Hi – my name is Donalyn Ketchum and like Jenn, I live in Upstate NY. When Jenn asked for guest bloggers while she is away next week and I knew this recipe would be a natural for her site. It is easy first of all – perfect for beginner cooks and great fun to do… Keep Reading

I’m so excited that I am writing a guest post for Jenn. Hi, everyone! Ahem. Right. Down to the business at hand. When I volunteered a guest post, I knew that my topic should be geared to frugality and thriftiness, so I considered my frugal habits. I must admit, I’m not always the most frugal… Keep Reading

Scalloped Tomatoes were a side dish I had never heard of until my sweet mother in law served it to us one day several years ago. She seemed quite surprised that I had never heard of or tasted it. For some reason I always assumed that “scalloped” meant in a cheesy creamy sauce, like when… Keep Reading

Last week I published a recipe for a quick and easy homemade “Biscuit Mix” that I use. The post was immediately followed by a flurry of requests for the “rest” of the recipe-i.e. how to use it to make biscuits. Well I have a very embarrassing admission to make. I don’t HAVE a way to… Keep Reading

I get a great thrill out of making things at home that other folks buy. Yeah, I know. I’m just weird that way. I usually make my biscuits from scratch, but occasionally run into recipes (like Impossible cheeseburger Pie) that require “biscuit mix”. So here is a quick, easy & inexpensive Bisquick substitute! Homemade Biscuit/Pancake… Keep Reading

Yankee Bill’s paternal grandmother-Lila-was by all accounts a fantastic cook. Although I never met her (she passed before we even started dating) I feel as though I know her a little bit through some of the recipes she left behind, and the stories that the family tells. Not only was she a fabulous cook, but… Keep Reading

Photo by Offenburg Mmmmm. One of the things that I loved about being stationed in Germany for 3 years was the food. Yankee Bill and I both developed a taste for several of the local specialties, to include the classic German Schnitzel. Since returning to the states (Has it really been over 10 years???) I… Keep Reading

Sometimes I forget about this recipe for long periods of time. Then when I remember and start making it they are so good that I wonder why the heck I forgot about them! This happened to me just recently when I decided to make them with my venison steak dinner for yesterday. The only problem… Keep Reading

This fall I took the last of my green bean harvest and made them into Dilly Pickled Green Beans. It was a leap of faith-I had never tasted them before, and here I was making 10 jars! What if I didn’t like them (which has happened to me before with new jams). At least with… Keep Reading