Homemade Jalapeno Cilantro Pesto I have made 3 different kinds of pesto this summer that I froze to have in the depths of winter.  After finally getting some jalapenos off the plants late this summer, I decided to try yet another.  I had cilantro in the refrigerator, so that is what I put in the […]

Simple No-Knead Homemade Bread Loaf Homemade bread! What’s not to like?  It is dangerous to  have around, especially if you are trying to cut down/out carbs. This is the perfect loaf  of bread to  make for 1 or 2 people, or for a family for one meal. This is an easy no-knead bread I make often in the […]

Apple BBQ Sauce Yesterday I made applesauce with no sugar.  It was good, but I decided I would like it a lot more if it had just a bit of extra sweetness. So I decided to make some Apple BBQ Sauce.  And make it lower sugar. Yes! We live in the Kansas City area, and bbq […]

How to Make Delicious Crockpot Applesauce We  bought some fruit trees about 3 years ago, and the apple trees have totally taken off this year. We have two – a honey crisp (yum) and some kind that is good for pies and applesauce – ugly looking apples, but good and rather tart.  What are you […]

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Growing up outside of Kansas City, you might think I lived in “farm country.”  Nope.  I lived in the suburbs.  635 people in my high school class.  I began to wonder what it would be like to live in a small town.  To make a long story short, I decided to go to college in […]

What to Do with All this Basil? Soooo, what does one do with so much basil, knowing that summer is winding down and it’s use it or lose it??? You got it. Make fresh basil pesto! Ahhhh, pesto. Yummy, earthy, nutty, and pretty healthy. When the kids were little I would occasionally make it for […]