This summer, my daughter grew an assortment of peppers, including cayenne peppers. This is the first time we have grown cayenne peppers, so we did not know what to expect. Turns out, the cayenne grew a lot of peppers and we picked quite a few in the latter part of the summer!! We harvested the…
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen
Pear Jelly
I made pear fruit, just like gramma used to do, so we can enjoy pears while it’s cold and the snow is blowing outside! With the pear scraps, I tossed them into a pot, topped it up with water and cooked it for a few hours. I left it sit overnight and then I strained…
Zucchini Corn Chowder
We have lots of corn from our garden this year and my mom gave us a bunch of zucchini, so I froze some, and then made this delicious Zucchini Corn Chowder. Chowder is a thick, hearty soup that has a cream or milk base and loaded with vegetables or seafood. In today’s vegetable chowder, we…
Canning Homemade Pasta Sauce
We were gifted some cherry tomatoes so we decided to use these tomatoes along with some tomatoes we had purchased from the farmers market and make pasta sauce to can and enjoy it during the winter months. It’s such a great way to preserve those tomatoes! We are using Parsley and Greek Basil from our…
Homemade Salsa to Can
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…
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!
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…
