by Daisy | Jul 2, 2013 | Beverages, Recipes
I love herbal tea. I have an embarrassment of fresh herbs in my garden. It is summertime. Why have I been using dried up, store-bought tea bags year-round? I think maybe I tried fresh herbs as tea a few times and it turned out sort of watery and bland and I crossed it...
by Daisy | Jun 13, 2013 | Dessert, Recipes
This is less of a real recipe than an excuse to post pictures of berries. They’re just so beautiful. And so special. I love berries and they’re packed with nutrition. The strawberries were first, then the black raspberries, and at last the blackberries...
by Daisy | Feb 28, 2013 | Breakfast, Recipes
Ever woken up early on a weekend, everyone else is still asleep, and you think, “Pancakes sound really good right now.” But you don’t want to stand at the stove for thirty minutes making a whole batch of pancakes that will be cold by the time...
by Ivory Soap | Feb 14, 2013 | Canned, Dried, Frozen
Of all the things I’ve frozen, this has been the most useful. Whenever I go to the store for the “big trip” of the month, I buy LOTS of ground beef, a bag of onions, and a pile of sausage. The first night that I cook anything, I cook all of my...
by Ivory Soap | Jan 10, 2013 | Canned, Dried, Frozen
My friend Missy and I were pouring over freezer cooking plans in an effort to give us some short cuts in feeding our nine picky kids and hubbies. We found that NOTHING fit our families. Between the two of us, we have so many dietary restrictions and husband...
by Ivory Soap | Dec 27, 2012 | Breakfast, Fencepost, Flops, Recipes
Those biscuits were awesome, btw, but I will get to those in another post. Right now we need to talk PIG. My children really latched onto that “World Bacon Shortage” story back in September. I think it’s a self-fulfilling prophesy, as they...