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Chocolate Chip Muffins
Today we made the most delicious chocolate chip muffins. If you like coffee shop style chocolate chip muffins, then you will love these yummy bites! These are simple to make and in minutes, you’ll have muffins ready to be baked! Did you know that muffin recipes date back to 1747 and derive from the German…
Making Old Fashioned Raisin Bread at the John Walter Museum
Our City Homestead took an adventure off the city homestead to visit John Walter Museum to make old fashioned raisin bread in the wood cookstove. We went to the John Walter Museum in Edmonton which is located in the heart of the River Valley to make old fashioned raisin bread baked in a wood cookstove….
Bacon Cheese Buns
When I was a kid, my dad told my mom about these bacon cheese buns he ate at the cafeteria at work. He said how delicious they were and told my mom what all was in them. She recreated the recipe using her own bread dough and rolling them out cinnamon bun style, but instead…
Heart Shaped Pizza for Valentine’s
It’s Valentine’s, and what better way to celebrate than with family and delicious food! This morning we made the yummy cherry hand pies (you can find our recipe here: https://www.ourcityhomestead.com/heart-shaped-hand-pies/ ) and this afternoon we made the absolute best pizza using my favorite pizza dough recipe. This is my favorite dough that I learned in…
Heart Shaped Hand Pies
Hand pies, mini pies, pasties, turnovers — no matter what you call it, they are delicious stuffed with a sweet fruit filling or even a savory filling. Since we are making these as a Valentine’s treat, we are making them sweet. These cute hand pies are absolutely scrumptious! We made them with cherry pie filling…
Honey Oat Sourdough Bread
I love sourdough bread, especially that unique and authentic sourdough smell and flavor. Oftentimes I see sourdough with all the frills but it does not have to be complicated with the fancy score lines and flour dusting — it can be simple too. I love sprinkling a little food history here and there because I…
Crocheting a Dishcloth for Beginners
Crocheting a dishcloth can be made simple with the single crochet stitch. It can be used as a dishcloth, face cloth, mug rug or like what I’m using it for — a cover for my sourdough starter! I was never taught how to knit or crochet. I tried learning to knit several years ago, but…