Unlike most pumpkin spice syrups, this one has enough pumpkin to leave you with the distinct flavor of fresh pumpkin pie. This easy syrup tops pancakes or can be used to make a pumpkin spice flavored coffee. Pumpkin is the iconic treat of fall and by having your own pumpkin pie spice syrup you can…
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Simple Cherry Jelly
It’s cherry season up here and my best friend made sure I knew beacuse the kids love cherries. So I had my husband grab a bunch on his trip to the fruit market and whipped up a batch of simple cherry jelly to stock in the pantry for winter. I made sure to set a…
Gift Ideas for People that Love to Cook
Monkey is the little chef in the house. We embrace her love of food and cooking and encourage her to experiment. With her birthday fast approaching, I have been looking for some great gift ideas for food lovers. We found some great ideas from books to ingredients she doesn’t normally have the chance to work with. Food lovers are one…
How To: Make Apple Cider Vinegar
We are all about reducing the amount of waste in our home. As fall rolls through we use a lot of apples and when baking and making homemade applesauce and such the peels and cores would normally end up in the trash. That is what made us decide to make apple cider vinegar ourselves. The…
Sweet Tea Recipes
Anyone that knows me will tell you I love sweet tea. It was my favorite part of living down south. Now I am home when I ask for sweet tea all I get is “we have ice tea and sugar packets…” Any sweet tea fan will tell you that is a no. Sweet tea goes…
Sweet and Zesty Garlic Barbecue Sauce
With the heat, we have been cooking outside a lot to feed our family without heating up the house. You won’t hear my husband complaining one bit. I have the grill prepped and ready and everything set up so he can toss the food on and do his thing. The past few days we have been…
Amazing Barbecue Sauce Recipes
There’s nothing like an amazing Barbecue dish off the grill on a hot summer day. Just last night we made barbecue chicken. I may have enjoyed the leftovers for lunch today. We are making ribs out on the grill with my husband’s favorite sauce and the kids couldn’t be happier. Making your own barbecue sauce is super…
Summer Cooking Without Heating the House
The summer heat can be oppressive. I find it is a big help in saving money and sanity by thinking through cooking to make what we need without overheating the house. Cooking can lead to a high cooling bill but you can’t really go three months without cooking. The good news is you have options…
DIY Lunchables: No Cook Summer Lunch
We don’t have air conditioning so we have to be more thoughtful to help keep the house cool in the summer. When summer heat rolls in I focus on cooking without heating the house up which for us means lunches are more often than not uncooked. Sandwiches get boring fast unless you are a peanut…
Easy Soda Pop Cupcakes
This year is a big one for our family. Just this weekend we spent hours whittling away at the property and looking at where we plan to expand it. The baby is gaining independence and with it, I am gaining time to bring our goals to fruition. This year is our ten year anniversary and…