Roasting poultry like turkey is something I love to cook any time of the year, but especially in the winter months! I have been cooking turkeys for over 20 years and I often get asked on how to cook a turkey, and it’s much simpler than you may think! Really it is!! Season, add water…
Easy Cranberry Orange No-Knead Bread
It is November and nearly the holiday season! So, we decided to do a fun Countdown to the Holidays by baking all kinds of goodies this month. We are kicking it off with this yummy easy-no-need-to-knead cranberry orange bread because, who doesn’t love bread!?! This bread has a chewy crust with a soft and tender…
September 2023 Garden Update
This month gardening at the community garden has definitely had its challenges. Let me share with you what’s happened this month. September 6 and it has seemed to take forever for the sunflowers to bloom. Looks as though they will soon open and we are looking forward to them blooming. Not only are the seeds…
Harvest the Past at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
I love learning about history, cultures and what life was like in the past and have been fascinated by it since I was around 8 years old. I have always enjoyed learning about what food was eaten and how it grew, what the settlers daily chores were, how they lived, how they grew and preserved…
August 2023 Garden Update
Welcome to our garden! We have been gardening in our plot in the community garden as well as in a bunch of containers and a garden bed at our home this season. It has been hot this month with a few rainy days. I will share with you all of the updates throughout August. Let’s…
July 2023 Garden Update
Let’s take a gander at our garden throughout July and see its progress! Let’s get to it! Our garden update begins July 2 and here’s our white patty pan squash – also called sunburst squash. I’ve never grown a white one before, always yellow, so I’m excited to see all the flowers and squash growing!!…
June 2023 Garden Update
Welcome back to the garden!! I will be sharing everything about how our garden is doing throughout the month of June! I am looking forward to beautiful weather, sunshine, no smoky skies, birds chirping and of course gardening! Let’s take a gander at the garden this month! It’s June 5 and the weather has been…