by Daisy | Apr 2, 2015 | Breads, Dessert, Recipes
Note: This is a repeat of a recipe I try to re-post each year. I want to make another one this year. (And guard it better from certain people this time). This is a fun Easter bread, Italian style. It’s basically just a rich egg bread decorated with almond...
by Daisy | Mar 5, 2015 | Dairy Foods, Dessert, Recipes
I suppose I should have known I was tempting fate when I declared our last snow/sleet as the Last Hurrah of winter. We got about 4 inches of perfect, fluffy snow last night, and today had snow ice cream written all over it. Encouraged by one of my brothers (who got...
by Daisy | Jan 29, 2015 | Main Dishes, Recipes
If you’re like me, you salivate over gourmet soup recipes with exotic, esoteric, and expensive ingredients, elaborate preparation techniques, and great gobs of cream and butter. Then you go to the pantry and ask yourself what’s for dinner that won’t...
by Ivory Soap | Oct 30, 2014 | Recipes, Snacks & Sides
My husband LOVES Halloween and we have FIVE kids, so that means LOTS of jack-o-lanterns. And LOTS of seeds. I checked out THIS POST to remind myself how to cook them. I was really dreading unloading the oven of all my cast iron. Two dutch ovens plus skillets and...
by Ivory Soap | Jul 9, 2014 | Main Dishes, Recipes
Mmmmm, smoked almonds. And not the kind with “smoke flavoring added.” The real thing. You will need: 2 lbs raw almonds 6 Tbs Worcestershire sauce 3 tsp Onion Powder 3 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper 1 tsp Sonny Salt 1 tsp ground mustard 4+ dashes...
by Daisy | Jun 22, 2014 | Breakfast, Recipes
I could eat the same thing for breakfast day in and day out, but my kids like for me to mix things up. Sometimes I grumble a bit about this, but I hunt around and find a new recipe or make something up and then, I confess, I enjoy it, too. A lot. This is an easy...
