(With apologies to Gina at Home Joys, who also had granola bars on her mind and just posted a recipe for chocolate ones. View her recipe here.) ***** Confession: When it comes to granola bars, I like to pretend they are ENTIRELY HEALTHY. You know. And sort of ignore away the sauce ingredients, which in […]
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Every year about this time, Ryan and I bless the Lord Jesus for the man (or woman) who planted our blueberry bushes. It must have been thirty years ago at least; the bushes are taller than my head—about a dozen of them in a long row. Last year we harvested 13 gallons of berries. This
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So I have an idea and the idea that I have is this. Let’s each say what we cook All The Time… the booooring stuff. And if we want, let’s say what we do when we want to make it special. Because to somebody reading this blog, it won’t be boring, it’ll be delightfully fresh:
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Advice: If ever in doubt about summertime food, throw on some fresh fruit. It’s like the little black dress—always tasteful. Plus it’s more crazy gorgeous than anything you can possibly create. I love how Jesus unites such lush color and flavor and texture. You can layer fresh fruit atop cakes, cookies, cheesecakes, or salads. For use
3. Glazed Carrots Take some brown sugar (about 1/2 cup, loosely packed) and some cornstarch (1 T). Mix it with water, a small dash each of nutmeg and salt and a large dash of dried tarragon. Cook till thickened, stirring occasionally. Microwave works great! Pour over cooked carrots and heat till bubbly. Add broken walnuts
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Confession: My favorite projects are experiments that happen to turn out well. Today I tried two. I found that you can turn a worn out little girl’s dress into a clothespin keeper. I remember my mom having one similar to this, made when I was a girl. For this one, I cut off the hood
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Confession: My favorite food in the world is good bread with butter. But these days, the thing I love to eat is stir fry. I’m cooking it about once a week, and could eat it twice as often. I suspect that those of you who are groaning at the thought are thinking of overcooked broccoli
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