We love soup any time of the year!! This hearty soup is an old favorite and one I have made for over 20 years. I changed it up a bit over the years, by adding carrots and dill and using either chicken or vegetable broth and it still tastes amazing! Chowder is a thick soup…
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Vegetarian Lasagna Soup
Soups are one of my favorites, not only because it’s a comfort food, but also because it is a one pot meal — everything tossed into one pot, simmering on the stove for a few hours, and come meal time, a hearty bowlful of soup is on the table. I cook soup year round! And…
Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
We love salads, especially pasta salads! There’s so many combinations of ingredients and different types of pasta that work so well for an array of hearty pasta salads that are delicious and great for summer barbecues or to enjoy with your meal any time of the year! Let’s get started! Once pasta of your choice…
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
The best part of my day today was baking banana bread (a family favorite) with my daughter! We had ripe bananas that needed to get used up, so what’s better on a cool windy day than fresh banana bread!?! We added chocolate chips to today’s loaf – a lot of them – making this a…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day Four – Square in a Square – Scattered Squares Quilt Block
It’s Day Four — our last day — of our At Home Sewing Retreat! The other days have went great and we actually accomplished a lot! In the past few days we made a couple blocks that we taught each other, my daughter almost finished her petticoat while my other daughter is getting quite good…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day Three
It’s Day Three of our At Home Sewing Retreat! Day Two went great and we got a lot done! Yesterday we made a Disappearing 9 Patch Block and I started my quilt top. My girls worked on their own projects – ‘H’ began working on a petticoat and ‘L’ is working on different blocks including…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day Two – Making a Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Block
It’s Day Two of our At Home Sewing Retreat! Day One went great and we actually accomplished a lot! Yesterday we made a square in a square exploding quilt block and my daughter finished her lap blanket quilt top and my other daughter worked on an assortment of blocks. Today we will be working on…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day One – Making a Square in a Square Exploding Block
It’s Day One of our At Home Sewing Retreat! We have been watching a few ladies going to different sewing retreats over the past few months, travelling, buying an assortment of fabric, sewing different blocks, getting gifts from each other and sharing that with everyone. We can’t go anywhere to attend a retreat, so what…
