Category Archives: Cooking

Strawberry Picking

We made our 3rd annual trek to Blaser’s Acres to pick strawberries on June 19th this year.  Last year we got there at the end of the season and the selection was not good.  This year we timed it just … Continue reading

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April Fool’s Dinner

At nearly the last minute, I decided it would be fun to make a silly dinner Thursday night in honor of April Fool’s Day.  My friend Shelly had shared the funny foods she made for her kids last year and … Continue reading

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Cake Fun!

I’ve meant to post this forever and finally getting to it now.  Just wanted to share pictures of the themed birthday cakes I made last year for the kids.  For Emily’s birthday in August we went with a horse theme.  … Continue reading

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Apple Strudel Muffins

Made these muffins today and they are SO good!  I got the recipe from allrecipes.com, my favorite recipe source, but changed it a bit based on reviewer comments.  This recipe is definitely a keeper!  Enjoy! Apple Strudel Muffins 2 c. … Continue reading

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Oven Pancake Recipe

As requested, here is the recipe for the oven pancake from my last post.  I didn’t have any raisins on hand, so I just increased the apples to 1.5, and I also used margarine instead of butter.  I also skipped … Continue reading

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A New Love of Cooking

I’ve fallen in love with cooking again.  I used to love trying new recipes and making fancy dinners for my husband, but now I’m falling in love with good old-fashioned baking, canning and cooking w/ fresh produce. This summer we … Continue reading

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Baking Day Results

I had a very productive baking day this week.  I made the strawberry bread, carrot muffins and two batches of mini banana muffins.  I didn’t get around to making the cookies though, so I’ll try to do those today.  I … Continue reading

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Baking Day plans for 4/23

Tomorrow I’m hoping to have a BIG baking day.  The carrot muffins were a big hit.  I still have more carrots and extra frosting, so I think I’ll make another batch of those.  I’ll also be making strawberry bread w/ … Continue reading

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Friendship bread

Have you ever heard of Amish Friendship Bread?  Until a few months ago, I hadn’t.  I overheard someone mention it at preschool one day, and then saw someone passing out starters at a GBAMOM meeting shortly after that.  When I … Continue reading

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The Return of Baking Day

I finally got to devote an afternoon to baking again.  I’ve been baking sporadically for the past month or two; a breakfast bread here, some muffins there, but nothing too special or time-consuming.  Today, I felt inspired to do something … Continue reading

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