This chocolate sauce from the 1940s was used to make a chocolate milkshake, but not the kind of milkshake you would get today. A milkshake in the ‘40s is exactly as it says — pour milk into a jar, add chocolate sauce, put the lid on and shake vigorously. Voila, a milk “shake”!! This chocolate…
Month: April 2025
Caramel Sauce
This scrumptious caramel sauce is simply delicious. It’s amazing as ice cream topping, atop pancakes, a dip for fruit, drizzled in coffee or even eaten off the spoon (don’t ask me how I might know this!! Haha). Joking aside, this caramel sauce is smooth, creamy and decadent and so much better than store bought! Just…
Peanut Butter Triple Chip Cookies
These cookies are delightful – especially because we turned peanut butter triple chip cookies into a nut-free version which is delectable! We are using crunchy Wow Butter (made of soy) because I find it tastes similar to peanut butter and it can easily be substituted in place of peanut butter. These cookies have that nut…
Pizza Meatloaf
We love meatloaf and different variations of meatloaf! I like changing seasonings and toppings to create yummy flavors. This is a really good meal and now that I’ve made it, I would change it up a bit. These pizza meatloaves are delicious but taste more like spaghetti and meatballs than pizza! Adding bell pepper to…
Happy 5th Anniversary to Our City Homestead! Recipe Entry
Happy April!! And 🥳 🎉Happy 5th Anniversary to Our City Homestead! 🎉🥳 I started Our City Homestead as a way to share my love of cooking, baking, history and gardening with you. When I heard others expressing how they wish they knew how to bake bread or cook a meal from scratch or even how…
