I have a weakness for soft pretzels but not for paying for them. How a pretzel can be worth $1 to $3 is beyond me (yet this is the same lady who will pay $4 for a latte .... so you never know). Lately I have craved them so I got to work. But lest… Continue reading My Quest to Make Soft Pretzels
Category: My Mother’s Kitchen
Canning Honey Spiced Pears
A couple of weeks ago I found out had won a $100 prize in a drawing that Snikiddy Snacks had hosted, for those filling out a survey they sent in an email. Yeah, those "Take Our Survey!!!!" sometimes do pay off. It came in the form of a pre-paid American Express card delivered by FedEx. After… Continue reading Canning Honey Spiced Pears
Summertime Canning: Strawberry Honey Jam & Lemon Curd
After my Mom passed away 6 years ago I took with me one lonely box of old recipes and some of them I have transcribed here under "My Mother's Kitchen". My Mom's Lemon Curd though I couldn't find. But then as I unpacked a random box of books last weekend the recipe card fell out.… Continue reading Summertime Canning: Strawberry Honey Jam & Lemon Curd
From My Mother’s Kitchen: Oatmeal Crispies
Another recipe from the "Red Plaid Cookbook" but this time it is from the older version, Better Homes & Gardens New Cook Book (1953 Edition). My Mom had both the 1953 and the 1968 versions in her kitchen when I was growing up. Her 1953 was falling apart, pages missing. We didn't use it as… Continue reading From My Mother’s Kitchen: Oatmeal Crispies