Years ago, my Great Aunt Sibbie passed along my Great Aunt Ruth’s peanut brittle recipe. The handwritten gem takes concentration to follow, but it’s never failed me. Step 1: In a large saucepan mix 3 c sugar, 1 c light Karo syrup, and 1 c water. Bring to a boil and heat to hard crack …
https://youtu.be/FqhnAUWTGok God dropped this song into my life almost 20 years ago as I was driving home from work. I remember driving down the 101 with tears streaming down my cheeks, wondering why I had such a strong reaction. Just a few hours later, my father-in-law called with the news that my brother-in-law, Matt, had …
We were invited over to a friends house for carnitas tonight, and I wanted to bring something. Which I always forget to do. Since I felt like baking today, margarita and piña colada cupcakes sounded like fun. Of course, I scoured Pinterest for a great recipe and found this one. Unfortunately…most of my friends eat …
These are apples from our amazing heirloom apple tree. It gives us an abundance of these big, beautiful apples every year. I can’t believe how great these apples still look in mid-June! When we picked them in October/November, we wrapped them individually in newspaper and stored what we didn’t can/sell right away in the crisper …
I did not get around to doing anything with our mulberries last year, but this year we’ve had plenty of time to pick. Feedback from the family says they prefer jelly to jam, so I decided to try my hand at Mulberry jelly. I just ordered a fruit strainer for my Kitchen Aid that I …
