Stretch Your Dollars Gardeners aren’t cheap. We’re thrifty! If not by choice, then by necessity. We find creative ways to give new life to throwaways and sniff out freebies wherever they may be found. Buying plants, soil amendments, tools and all of the other accouterments of our chosen occupation can get quite expensive if we… Read More
Homemade Fresh Bread I know homemade fresh bread is the last thing on your radar as you prepare your Thanksgiving feast. Trust me, I am not master baker. But, this is my go to bread recipe that I make often. It’s easy to tweak and the best part is that most of the work is… Read More
The Preferred Baked Potato of the Swedes Hasselback…not Hasselhoff. The potato dish was not named after the former Knight Rider turned Baywatch life guard heartthrob. This method of preparing potatoes gets its name from a Swedish restaurant called Hasselbacken in Stockholm, where it was first served. It is a simple dish prepared with the simplest… Read More
Battered Fried Apple Goodness We had our first freeze this past weekend. I don’t know about you, but cold weather always puts me in the mood for something sweet, hearty and warm! I was out grocery shopping and walked past a display of hard cider. This got my foodie mind churning. I love beer bread,… Read More
Not Pumpkin Bread time yet! The great pumpkin invasion has begun. Pumpkins are all over Pinterest: in recipes, wreaths, planters, jack-o-laterns! Here in the deep south, it’s hard for me to get excited about fall when it’s still in the 90’s. In fact, the extended weather forecast shows the hot, humid weather will continue well… Read More