Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
This recipe was a happy little accident. With the holidays fast approaching and cookie baking time at hand, I started gathering my baking ingredients. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find one: butterscotch baking chips.
When we sit down at our farmhouse table to enjoy a meal featuring Crispy Pulled Pork or Beer and Brown Sugar Braised Pork, I can count on someone to ask if there will be enough pork to make hash for dinner the next evening. I Read More
If you’re looking for a new twist on cranberries to add to your Thanksgiving feast, this simple and flavorful cranberry spread is ready for the job. It comes together quickly and tastes delicious with freshly carved turkey or spread on the leftover turkey sandwich the next day.
This is a simple kitchen counter cake, the kind grandma might have made to entice you to stay a bit longer when you stopped by for a visit. She knew the power of a simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake. I do too.
Bring on the sprinkles, because you’re going to want to stop what you’re doing, head to the kitchen, and bake a pan of these simple and scrumptious Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars. They’re so much easier to make than a batch of individually frosted sugar cookies. Yet they absolutely deliver on that soft, tender frosted sugar cookie taste.
An old fashioned sour cream donut is right up near the top of my list of favorite breakfast items. Bake them up for a simple and delicious treat and top them with chocolate icing and plenty of sprinkles!
The summer of ice cream continues here at the farmhouse. If you remember the No Churn Sweet Cream Ice Cream I shared with you earlier this month, you already know that I have been making all sorts of ice cream recipes this summer. You also Read More
This serrated peeler makes quick and clean work of removing the skin from tender fruits like tomatoes, peaches, and pears.
Once you learn how to make ice cream without an ice cream maker, you can make unlimited flavors of homemade ice cream. Grab a bowl and a whisk and get ready to make something delicious!
When I shared the recipe for Baked Chocolate Glazed Donuts last week, I promised that this recipe for Baked Blueberry Glazed Donuts would follow closely behind. A promise is a promise, so I am happy to share this equally delicious blueberry donut recipe with you Read More
For almost a year now I had been tinkering with a recipe for baked donuts. Most of them weren’t worth making a second time in spite of some of them looking beautiful. They didn’t taste like donuts at all. Sure, they were round with a Read More
In the life cycle of raising mint in the garden, there are a few moments when a gardener can say “I have a little mint” with a straight face. Far as I can tell, those minutes occur just after planting the mint in your garden. Read More