Tag: recipes

  • potato corn chowder

    potato corn chowder

    I love making soup this time of year when it’s cold outside. In the fall we bought  a lot of fresh corn when it was in season and so I cut it off the cob and put it in some freezer bags. So I had 5 or 6 gallon sized bags of frozen corn. I…

  • homemade apple pie + how to freeze it

    homemade apple pie + how to freeze it

    With the leftover apples after making my applesauce, I decided to make a couple pies to freeze. Here is the recipe I used to make the pie filling: In a gallon sized ziplock bag, add: 1 cup sugar 1/4 c flour 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp nutmeg Shake it up until it…

  • peppermint brownie bites

    peppermint brownie bites

    I bought some Andes Peppermint Crunch Thins and thought they would taste so good inside a brownie… so I got baking and they turned out pretty good! We all loved them. My five year old said, “Oh mom these are sooo good with the stuff inside.. yum! You HAVE to put these on the computer!”…

  • hot chocolate gift jars

    hot chocolate gift jars

    Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you are having a great day eating lots of yummy food! I saw this post at my link party a few weeks ago and was totally inspired to make something by soldering two mason jar lids together. Then I thought, with the holidays and cold weather here, hot chocolate and marshmallows…

  • thanksgiving cranberry salad

    thanksgiving cranberry salad

    Cranberry salad is my favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal. I love to make it even when it’s not Thanksgiving. I got this recipe from a friend of mine, she made it a few years ago and ever since then I’ve been hooked.Cranberry Jello Salad:One large pkg Raspberry Jello (I added the hot water like requested then…

  • mini pumpkin pies

    mini pumpkin pies

    The other night we had some people over for dinner and I really wanted to make a pumpkin pie. {my husband’s dessert of choice} I thought it would be cute to serve individual pies instead of just a slice of pie. So I bought some pre-made mini pie crusts and mixed up some pumpkin pie. I added…

  • pumpkin chocolate chip bread

    pumpkin chocolate chip bread

    I love this bread! I make it every year for my friends and neighbors. The recipe doubles really easy. And it tastes delicious! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread:7.5 oz. of 100% pure pumpkin (half a 15 oz. can)1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg1/2 tsp. ground cloves3/4 cup water1 3/4 cups brown sugar1/2 vegetable oil2 large…

  • homemade applesauce

    homemade applesauce

    One of my favorite things to do in the fall is to make applesauce. This year I used Honeycrisp apples. I quartered the apples, then boiled them in a pot of water until they were soft, then used a food mill to mash them. I always add redhots to give it a cinnamon flavor. Just start…

  • caramel apples {kid sized}

    caramel apples {kid sized}

    Oh I love making caramel apples this time of year! I found a bag of tiny gala apples and thought they would be the perfect size for little kids caramel apples. The other day the boys had some friends over and I dipped all the apples in caramel (the melted little carmel bites). Then set…