It’s the season of canning and preserving! We bought some “salsa” tomatoes this past Tuesday from a local farm, and now that they’re ripe, we decided to make a batch of salsa that we can enjoy this winter. This is the first time I’ve ever made salsa to can. It tastes great already! We used…
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Candied Peppers – Garden Candy
Today I’m making Candied Peppers. These candied peppers are commonly referred to as “Cowboy Candy” but because we are using a variety of peppers in ours, rather than just jalapeños, I’m just calling it Candied Peppers…or Garden Candy!
Harvest Week — Harvesting the Garden September 2025
It’s Harvest Week!! We did Harvest Week last year and had a lot of fun — it makes the work a little more enjoyable, so we decided to have Harvest Week again this year. We began Harvest Week on Monday, September 8 and ended Harvest Week on Monday, September 15 since we took Sunday off!…
Old Fashioned Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce
This old fashioned bread pudding reminds me of bread pudding gramma made, but she did not serve it with a sauce. This bread pudding is moist and custardy with a crunchy top and the sauce adds a nice vanilla-caramel flavor. It’s so good! Let’s get started! Chop up day old bread. Put into a buttered…
Pumpkin No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies
It’s harvest week so we are making all things fall-time flavors! These no bake cookies are soft, tender and have just the right amount of chocolate! They are not strongly pumpkin and you could easily add cinnamon if you like. I love making no-bake stovetop cookies and these are quite delicious! Let’s get started! Add…
Pumpkin Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins
These Pumpkin Cinnamon Raisin English Muffins are absolutely delicious! They’re tender and soft, and have a lovely pumpkin cinnamon flavor. They’re great when you’re craving pumpkin spice goodness for fall time, though these english muffins are perfect any time of the year! Let’s get started! In a large mixing bowl, combine warm water, yeast sugar…
Harvest Apple Pumpkin Punch
It’s been hot this week for harvesting the garden, so we knew we wanted a cold and refreshing drink to help cool us. This Harvest Apple Pumpkin Punch has that fall-time flavor we enjoy during this time of year, and is exactly what we were looking for to help cool down. Let’s get started! This…
Pumpkin Spice Syrup
I love all things pumpkin spice but often purchasing pumpkin spice anything doesn’t quite taste like it. My daughter and I have tried pumpkin spice lattes from different coffee shops — some had a bit of the pumpkin spice flavor I enjoy and some not so much. I knew we could create a delicious pumpkin…
