Cookies are one of the most widely searched recipes on my blog. Unfortunately, cookie-disasters are one of the most messaged questions in my inbox too. I’m going to shed light on a…
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Apples are ripe for the picking, and I have done exactly that this week. I’ve messed around with some different combinations of apples and used an apple that I NEVER would have…
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I have a confession. I’ve never made peach pie. Why? Mom always made it, so I never had to. The other day, peaches were on super-sale and passed the ‘sniff test’ (*I will…
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I’m sure you’ve heard of “Texas Sheet Cake” before, and it is likely one of those nostalgic desserts you grew up eating. What I don’t understand is how on Earth people gave…
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Over the weekend we had the privilege of hosting one of the great influences in my husband’s life, Al Christian. Al ran the Swine Teaching Farm at Iowa State University for over…
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Today I’m SO excited to be on “The Big Show” (for those of you not around my neck of the woods, that’s our local AM-Farm Show on 1040AM: WHO Radio). As you…
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“We must have pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of pie.” – David Mamet | I had the privilege of hosting some of the North Iowa Bloggers in my home for…
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The recipe for Butter Dips is one of the most coveted family recipes that I’ve gained in my recipe book in the last year. These delightful tender biscuit like fingers go with virtually…
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This cookie recipe is one that I’ve always kept my eye on in the first baking book I received for my birthday a few years ago. It is still the best baking book…
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This is the favorite ‘seasonal’ cookie in my trusty recipe book. These soft, rich cookies, flavored with molasses, ground ginger, and cinnamon are surely going to be a family favorite of yours. …
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This weekend, my Dad had a birthday and I have made it tradition to bake birthday cakes myself. I don’t bake cakes often (birthdays only, usually), so when I do… I want…
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Perfect caramel sauce is hard to come by. This sauce is wonderful for dipping apples, or for making a caramel apple sundaes. It comes together easily and pretty quickly too! Candy thermometers need…
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Here’s a fine way to indulge a bit and get some savory with your sweet. Double Bacon Caramel Sundaes are aptly named because there is a shot of bacon in the caramel…
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Caramel Pecan Sticky Rolls: With the earnings of this winning recipe, I bought a show pig. “Cinnamon” (the mythical female pig) was on my mind for a long time after I’d banked some…
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If you are a member of my family or have ever ridden along during harvest, you know about Tractor Trail Mix. I’m not usually one to post recipes that are THIS STINKIN’…