It’s Thanksgiving Dinner, your turkey is roasted to perfection and you’ve got a house full of guests. Maybe it’s a nice weekend meal and everyone is sitting down for a tasty meatloaf dinner together for once. Or it’s a busy weeknight and you’ve got to quickly reinvent last night’s leftover chicken into something tasty and… Keep Reading
Cranberry Conserve ~ A Canning for Thanksgiving Recipe
Thanksgiving is right around the corner (closely followed by Christmas, but shhhhh. . . we don’t even want to think about that yet!). It’s time to start planning your holiday meal! Since Walmart is your one stop shopping destination for everything you could want for a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner, they asked me to share a… Keep Reading
Boiled Cider ( Apple Molasses )
Have you ever heard of Boiled Cider? Also known as Apple Molasses, this is an old, old New England specialty that was used in place of sugar, honey and molasses back in the days when such things were costly and hard to come by. The boiled cider would keep in a cool environment such as… Keep Reading
Bruschetta in a Jar
Canning and preserving your own food has really been regaining popularity in the last few years. Regular readers know I really love to can and have shared many recipes over the years like my Dilly Pickled Green Beans, Wonderful Salsa, Dutch Apple Pie Jam, Cherry Lime Syrup, Tipsy Strawberry Preserves, Old Fashioned Pickled Peaches, Blood Orange Marmalade and… Keep Reading
Midwest Steak Seasoning Recipe (and the new Infared Charbroil Grill!)
Summer and grilling go together like peanut butter and jelly. Like peas and carrots. Like Ernie and Bert. . . well, you get the idea! So I’ve been doing a lot of grilling this summer–and lately I’ve been doing it on the new Char-Broil Performance TRU-Infrared grill that Walmart and the folks at Char-Broil sent… Keep Reading
Homemade Buttermilk Ranch with Gourmet Garden
How would you like to get a package like this in the mail? That’s right, Walmart and Gourmet Garden sent me their entire line of herbs to play with! Aren’t they pretty? So what are Gourmet Garden herbs? Well they are the solution to the problem of keeping fresh (and organic!) herbs on hand without having them… Keep Reading
Cherry Lime Syrup Recipe
Every month has it’s fruit, and for June it’s Cherries and Blueberries. Ok, so in Upstate NY it will be a while before either of these luscious fruits is ready for the picking (dang northern weather)–but it retail land, cherries and blueberries are filling the display cases at their low “in season” prices. I’m just… Keep Reading
Tipsy Strawberry Preserves
Strawberry season is here! While I won’t be able to hit up the “pick your own” places here in Upstate NY for several more weeks, delicious strawberries from warmer climates are all over the place at my local Walmart-and at great “in season” prices too. To celebrate the start of their big “Strawberry Season”, and… Keep Reading
Wonderful Salsa Recipe
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and although as far as I know I don’t have a speck of Mexican blood in me I do like an excuse to cook a thematic Mexican meal! And to me (and I would hazard to guess most Americans) the first food that comes to mind when… Keep Reading
Walmart’s Citrus Celebrations (with Blood Orange Marmalade Recipe)
It’s a “Citrus Celebration” at Walmart! This time of year it might be bitter and cold here in Upstate New York, but it’s citrus harvest time in the steamy south. And you can tell when you hit the stores. There is fresh citrus EVERYWHERE: Now I love oranges, grapefruits and clementines as much as the… Keep Reading
