How To Freeze Avocados
Photo by Sue Burns Too Many Ripe Avocados? Sometimes the avocados are all ripe at the same time. What do you do with all those yummy avocados? Make a huge batch of guacamole and eat it all yourself?...
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Sparkling Sugar Cookies For Easter These sparkling little sugar cookies are the perfect Easter snack with a cup of tea! Nestle them into paper muffin cups for the Easter Bunny to deliver as a sweet...
View ArticleCabbage and Bacon: A Comfort Food
Looking for a new comfort food that’s full of vegetables? Cabbage and Bacon is here! I must admit that we rarely eat cabbage, outside of cole slaw or the traditional corned beef and cabbage for St....
View ArticleHow to Peel Garlic Cloves Easily
The Easy Way to Peel Garlic I used to try to peel garlic cloves with a paring knife. It was frustrating and I’d lose much of the garlic. Today for #NationalGarlic Day I’m sharing the way to peel...
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On A Quest for Giant Popovers Do you love popovers as much as I do? Piping hot from the oven, crispy on the outside and hollow on the inside…ready to melt the perfect pat of butter. Large enough to...
View ArticleBanana Cinnamon Baked Donuts with Coconut Glaze
Homemade Baked Donuts The local donut shops have been closed around here, and I’ve been craving a good old fashioned donut . A few weeks ago I noticed a photo on Instagram that made my mouth water....
View ArticleCinnamon Applesauce Baked Donuts with Vanilla Glaze
New Donut Flavor I used a pouch of fruit and veggie applesauce to make these glorious donuts. (scroll down to go straight to the recipe) Our grandchildren love pouches filled with organic fruit and...
View ArticleAn Interview with Courtney Kilian, Author of Journaling Through Uncertainty
A Different Kind of Post If you have ever thought you might want to be a writer, this post is for you. What makes a writer? Someone who writes! When life gets chaotic and we need to live each day...
View ArticlePepper Jack Cheese Sauce with Cauliflower
This Pepper Jack Cheese Sauce is so tasty, you’re going to want to eat it with everything from now on. Fresh cauliflower that is steamed or roasted makes a one-plate meal when topped with this...
View ArticleItalian Sausage Bake with Summer Squash or Zucchini Zoodles
Summer Squash or Zucchini Family Favorite Are you looking for a recipe to use all that summer squash or zucchini from the garden that your family will ask you to make again and again? Here it is! I...
View ArticleSummer Squash Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake
Treats with Summer Squash When I planted our summer squash, I made sure to do two yellow squash plants: a crooked neck and a yellow zucchini. I knew only one green zucchini plant would be enough....
View ArticlePumpkin Pear Bread with Honey
Here is your new favorite quickbread! I made two loaves this morning — one with gluten free all purpose flour and the other with regular flour — and they both turned out so well! Pears and pumpkin...
View ArticleNew England Clam Chowder
Warm and Cozy: A Bowl of New England Clam Chowder California is known for sunny winters, but farmers hope that plenty of rain will fill reservoirs and leach the accumulated salts from the soil. On...
View ArticleSpringtime Tour of the Avocado Groves
Springtime: When the Trees Begin to Bloom Last weekend we had beautiful warm, sunny weather. In the springtime, I love to tour our avocado groves, just to see if there are any trees in bloom and to...
View ArticleTour Avocado Groves After Rain Storms
It’s fun to tour the avocado groves after the rain storms, even though the breeze is cold and stings my face. The smell of the freshly watered soil and an occasional waft of sweet blosssoms reminds me...
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