Kolache is a walnut-filled rolled cookie made with yeasted bread. I have several old, hand-written kolache recipes that I got a couple decades ago from both grandmothers, my mom, and an aunt. The recipe is from Czechoslovakia. My grandmother on my mom’s side had origins from Czechoslovakia, which is where I […]
Making Candy Cane Reindeer for the holidays These are fun, quick and simple to make. They are great stocking stuffers. I started with organic candy canes, made with no artificial colors or flavors. I bought them at www.NaturalCandyStore. You need a glue gun, candy canes, mini red pom poms, little […]
I love growing sugar pumpkins in my garden. I harvest them in the fall, and use them to make pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving. Sugar pumpkins are smaller and more tender than a large carving pumpkin. If you want to learn more about sugar pumpkins, Bon Appétit has a great article. […]
This recipe for Tuscan white bean soup is hearty. It is a meal by itself, or serve with bread and a salad. Serves 6-8 for a meal Enjoy with a green salad or whole wheat bread.
I grew 3 large sunflowers this summer. Once the seeds were mature, the flowers hung down. I cut them and left them to continue to dry. Here they are a week later, dried. My daughter and I brushed off the brown “stuff” that was covering the seeds. […]
I have lots of eggplant growing right now, so I went searching on Pinterest for eggplant recipes. I was inspired by this one. Of course, I had to change it up! Source: Grilled Eggplant with Tomato and Feta
