One glance down the cereal aisle at the grocery store, and you know that oatmeal is far from the most popular kid on the block. In fact, oatmeal accounts for a tiny percentage of foods consumed at breakfast. And that's really sad because oatmeal is versatile, delicious, inexpensive, and good for you. It costs far less per serving than a bowl of commercial cereal, is … [Read more...]
Antiquity Oaks hashbrown casserole
This casserole is great for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, and unlike so many recipes out there, this ecothrifty recipe is made without canned soup! 2 pounds of frozen hash browns or shredded potatoes 1 cup sour cream 3/4 cup whole milk (goat or cow) 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon dried minced onion 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon garlic … [Read more...]
Recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Pudding
We are entering that time of year when all common sense towards food starts to go out the window. But, you can have treats that don't send you into a sugar high, and this pudding is one of them. It has half as much sugar as most homemade puddings and much less than store-bought. Plus, you can pronounce all of the ingredients in this one! 3 cups milk 1 cup cooked pumpkin … [Read more...]
Recipe: Peanut butter chocolate chip muffins!
Last week I reviewed the book, Cooking With Coconut Flour by Bruce Fife, N.D., and I promised to give you one of the recipes this week, so here it is! All of the muffin recipes in the book make six muffins, and because I have a 12-muffin pan, I doubled this. I also made a couple of adjustments. I used 3 duck eggs instead of 6 chicken eggs, and I used 1/4 cup maple syrup as my … [Read more...]
The perfect recipe for fall: Caramel apple butter!
Whether you have your own apple trees or enjoy visiting local orchards during the fall, this is a great way to preserve the harvest to enjoy year-round! Not only is caramel apple butter great on toast, but it is also delicious mixed into a bowl of hot oatmeal on a cold winter morning! Caramel apple butter recipe Makes 6 half-pints (jelly jars) 8 pounds … [Read more...]
Cheese Recipe: Queso Blanco
This is a great cheese for beginners to try because it requires no special equipment or ingredients. It is a traditional Mexican cheese, and it does not melt, because it contains no rennet. We like to cube it, lightly brown it in oil, and serve it on pasta dishes with marinara sauce. You can also use it in Indian recipes that call for panir, and some people use it in … [Read more...]
Recipe: Creme Brûlée Pie
If your backyard hens have thrown themselves into full production mode, and you want a super delicious and FAST dessert, creme brûlée pie is the recipe for you. I included this one in Homegrown and Handmade, and because it was so fast to make, I often demonstrated this when doing TV talk shows to promote the book. It was no problem at all to get this mixed up and into the pie … [Read more...]
Recipe: Quick Spinach and Goat Cheese Quiche
Most people think of quiche as a complicated, time-consuming meal, but it is one of our favorite go-to meals when we're in a hurry. We also tend to eat a lot of them this time of year because we are drowning in eggs, as our hens are extra productive after their winter holiday from laying. What makes our spinach and goat cheese quiche recipe so quick and easy? No crust! This … [Read more...]
Pizza night!
My husband and I started making pizza from the time we were married, but there is a big difference between our pizza then and now! We used to buy the box of pizza mix, but after we started baking our own bread from scratch when our first child was still a baby, we realized that we could easily make our pizzas from scratch. As our children grew up, they gradually took over more … [Read more...]
Secrets of cooking with beans
Beans are a misunderstood and maligned food. They are perfectly wonderful once you know how to cook with them. Although they take a long time to cook, they require very little attention, which means they actually take very little of your time. The variety of dried beans is astonishing with dozens from which to choose. Some are strongly associated with various ethnic cuisines, … [Read more...]
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