Over 100 made from scratch recipes ranging from old fashioned baked goods and meals to modern recipes featuring less sugar and gluten free options.
We also have recipes and tips for home food preservation. Methods include canning, dehydrating, freeze drying, infusions, ferments, homemade wines and more.
Mom’s zucchini bread recipe was a summer staple when I was growing up. I’ve tried quite a few different recipes over the years, and this is still my favorite. The recipe is quick and easy, and you can use fresh or frozen zucchini, or yellow squash. It makes two loaves, so you enjoy one now…
This chocolate zucchini cake recipe gets dressed up with easy to make whipped cream filling. It’s fancy enough for company, but simple enough to make any time you have extra zucchini. Our family loves this cake. It has a great texture – moist, but light (no zucchini bricks) – and is not too sweet.
These easy cherry preserves capture two classic flavor combinations – Chocolate cherry and cherry vanilla. You can use either recipe for topping yogurt or ice cream, waffles, pancakes, this no bake cheesecake – or you can eat them straight out of the jar. We’re using sweet cherries for these recipes. I like Bing cherries for…
What goes better with fresh strawberries than more strawberries? You can dress up this easy strawberry shortcake recipe by slicing and layering like I did in the photos, or serve it family style and let everyone help themselves. We have several You Pick strawberry farms in our area, so we always make time to go…
The first time I cooked up strawberry banana jam, Duncan stuck his head out of the loft and said, “That smells SO good!” And what goes better with a peanut butter and banana sandwich than more banana? We share a quick and easy recipe, plus answers to common jam questions – and links to more…