Tag: homemade
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Banana Bread
I have a bunch of “Monkeys” around here… They tend to eat up my bananas before I get the chance to bake with them… But every once in a while a couple bananas are left hanging on the banana tree… So of course I have to put them to work!! I found this recipe a…
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Homemade Beef and Cheese Piroshki
The Evergreen State Fair is in our little home town of Monroe, Washington and it rolls around every year the end of August. Growing up we would attend it every year at least once… maybe twice and at age 13 I started working at it… I would bust my butt for 2 weeks straight pulling…
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Soft and Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
We love a good cookie around here… I’m always keeping our cookie jar stocked! I use to make oatmeal cookies and they would stick to the pan, be flat and hard as a rock! Not this recipe… they turn out soft and the oatmeal keeps them chewy! Try them out the next time your thinking…
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Macaroni Kid Cherry Valley Article
This is my second month of contributing to Macaroni Kid Cherry Valley… I just love being able to connect with other local families in our community. I choose to speak about my all time favorite bread recipe Amish White Bread… Here’s what I had to say… As a Mother of 4 I use to find…
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Beer Battered Fish and Chips
As you may know we live in the Greater Northwest about an hour North East from Seattle WA. The weekend of Easter my Husband was invited to go out on a fishing charter with a group of guys. The fishing charter was heading out of Neah Bay located out on the peninsula connecting the Pacific…
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Mom’s Snickerdoodles
As far back as I can remember growing up my Mom use to make these cookies … They are actually my Dad’s favorite cookie so I think that’s why I remember them being made so often! I invited my parents down for dinner the other night… made my Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings and followed it up…
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Rhubarb Apple Cake
I grow our own Rhubarb… and this year it seems to be a little early… kinda caught me off guard 😉 But what’s a girl to do when things are growing out in the garden?? She bakes with them!! I bake with my Rhubarb all summer long into fall and I usually like to combine…
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Ham Bone and Potato Soup
We went to a big family and friends Easter this year… I was in charge of the rolls… But I left with the ham bone 🙂 !!! There was actually two hams that were cooked for our big feast… and the host graciously offered them up! This is a first for me… I’ve actually never made…
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Sweet Sticky and Spicy Chicken
I’ve been a huge fan of All Recipes for many years now… And I get their daily emails of recipes to try… Usually nothing really excites me too much… But I saw this recipe come across and had to try it out! (I made a couple slight changes from their recipe… but used everything they suggested)…
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Homemade Dinner Rolls
There is nothing like having dinner rolls made from scratch… It feels like a special treat every time I make these! They have become a thing of the past with everyone’s high paced over booked daily schedules… But there is no compare from store bought, frozen or pre-package tubes rolls. These may take some time…