If you have never brined a turkey, I highly encourage you to try it! I started brining my Thanksgiving turkeys about 3 or 4 years ago and I’ll never go back. You’ll have a better tasting and moister turkey and your family will love you for it. So just in time for Thanksgiving, I’m here…
Today I’m part of a Thanksgiving hop with several other bloggers to kick off the month of November. So if you’re here for the Charming Home Series, it will be back in full swing next Sunday. But for now, I hope you’ll stay and enjoy this recipe for Turkey Stuffing Dumpling Soup, and then go…
Today I’m co-hosting the “Inspiration Exchange” party with some of my favorite blogging friends! Each week they showcase their projects and then let others link up their projects to the monthly party. Here’s what was shared in September … be sure to link up what you’ve been doing! Before we get this party started come check…
Fall isn’t just the season of turning leaves and warming bonfires. In my book it’s the season of baking! It’s too hot to bake in the summer so when Autumn rolls around I’m ready to fire up the oven and get busy in the kitchen. Today I’m joining 9 of my dear blogging friends to…
Did you know today is National Noodle Day? To celebrate, I’m joining several bloggers to give you a tasty round of recipes featuring the versatile noodle! I chose to make Fettuccine with Artichoke Hearts and Tomatoes, which I hope you’ll love as much as I do. You’ll find the recipe below. For even more yummy…
The days are cooler, the nights are longer, and the pumpkins are spilling over each other in the local farmer’s pumpkin patch. Mmmm. I love the flavor of pumpkin and soon I’ll be sharing my favorite pumpkin pie recipe with all of you (that you make from a fresh pumpkin and not from a can…
This is my second post this week about tomatoes so you can safely guess that I’m frantically working to do something with our garden tomatoes before they spoil. In the midst of all the food prep we’re still painting the outside of the house. To say that I’m feeling a bit crunched for time is…
My little veggie garden performed pretty well this year and our tomato plants are busting at the vines with heavy fruit. Last week hubby and I picked all the ripe ‘maters and hauled them into the kitchen for cooking and freezing and eating. I found an easy recipe for Tuscan Style Tomato Soup and decided…
August is one of my favorite months because some of my favorite vegetables are in season … sweet corn, green beans, and tomatoes! We grow our own tomatoes and I buy the rest at the local farm market. Then I get busy preserving them so I can enjoy their full flavor all year long (grocery…
Have you ever canned fruits or vegetables? I didn’t start canning until a few years ago. I was always afraid to do it, thinking it would take a ridiculous amount of hours. Well, I’m happy to say canning food is fairly easy and it doesn’t always take all day. Case in point, this recipe for…
This summer we grew cucumbers specifically so I could pickle them. I’ve never made dill pickles before and wanted an easy recipe. A couple years ago I bought a canning magazine and it had the perfect recipe! I’m happy to say the pickling process was easy and the dill pickles are tasty! I had…
Would you believe me if I told you I never ate guacamole until a few years ago? It’s true! Avocados were never a part of my childhood diet … we never had them in our house. Ever. Since Mom said avocados didn’t taste good, I simply believed her and never tried them. But one…
Sweet potatoes in July? Sure, why not? Sweet potatoes are available year-round but typically eaten in the fall. They’ve been stereotyped as a holiday food but I love ’em and enjoy them any time of the year. I especially like them baked in the skin but decided to try something different. I wanted to braise…
When I became a vegetarian several years ago, it forced me to try new foods since I didn’t want to eat the same old veggies day in and day out. About a year ago I added a small bit of fish back into my diet so technically I’m a pescetarian. I try to eat seasonal foods…
Last week a group of us bloggers hosted a Fun in the Sun linky party along with a $250 cash giveaway! Congratulations to Danette D who was the lucky winner of the giveaway! I’d also like to extend a thank you to everyone who linked up their Fun in the Sun summer projects. There was…
Just 5 miles from my house is an amazing winery and restaurant that serves award-winning Illinois wines. Can you believe it? Award winning wine from Illinois? The first time we ate there I was sure the wine would be a little lacking … but it’s amazingly good. Acquaviva Winery also has a fabulous Caesar salad that left me…
