Apple Pie Jam is a favorite for fall and winter. The jam is not too sweet but has lots of great taste! One of the benefits of having an abundance of a particular veggie or fruit is that you feel a bit more comfortable experimenting with recipes. Not meaning to sound wasteful but if I am staring at two bushels of apples that have been gifted to me by my generous son, I feel a bit of freedom to express myself with the abundance. So after making gallons of applesauce, jars of pie … [Read more...]
Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread will be your new favorite once you try this recipe. I went searching for a recipe to make this deliciousness and of course found several. Ok, really, I found thousands,maybe millions of different recipes using these key ingredients. But I chose one from the 2005 edition of Taste of Home Annual Recipes and adapted it to what I had on hand and our tastes. It's funny, I love nuts, and I love bread and brownies, but I do not like nuts in my baked goods. So … [Read more...]
Low Sugar Muffins You Can Bake Today
Are you looking for low sugar muffins to serve your family? I was because baking is fun for me. Not only do I love baked goods, I love whipping up something yummy for my family. Most muffin mixes and recipes are loaded with sugar! I used to love the packaged muffin mixes, you know the just add this and that and mix it up kind. That is until I started to change our family to more clean eating habits. To me clean eating does not mean we can?t enjoy tasty treats … [Read more...]
3 Breads I No Longer Buy at the Store
Bagels, hamburger rolls and french bread are three breads I no longer buy at the store, unless I am feeling lazy. The hardest one of these for me to overcome mentally was making bagels at home. I just could not see how these could be as delicious as a bagel shop's bagels. Let me tell you how wrong I was! The hamburger rolls are literally the best ever. It's hard to not eat them all plain with butter as they come from the oven. French bread is something I learned to make early in my life. It is … [Read more...]
How to Make Chocolate Mint Extract
There are other ways to make chocolate mint extract. This version was inspired by the actual chocolate mint variety I planted in the herb garden. This year, the best part of my garden turned out to be the herbs I planted in containers on my deck. Late Spring and Early Summer showers and rains storms created strong, lush green plants. I have never had such a happy looking herb garden. The first time I harvested the herbs, I was slightly overwhelmed with how much I had to … [Read more...]
