Freezer cooking
Just wondering here. . .does anyone do much freezer cooking? I’d like to start doing more, to get food put back for when this little one arrives. I’m just not sure what to put up, and am a little limited on energy at the moment …
Kitchen
Making Christmas cookies
We made Christmas cookies last night. Samuel kept telling me over and over again, “Thank you for letting us make cookies. I had SO much fun!” The boys got a bit sugar sprinkle happy. I didn’t mind until I looked at Caleb and saw that …
Wasted pickles
I wasted an entire batch of sweet icicle pickles yesterday morning. I’m still a bit frustrated about it. The pickles were on the second to last day of the brining process, until I flung glass into the container. The last four days you’re supposed to …
Canning tomatoes
Today I was able to can 7 quarts and 4 pints of tomatoes. It probably doesn’t sound like a lot, but it’s more than I thought it would be. It was quite the surprise to discover that there was enough for a double batch instead …
Apple pie filling
The neighbors let us pick apples from their trees on Wednesday. So far, I’ve canned 14 pints of apple pie filling (recipe from my Ball canning cookbook), and there’s still plenty of apples left. I’m thinking of doing applesauce next. Next week I hope to …
Scones
We have really been enjoying scones lately. We eat them just about every week. This morning it was pumpkin spice scones. I do make a few changes to the recipe (2 cups wheat flour and no raisins), but we absolutely love them.
My helper
Caleb wanted to help me shell lima beans the other day. He really was a help – I opened the pods for him and he picked the limas out and put them in a bowl for me. It was really sweet to watch him.
Pizza night fun
We made personal pizzas last night for pizza night. The boys made their own pizzas and it was a lot of fun. Caleb at most of his pepperoni off the pizza before it was baked Samuel wanted to take a picture of me too Say …
What to do with a broken pound cake
Today we had a fellowship at church after the morning service. One of the things I made was pound cake. It was a half batch of my mother-in-law’s pound cake recipe, made with all butter and 15 quail eggs (it’s really fun to make a …
Strawberry jam
Yesterday I was able to make a batch of strawberry jam. There were just enough strawberries from our garden. It’s more than we got last year, but it was really hard to keep animals from eating them! Between squirrels, wild rabbits, and the neighbor’s chickens, …