Here you will find recipes that Richard, the family & I love to eat :)
With the apricots out of the way it was time to work on some of the nectarines. We all LOVE fresh nectarines so some are being kept in the fridge. HOWEVER we cannot eat 80lbs of them! I have dehydrated nectarines before but with all the other dehydrated fruit that […]
After picking all those cherries yesterday I just HAD to make a dessert with some of them. This is what we had for lunch: Please note that I was making this to feed 11 people. Feel free to half the amount if you are feeding a smaller crowd. FILLING INGREDIENTS: […]
Recently, we have been reading the Famous Five series again by Enid Blyton (British author). I read them to Michelle and Michael a LONG time ago, again to Daniel several years ago and now Caleb is in to them. I read them as a child and thus have the original […]
2 photos in this post. Last winter we purchased Elderberry Syrup during the cold season but it was rather expensive. I happened to mention something to Jess about it or she said something to me, can’t remember! Anyways, she knew where there were some elderberry trees so last Friday off […]
Large purple plums are SO plentiful here that we are having a hard time keeping up with them and there is no way we can eat them all fresh even though they are delicious. Dehydrating them in halves takes a LONG time so we decided to experiment with fruit leather. […]
This recipe from Azure Standard’s blog has become one of our favorites! If you like Almond Joy here in the USA or Bounty in the UK and Europe you will LOVE this. There are three layers so here goes: CRUST 1 cup almonds, finely ground 2 tbsp real maple syrup […]
I have been experimenting with our original Chocolate Oatmeal cake and have finally come up with a recipe (combination of a couple others) that makes a healthy, sugar free, MOIST and most delicious cake if you like chocolate! If you remember, the original cake called for chocolate chips. With organic […]
I made this cake for Michelle’s birthday earlier this week and as it was so yummy and moist, figured I would share it with you 🙂 It is similar to my Chocolate Oatmeal Picnic Cake but obviously without the chocolate and has an added bonus of frosting on the top! […]
With temps nearing 60F today it was too nice to ignore so after an early lunch we all headed out for the trail. This is the first time Richard has been with us on the trail and as it is so rare for the kids to know something he doesn’t […]
It’s been a while since I have shared a recipe with you but this is a good one with the family’s seal of approval! Last week we were sent a case (6) of Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk. Oh my! Yummy or what? Truly delicious and good straight out of the […]