My husband was reading my blog Saturday night and he came across my post on Seckel Pears. Much to my surprise he proclaimed, “Seckel Pears…that is what my grandmother used to make!” She would make a syrup and can them and open a jar for special meals. My husband has…
Just in case anyone is curious about how the remaining veggies look at the end of a week, here are the hold-outs. They will be eaten for lunch today. 🙂 They are still looking and tasting great! Here are the last three strawberries from a week ago: The last of…
On Saturday, we had a bit of drama with a pot full of chili. Â I am sure some of you read about it. Â After getting rid of the smell, and re-gathering the ingredients (I only had to repurchase the tomatoes), I began again. Â The new pot came together pretty quickly…
The weather is beginning to turn cooler here, finally. And, there is still fresh corn at Lombardi Ranch. So, that tells me that it is time for fresh corn chowder. This version is made with unsweetened coconut milk as the base and therefore needs no cream or butter or milk. …
This morning, while the whole house was quiet, I decided to get ahead of the game. We are attending a Baby Shower today and bringing a fresh fruit platter and then an Eagle Scout Court of Honor tomorrow, where we are bringing a large pot of chili. And, it is…
Several people have asked me if the mason jars I use really help my produce last longer. There are two answers to this question, yes, it last longer and no, it doesn’t last longer. 🙂 First, I have found that our prepared produce does last longer. Usually, when you wash…
You may remember, when I received my box this week, I was admittedly unfamiliar with the variety of pears that were in the box. Today, thank you to Farm Fresh to You, I found a blog that describes these sweet little pears and recommends uses for them well. Follow this…
Here it is…waiting for me. Let’s get this soup on the burner! I brought the soup to a low boil (which took a little longer than I had anticipated) and added the noodles. Once the soup came to a boil, after 15 minutes, it was all ready for us! I…
Lemony Roast Chicken yesterday, Lemony Chicken Soup the today. Knowing that we would be away from home for most of the morning and early afternoon, and that we would welcome our life group from church into our home tonight, I decided to work ahead for dinner. After I carved the…
I am sure you are not surprised to see that my spice drawer is full of 8 ounce mason jars. For years, my spices have been super disorganized. They were different brands in different sized bottles. They have also been difficult to see at a glance because they were in…
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