Category Archives: cooking

Recipe: Winter Squash Risotto (with my apologies to Meggan)

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Laura

This winter squash risotto is amazingly good.  You might call it a “gateway risotto” because once you eat it, all of a sudden you’ll start making all kinds of risotto.  Although it requires a lot of stirring, it’s surprising easy … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cranbrosia, A Thanksgiving Tradition

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Laura

We make this every Thanksgiving in my family.  It’s my mother’s mother’s recipe and it’s OH so good.  Don’t let anyone tell you it belongs on the dessert table.  It is most assuredly a side dish! 🙂  And I know, … Continue reading →

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All Done With Canning and Freezing For The Year! Hooray! (and some numbers for you)

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Laura

This week saw one last big push (making applesauce) and now I think I’m done.  I’ve been asked a couple times about how much food we preserve for the winter and how I know how much to preserve.  I just … Continue reading →

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Birthday Dinners (all three of them!)

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Laura

Ellie, Nik, and I all celebrate our birthdays in a two-week span in late September/early October.  Nik and I don’t generally give many (or any) gifts to each other but we do love good food!  So our birthday dinners are … Continue reading →

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Mark’s First Foods (A Baby-Led Weaning List)

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Laura

Several people have asked me recently about what food exactly we feed Mark.  I haven’t blogged much (or at all) about Mark starting solid food.  I did with Ellie (you can find all those posts here) but somehow, so much … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Peach Salsa (make it quickly before all the ripe peaches are gone!)

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Laura

I know we’re almost to the end of peach season so if you can’t find any ripe peaches this summer, make sure to save this recipe for next summer.  It’s my favorite kind of salsa!  I look forward to peach … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t Exactly Mean to Order That Bushel of Peaches…

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Laura

…but I was a little lazy and forgot to change our order from the week before.  Oops! Several hours and lots of hot water later along with the help of a wonderful neighborhood grandmother (to occupy the children),we have 24 … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Mom’s Coffee Cake (easy enough to whip up on a weekend morning in time for breakfast!)

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Laura

Here’s another one of my mother’s recipes (just like the rhubarb crisp) and it’s a quick and easy recipe that’s delicious enough even for Christmas morning!  (Seriously, it’s what we had for Christmas morning, 2012!)  If I think far enough … Continue reading →

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Jam Making Party

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Laura

To my friends in Baltimore:  I’m planning on making strawberry jam next Saturday, June 8th, in the morning.  If you want to learn how to make strawberry jam (or any kind of jam for that matter) and/or if you want … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Mom’s Famous Rhubarb Crisp

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Laura

This rhubarb crisp is the reason that I just planted rhubarb this spring.  It’s so good that Mom would make a turkey roasting pan full of it for church potlucks and there still wouldn’t be any left by the end … Continue reading →

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