Fall is the season of slow cookers, cozy sweatshirts, and football games. There is a unique twist on a classic recipe by using the popular adult beverage Not Your Father’s Root Beer for this pulled pork recipe. Toss it in the crock-pot to make a sweet and savory dish just right for serving at your next football party or drag your slow cooker down to the tailgating party. If you want, you can even freeze this recipe into smaller portions for quick and easy meals whenever you want. The alcohol in the root beer cooks out while leaving the meat so tender…
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The mulberries are almost in season again. We have several mulberry bushes to our property so we do not have to forage for them like we used to. These deep purple berries are filling the mulberry bushes and dropping to the ground. With the many benefits of mulberry, we don’t want to let them go to waste. Most are not ripe yet and well have a long way to go but we really wanted to add mulberry jam to our stash of home-canned jams for the kids while we had some downtime with the new baby and home remodels before the…
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Fall is the perfect time to pull out the cinnamon. If you are a fan of the cinnamon butter at Texas Roadhouse you will love this homemade copy cat version. I love to use this on pancakes, Belgium waffles, biscuits, and sweet potatoes. This is a fun and simple DIY that can add a bit of fun to meals adding an impressive touch when you have guests over. Making your own cinnamon butter is super easy and can be done with a few simple ingredients you already have in your house. For this one you can add just the amount…
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I can almost hear dad laughing at me and my tendency to worry about things way before they happen and look for every possible way to blunt the trauma. I always over-prepare for everything and then spend my time grateful that I did. He always rolled his eyes. Today as I rolled out pierogi dough with the kids I thought of all the times we did this with dad growing up while talking to him. I wish I could go back. Theseperogis remind me of him. You will notice that the recipe makes a batch much larger than any you…
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These Steakhouse Onion Chips make a killer snack or side dish for burgers, steak, or chicken. Tonight I whipped these up to use up our abundance of onions on the side of some really tender steak I cooked in the cast iron killer with onions, butter, and my favorite steakhouse seasoning for the perfect onion chip recipe. So we swung by the curbside pick up at the local farmers market today. We got there early thank goodness because they ended up with a line that went for miles by the time we left. We had run out of onions last…
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Fall is in full swing here already. The crisp cool air feels so good and has me in the mood for all things pumpkin and apple. One thing we like to make in the fall is quick breads like this chocolate chip pumpkin bread. Quick bread is easy to make and makes a great snack, dessert, or quick breakfast addition. This one tastes so good with fresh butter or homemade cinnamon butter. This pumpkin bread is the companion to these chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. The kids just love when we have fun treats around the house and I love when…