Recipes
Canning Squash
The gentleman giving the tour at Frey’s was nice enough to give us some produce. Most of us took watermelons, but since Matt doesn’t eat them, I stole Marybeth’s idea and took squash. I ended up with 5 butternut squash and as many acorn squash. I haven’t done anything with the acorn squash yet, but…
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Decided to make a peach pie today. Well, I actually decided to make a peach pie last weekend, I finially got around to it tonight. I haven’t gotten to eat it yet, I’m waiting for it to cool enough to eat, but it smells really good.
Read MoreCherry Pineapple Dump Cake
Matt went to Boonville for the weekend. He makes cherry pineapple dump cake every year. It’s really quite good, if you like pineapple.
Read MoreGinger Squash Muffins
It’s time to bake for the fair. Open class exhibits have to be turned in on Saturday morning, and I don’t think I’ll have time to bake anything tomorrow night, since I’m working the queen contest with Dave. I got a photo printed off for the photography contest and I made some quick bread tonight. …
Read MoreMaple Glazed Chicken
This recipe for Maple Glazed Chicken came from the Disney Family Cookbook. It’s one of my favorite ways to have chicken, assuming I get the chicken cooked thoroughly. That seems to be my biggest problem. I guess I really should follow instructions and only use fully thawed chicken (meaning defrosting the chicken in the microwave…
Read MoreBanana Oatmeal Cookies
This is a cookie recipe that I got from my grandmother. They are a great way to use over-ripe bananas, and they’re so good I’ve been known to “waste” bananas so I can make them. Ingredients 1 1/2 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1/2 t baking soda 1 t salt 1/4 t nutmeg 3/4 t…
Read MoreFresh Blueberry Muffins
Since I went and picked fresh blueberries on Saturday morning, I decided to make some homemade blueberry muffins. I decided to freeze the blueberries first, in hopes that they would hold up better in the muffins. They just came out of the oven. I’m going to have them for breakfast, but have no intention of…
Read MoreMiniature Melt-a-Ways
This is one of those great recipes that starts with a cake mix, cutting the prep time in half. Dipping the miniature cakes can be a bit messy, but it’s well worth it. Ingredients 1 box yellow cake mix 3 eggs 1/3 cup oil 1 1/4 cup water or unsweetened juice 1 (16 oz..) pkg…
Read MoreOatmeal Cinnamon Chip Cookies
Oatmeal Cinnnamon Chip Cookies are one of my favorite dessert foods in the fall. They have a great warm flavor that cuts thru the first of the autumn chill, of course they are good about any time of year. I’m actually thinking about making some for open class at the fair.
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