the last couple of years i've planted a salsa garden: tomatoes, green peppers, jalapeno peppers, etc. so it would only make sense that at summer's end i would make some homemade salsa to can - you just can't beat garden freshness in the middle of winter! this recipe is one that my sister's been ...
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my new favorite :: raspberry peach freezer jam
this week a girl in my neighborhood organized a peach delivery - 20lb boxes of fresh peaches from a local orchard. to say that 20lbs gives you a lot of peaches is an understatement - that box is something of a bottomless pit! so while we've been eating them fresh, making peach jam, and canning them ...
homemade blueberry muffins
i can remember my mom making these blueberries muffins often - even in the winter months! she would use either fresh or frozen blueberries to make them, and so would freeze the many, many pounds we'd pick during the summer months to use in sundaes, smoothies, and of course, these muffins! and now i ...
easy weeknight dinner :: chicken divan
a few weeks ago, i posted my family's favorite way to eat broccoli - roasted, of course. it's delicious! i also mentioned in that post that i had bought a humongous bag of broccoli from costco. here's one of the ways we used it up: chicken divan. this recipe is not only delicious, but it is super ...
“stressed” is desserts – spelled backwards :: my favorite easy desserts
at the end of a long day (and with young kids at home, that happens quite often!), i usually put my feet up and indulge in a little something sweet for myself - no noise, no messes to clean up - just me and my sweet retreat. these are a few of my favorite easy dessert recipes that we make often ...