Category Archives: From my kitchen

This and that

  After a weekend full of hiking and trips to the playground and ice cream cones, we are launching headfirst into a busy week.  The three older kids start swim lessons, my folks come to visit, and summer is in … Continue reading

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Gratitude

  Joining Taryn of WoolyMossRoots for her Gratitude Sunday: -Very glad to have a little free time to return to blogging, and catch up on some of my favorite blogs. -And grateful to return to some much-beloved routines and habits … Continue reading

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Making Butter

I made a bit batch of beef stew for dinner this weekend – enough to last for two meals.  We rarely eat beef or pork (other than a small amount of ham or bacon to flavor veggie dishes), so it … Continue reading

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Applesauce

Joining with Amanda for her weekly This Moment post. Here’s my recipe, which makes 4-5 quarts finished sauce: Brown-sugar Applesauce Enough apples, washed, cored and cut into eighths, to fill an 8-quart pot heaping full.  (I used about 24 med-large … Continue reading

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Nature Play and a Lunch Recipe

The past two mornings, the kids and I have worked on harvesting the end-of-summer lavender, which we will use for winter craft projects.  (More on that next time). The lavender plants are all in the front yard, which is unfenced, … Continue reading

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Elderberry Syrup Recipe

Yesterday evening, while pulling weeds, I discovered several hands of elderberries that had been overlooked by volunteers.  They were far back in the shade, and just now ripening, weeks after the rest had been picked. The mini-harvest yielded just enough … Continue reading

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Bea’s Favorite Quick Bread

The neighborhood school is off today, so my 3 older kids are out with the neighbor boys, running amok.   In about an hour, a hungry horde of 9 or 10 ravenous children will descend on my house, so when they … Continue reading

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Hard-cooked Eggs

Hard-boiled eggs that aren’t actually boiled?  There’s no water involved?  I think the proper term is “hard-baked eggs”.   A few versions of the recipe have been making the rounds on Pinterest for a while.  I remember my grandfather doing something … Continue reading

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Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

This post originally published in  October 2009.  I’m baking a raspberry batch for homeschool co-op and a peach butter batch for the neighborhood kids/my kids today.  I make this recipe several times a month, even for breakfast, and the recipe … Continue reading

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Oatmeal-Honey-Molasses Bread

I let the kids sleep in, and worked on tidying up a bit since the neighbor boys are coming over this morning for a play date (Bend-a-roos and Playmobils and sofa-cushion forts are on the agenda, according to the girls).  … Continue reading

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