by Susan | Jul 21, 2013 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
I have a new favorite Sunday morning muffin recipe. It make six large muffins – or muffin tops – my favorite way of making muffins. The basic recipe is the same and you can swap out the fruit based on what you have in the fridge. This morning it was...
by Susan | Jul 16, 2013 | In the Kitchen
Yesterday, after I tossed radish leaves in the yard for the chickens, I wondered if radish leaves were edible for humans. They’re good enough for chickens, right? A quick Google search and yes, they are edible. One of the recipes I found was a pesto made from...
by Susan | Jun 8, 2013 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
Artichoke hearts are one of my favorite pizza toppings. I was intrigued when during a recent window shopping visit to Williams-Sonoma, I discovered Artichoke & Garlic Pizza Sauce. I couldn’t justify $13 a jar for pizza sauce, so the past three Saturdays...
by Susan | Apr 25, 2013 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
Making Chicken Corn Chowder is one of my favorite ways to use leftover chicken. It’s quick to put together and it’s filling enough to serve as a meal for Paul along with a salad. In this instance, I was feeling a bit corny and introduced Hannah to corn...
by Susan | Jan 11, 2013 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
I used to purchase chicken breasts or the occasional roaster chicken from the grocery. Now that we raise our own chickens and turkeys for meat, I find that my freezer is full of leg quarters. Not being a big fan of drumsticks or thighs, this creates a bit of a dilemma...
by Susan | Dec 1, 2012 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
There’s nothing better than warm bread, fresh out of the oven on cold day. Well, on any day. Hannah prefers white bread, but I really don’t enjoy wimpy white bread from the store. After some trial and error, I’ve fine-tuned a white bread recipe that...
by Susan | Aug 14, 2011 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
I experiment with pizza dough like some women experiment with nail polish colors. We have homemade pizza once a week, usually on the weekend. We make our own, not because we don’t have choices, but because we like ours better. After years of experimenting,...
by Susan | Jul 23, 2010 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
Some years ago, when Paul was attending a cardio-rehab program, he sampled a healthy low carb snack of cucumber salsa served with pita chips. Over the years we played with recreating it, but our attempts always fell short of the original. This week, with our first...
by Susan | Jun 5, 2010 | In the Kitchen, Recipes
It’s a gloomy day here in Milbridge, Maine. When I asked what folks wanted for breakfast, Hannah called for blueberry muffins because they were perfect for a rainy day. Comfort food. So our favorite blueberry muffins have been dubbed “Rainy Day Blueberry...
