For a couple of days now, I’ve been craving a taste of home, and more specifically, a sweet baked treat we knew as a Gob. Now you may know it by the more common name of Whoopie Pie, but back where I grew up in western PA we called them Gobs. And although there are…
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Autumn Butternut Squash Salad
I’ve been busy this past week working on my Thanksgiving menu. I typically have the usual Thanksgiving staples on the menu – turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, etc. – but I also like to change it up a little every year with some different sides and desserts. One thing I always try to include is some…
DIY Fall Lantern
The wheel of the year turns, and we now find ourselves smack-dab in the middle of fall. And while each season comes with its own joys and challenges, the approaching colder months can be especially trying. Don’t get me wrong – I love the cooler weather of fall, and it’s riotously bright colors. I…
Chicken Schnitzel with Mushroom Cider Gravy
It’s that time of year again! Time to break out all of the comfort food recipes! Around here, we’ve finally been feeling sweet relief from the blazing summer heat, and are in full fall swing, enjoying as many activities as we can before the snow and blustery cold makes its way to these mountains. We…
The Easiest Homemade Apple Butter
Every year about this time, I make a nice big batch of homemade apple butter. My goal is to have enough jars in my pantry to last me well through fall and winter. It’s delicious on biscuits and toast, of course, but apple butter is also perfect in holiday appetizers, in pumpkin pie, in cheesecake,…
Stuffed Cabbage Soup
Among the vegetables I grow in my fall garden, I would have a hard time choosing a favorite. But if for some unfathomable reason I absolutely had to choose one favorite fall vegetable, it would be the cabbage. I love them all – green, red, savoy, napa, bok choy. But I sometimes feel like the…
Easy Homemade Wood Stain
We are a household of makers. That is to say, we do a lot of DIY and crafts around here. And while I have a general love of all things making and crafting, my husband’s passion is for woodworking – the result of this partnership being that we have a whole lot of handmade and…
Chicken Corn Soup with Rivels
Sometimes you just need some simple, nourishing comfort food. Nothing fancy, just no-frills, down-home cooking. Well here it is. This recipe is my take on an old-fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch recipe for Chicken Corn Soup with Rivels. Now, for those folks who haven’t heard of a rivel, it’s just a rustic dumpling or noodle, similar to…
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
I am a big fan of recipes for simple, frugal, homemade food (even more so when it allows me to use some of the half-ton of zucchini I seem to have on my counter at the end of every summer!) This Double Chocolate Zucchini bread is one of those beloved recipes – frugal, homey, comforting…
Dehydrated Tomatoes and Tomato Powder
This time of year the hum of the dehydrator is an almost constant in our house. The soothing white noise gives me a feeling of contentment, knowing that my garden goodies are being preserved (it seriously makes me sad to waste any of my hard-earned fruits and vegetables!) At the moment, my dehydrating project is…
Italian-Style Stuffed Peppers in the Slow Cooker
I’ve never been much of a slow cooker kinda gal, always preferring instead to use my cast iron Dutch ovens to do my slow cooking (there’s nothing like the slow heat of a heavy, enameled Dutch oven to concentrate flavors and make everything in it meltingly tender.) Of late, however, I’ve found myself occasionally drawn…
Sausage and Potato Skillet with Zucchini, Corn & Basil
I confess I love potatoes. Boiled, mashed, baked, stuffed, stewed, or fried – I could eat ‘em any night of the week (and often do). They are just perfectly versatile. I mean, the humble spud is a frugal ingredient, to be sure – perfect for a simple supper of potato soup and a loaf of…