These homemade old fashioned hard dumplings are a dense, noodle-like dumpling that was made in the 1700’s. Soldiers in the 1700’s were given simple rations like one pound of bread a day and one pound of meat a day and sometimes the bread was substituted for flour in which these hard dumplings would be made….
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen
Beef and Vegetable Stew with Homemade Old Fashioned Hard Dumplings
We enjoyed a delicious beef and vegetable stew with old fashioned hard dumplings (sort of like a dense old fashioned homemade noodle) along with bacon cheese Irish soda bread. Though it may not exactly be an Irish meal for St. Patrick’s Day, it was still super yummy!! The flavors of this stew remind me of…
Old Fashioned Raisin Pie
It is 3.14 Pi Day, so that means, it is a day of pie making!! And who doesn’t like pie!?! We have decided to make raisin pie, an old family favorite. Raisin pie is slightly sweet yet tart with the plumped raisins in a golden caramel sauce. It goes amazingly well with vanilla ice cream…
Triple Chip Cookies
These triple chip cookies are delicious with crispy edges and a soft, thick, chewy middle. The triple chip cookie has always been a great hit when we sold them at the local farmers markets in the past! The combination of butterscotch chips, white chocolate chips and semisweet chocolate chips provide this cookie with a wonderful…
Simple Ham & Cheese Biscuits
These ham and cheese biscuits are simple to prepare, easy to cook, simple to convert to gluten free, and are delicious with a hearty bowl of soup! I love an assortment of biscuits, especially with soup or stew. My gramma had bread with every meal, especially with soup and though nothing beats fresh bread, biscuits…
Irish Soda Bread
This quick Irish soda bread is a delicious soda bread that we often make to enjoy with various soups and stews is simply tasty with fresh butter. It is a quick bread which is easy to prepare and uses baking soda and baking powder rather than yeast as a leavening agent (helping the bread to…
Vegetable Tortilla Soup
We love a variety of soups because they are simple to prepare, everything can be cooked in one pot and can easily feed many hungry bellies! A few ingredients can be stretched a long way! This tortilla soup is a great way to use up some leftover veggies and can easily be made with meat…
Peanut Butter Cookies
These peanut butter cookies are an old family recipe! They are flaky with a chewy centre yet have crispy edges. They are delicious with a glass of milk, or with ice cream for a homemade ice cream sandwich. No matter how you enjoy them, they will be a favorite! We have been making them for…
