By Amanda Rose | Dairy
Sometimes you just crave a treat. I sit in Starbucks and here just about everybody ordering a flavored $5 drink as I drink a basic coffee or tea but on a snow day at home when we needed a treat we started talking about flavored coffees and those little “creamers” you find in quick stops […]
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By Amanda Rose | Mint
There are a lot of testimonials online of people controlling mice with peppermint oil. It may not be a surprise that using peppermint oil to keep away mice is not a burgeoning area in scientific research, but the testimonials have me minting up my food storage areas. Here are a few ideas on how to […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Nuts and Seeds
It’s been years since I’ve made granola, years since I’ve eaten it. Lauren’s post on granola making caught my eye because we had a gallon of oats in the pantry. When I got rained out of a morning of gardening, I knew this was the time, if the time was ever to be. Two questions […]
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By Amanda Rose | Garlic
It is so convenient to pull powdered onion or garlic off the shelf to add to soups and sauces but the quality of the powder is not always what you would hope. For improved quality and potentially as a cost-savings, you should consider making your own. I realize this is one of those tasks in […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Chili
“Taco Meat” is the name we have given this savory ground beef recipe that we use in a variety of ways. Certainly, this meat is great right inside of a taco. However, we also pile it on black beans and then top all with a fresh tomato salsa. One of our favorite uses is what […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Asparagus
In my young years for all I knew, soup grew in a can. At least all soup reaching our dining table came OUT of a can. Most of it was borderline nasty, except for cream of asparagus. For some reason we rarely had that soup, so it naturally became a rare treat. Fast-forward more decades […]
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