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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
View ArticleFreezer 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...
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Here are some of the ideas I’m considering to put up for when baby comes. A lot of it will be determined by space in the freezer as we just downsized to a much smaller one. I’m also thinking to just...
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Apple pie
On Monday, I made an apple pie. It looked all right and tasted pretty good. The crust was a complete flop though. I tried a new recipe from Allrecipes.com – just searched for pie crust and selected...
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YUCK!
I was washing dishes last night and happened to read the lid of this cookie dough container. Look closely. Shelf life: Frozen: 1 year Refrigerated: 6 months Room temperature: 21 days 21 DAYS? What is...
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Random updates
The garden has been going crazy. A friend from church came over last week to help me can tomatoes – we got 24 1/2 quarts canned that day. That was a very tiring day but I’m SO thankful for everything...
View ArticlePumpkin spice muffins
Esther helped me make pumpkin spice muffins tonight. I’ve been craving pumpkin spice, so stopped at the store to try a new gluten free flour to make something. I bought the Krusteaz brand, since they...
View ArticleDelicious!
The pumpkin muffins were great! I’m so incredibly pleased. The flour seems to make a slightly denser muffin than the wheat flour I usually use. I also ran out of baking powder making them and dumped...
View ArticleBuckwheat Buns
Lately I’ve been diving back into gluten free baking. I want to be able to make a good sandwich bread that’s gluten free and tastes good. I joined a few different gluten free baking groups on Facebook,...
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Gluten free baking
I’ve been enjoying trying new gluten free bread recipes lately. There are several bread baking groups on Facebook. After reading through some of them, I learned of the book The sourdough starter I made...
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Gluten Free Sourdough Bread
Now that my sourdough starter has gotten stronger, I decided to try the Sourdough Boules from the Cannelle et Vanille Bakes Simple book by Aran Goyoaga. The first time I made the recipe, I followed...
View ArticleGluten Free Sourdough Bread
Gluten free sourdough bread doesn’t have to be tiny…..just saying. My kitchen smells amazing. Made with buckwheat flour (grown right here in the St. John Valley!), sorghum, brown rice, tapioca, and...
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Gluten Free Rolls
I’ve been trying a variety of different recipes for gluten free bread. I have a sourdough recipe that I love and make a lot, but I’ve been wanting something lighter and more like regular yeast rolls....
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Dealing with IBS
About a year ago, I was diagnosed with extremely severe IBS. My GI doctor referred me to a nutritionist, and I began a very thorough elimination diet. While I’d heard of Low FODMAP before, I wasn’t...
View Article20 pounds of green coffee beans
Our first 20 pound bag of green coffee beans arrived today! We’ve been roasting our own coffee since August. We originally started trying to find a coffee that didn’t hurt my stomach. As we continued,...
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Sourdough Bread: Feeding the Starter
Tuesdays are sourdough days in our bakery. I take preorders over the weekend weekend and customers pick up their bread on Tuesdays when it’s ready. Today I am prepping dough for 7 loaves. Let me start...
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