Category Archives: Recipes

Applesauce – How to Make it, How to Can it

September is here and since my favorite season is Autumn, I couldn’t wait to make cinnamon applesauce! Here’s how you can too! Ingredients (and equipment): * Bushel of apples (I got mine from our local farmer’s market – there are a few trees in the back that they don’t spray with pesticides…I can get these [...]

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Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies

Gluten free…oatmeal…and cookies. That’s right, you read correct. How? I really don’t know, since not all oatmeal is considered gluten free. But I do know that when I eat (a lot) of gluten – breads, pastas, crackers, regular oatmeal – I break out in eczema patches. Nothing huge and hardly noticeable. But I notice and [...]

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Spelt Bread

The title doesn’t sound too appetizing, does it? Nah, didn’t do much for me either. That’s why I added apples and cinnamon Ingredients: * 2 1/4 cups spelt flour * 1/4 cup honey (I use local honey from our farmer’s market) * 1 T baking powder (I use aluminum free…did you know aluminum has been [...]

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Pie Crust Recipe

I don’t own a pastry blender. My fork has been the fill in for that role for the past….too many years. As a result, I’ve felt that it was easier to just buy the premade pie crusts from the grocer’s. But – when I saw how Amy makes her pie crust, I chuckled and then [...]

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Cream of Chicken Soup…Without the Can!

You might have noticed, or not, that I’m *food-otional* rollercoaster. There are some days when I want to eat super healthy, and others….not so healthy. As a mom of three, there are just some days that potato chips are going to be called a snack. But I love when I come across recipes that help [...]

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Mexican Rice Casserole

I’ve never done once a month baking. But my friend, Amy, has (no, I’m not envious…or jealous…okay maybe a little ). So, when I saw this recipe on her “To Make” list a few weeks ago, I thought, “HEY! I can do that!” And here’s how you can too Ingredients: (Note, this is for a [...]

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Taco Seasoning

Ever run out of something that you needed to make, let’s say….tacos? For example, let’s say….taco seasoning? I have. But I won’t ever again…cause I can make my own! Ingredients: * 1 T. ground cumin * 1 T. chili powder * 1 t. garlic powder * 1 t. onion powder * 1 t. dried oregano [...]

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Easy Cheesecake Recipe

It’s my CFCTHH‘s 30th birthday! In honor, I wanted to make him a cheesecake – it’s his favorite There’s a problem though… Even though I own a springform pan, I have never used it. I’ll admit it…it’s somewhat intimidating. So until I muster up the courage to jump in and create a masterpiece, I’ll settle [...]

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Green Smoothies

I had a couple emails asking how I made the St. Patrick’s Day Smoothies last month, so I decided to share it with the world (or whoever stops by Mom’s Kitchen and Stuff….) Ingredients: 1 cup frozen whole strawberries 2 -3 stalks of celery 2-3 cups of baby spinach (or kale) 1-2 bananas 1 tablespoon [...]

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Chocolate Spelt Cookies

Okay so the title is misleading. These aren’t really chocolate cookies…they’re carob. But I can’t taste the difference and to make myself feel like I can still eat chocolate, I just go with it Ingredients: 1 cup pure Maple Syrup 3/4 cup Coconut Oil 2/3 cup Rice or Almond Milk 1 teaspoon pure Vanilla 3 [...]

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