling creation using ingredients on hand, specifically Gala apples and pie crusts. With minimal measurements, they prepared the dumplings filled with butter, raisins, cinnamon, and brown sugar. Despite a messy appearance, both the author and their husband enjoyed the delicious result, proving that taste trumps presentation.
No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies 1/2 Cup Butter (one stick) 2 Cups Sugar 1/2 Cup Milk 4 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Pinch of Salt Put first five ingredients into a pot on the stove, bring to a boil and boil one minute, then remove from heat. 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter 2 Tablespoons Vanilla…
I made this fudge this morning, my husband really likes it. This is a stove-top method. It’s very simple. Five ingredients (six if you add nuts). All you need is a good pot and a good sturdy whisk and a timer. No candy thermometer. Not so much fuss. About 15-20 minutes of your time. Because…
This recipe comes from my Mother, hand-written on a piece of note-book paper, older than me, and I was born in 1966. The numbers to the side in parenthesis are the conversion increase numbers for ingredients…..that Mom tested, tried and true. Most recipes were not big enough for our robust farm family, and Mom had…