My husband is off for the next two weeks, so he helped with the last of the food preparation this morning, so I have spent the rest of today getting set up for the party tomorrow. I feel like we are WAY ahead of schedule. I started setting up in the laundry room/butler’s pantry whereContinue reading “Christmas Adam Party Preparations”
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Christmas Adam Open House
My husband and I haven’t hosted a party in forever, probably since before the pandemic, but we’re forging ahead with a modest gathering on the 23rd of December (Christmas Adam). You’ve probably seen my post about the thrifting I’ve been doing for additional Christmas decor–both for the basement/den and for the party, along with someContinue reading “Christmas Adam Open House”
The Carrot Harvest
The deer around here have discovered my gardens, and have been nibbling on things. They especially like carrot tops, and have been pulling some of the carrots up with the tops, sooooo, I decided that I needed to harvest the carrots. This year, I grew the greens on the south side of the house, soContinue reading “The Carrot Harvest”
Canned Apples
I love Mutsu (also know as Crispin) apples, and I bought a bushel of them. In retrospect, buying that many was silly because it’s way more than 2 people can eat. I have already made applesauce and apple butter, so I thought I would can them. This is my first time canning apples. I planContinue reading “Canned Apples”
Sweet Potatoes Two Ways
We dug our sweet potatoes last night and at first I thought it was going to be a puny harvest, but the last few plants we dug up had some crazy big sweet potatoes. The skin on these was really scarred and I wasn’t sure if they were going to have something wrong with them,Continue reading “Sweet Potatoes Two Ways”
From the Garden–KALE
I got an earlier start on my fall garden this year compared to other years and it is doing well. So well in fact, that I went ahead and picked my first batch of kale. I planted Lacinato kale because I prefer it over the curly variety–it’s much easier to wash because it’s flat. Here’sContinue reading “From the Garden–KALE”
Sweet and Salty Peanuts
I have been making these for a long time and have literally made hundreds of pounds of them over the years. This is another easy one. I have found that the best place to buy raw spanish peanuts is our local Indian grocery–great quality and really good price. 4 1/2 cups raw spanish peanuts (youContinue reading “Sweet and Salty Peanuts”
Bacon Onion Beef Burgers
I started making these a few years ago and my husband LOVES them. Because they are a little bit of a pain, I usually make a ton of them. I am giving you my proportions, but you can easily divide and add more of some things and less of others to suit your tastes. 6Continue reading “Bacon Onion Beef Burgers”
Pear Cake with Caramel Glaze
This recipe is from the Southern Living 2002 Annual Recipes Cookbook. You can find it here: https://www.food.com/recipe/caramel-glazed-pear-cake-187648 There are a few tips that I want to share: 2. This is a sweet cake, so be sure to grease the pan well. 3. Also, because it’s sweet, it browns really quickly. I ended up putting aContinue reading “Pear Cake with Caramel Glaze”
Great Grilling Recipe–Chicken (or Pork) Souvlaki
When we go to our favorite Greek/Italian recipe in town, you can pretty much count on my ordering a chicken souvlaki wrap with extra sauce and extra tomato. Now that we live even further out than before, I have come up with my own recipe. First gather your ingredients: fresh lemon, olive oil, cumin, garlicContinue reading “Great Grilling Recipe–Chicken (or Pork) Souvlaki”
Cathy At Home on the River 