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Sausage Balls

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Some days I can’t see the forest for the trees! Have you been there? Please tell me I am not alone. The upside is what fun it is when you finally see the trees, the forest and your mind sings Ah Hah!

Recently a dear friend asked me to proof her cookbook that she was getting ready to publish.  It is a cookbook filled with her cherished family recipes. I have never met a recipe book that I didn’t want to see, so of course I was ready to read recipes. When I got to the recipe for Sausage Balls, I paused and then I paused again. Wait a minute! What? The recipe said to mix these in a stand mixer. Really? I always made mine like I would a meatloaf by placing my hands in food safe plastic gloves and mixing with my fingers. There it was ……that light bulb moment. [Read more…]

Delicious Poke Cakes

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It is here! Pop the Champagne and shout with joy! Delicious Poke Cakes is available now! We want to celebrate every test, taste and word—and share our gratitude for the people who helped us through the tasty journey.

It takes more than a year for a new book to be released. It is unbelievable that last fall at this time, we had just turned in the manuscript. It takes months to even get to that spot, so it is a journey—a fun journey, but still a journey. [Read more…]

Apple Pie

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Do you feel it? Is time swishing by as fast as a 747 jetliner? I looked it up and yep, a jetliner exceeds 600 miles an hour! Whew! That’s how September and October have felt around our house. I blinked and the days flew by. We have had birthdays and anniversaries to celebrate, and that has been beyond fun to spend time with those I love. We have also been busy with hospital visits and doctors appointments. My sweet mother has had plenty of medical issues the past few months. Thankfully she is on the downhill side of this. My advice to you dear friends? Wear sunscreen…..you do not want to deal with melanoma.  My husband and I even took a much needed weekend get away trip to Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  That is a blog post for another time, but it was a wonderful respite. We stayed at a quaint bungalow within walking distance of all the shops and restaurants on Main Street. The weather was picture perfect and I am still remembering the bliss!

Of course, as always my antidote to busyness and yes, even stress is to enjoy delicious food. The apples were about to spoil on the kitchen counter from days of neglect so on Sunday it was time, well let’s be real, it was passed time to peel apples. I carved time for my most favorite experience in the kitchen, baking pies. [Read more…]

Crisp Cucumber Poppy Seed Salad

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Summer is lingering on just a bit longer, especially if the thermometer here in the Midwest has anything to say about it. I am still enjoying cucumbers from the CSA that Hen House provided long after the CSA has ended.

My mom always marinated cucumbers in vinegar, water and onion. Growing up I grew extremely fond of this combination. Recently I tasted a cucumber salad that was laden with poppy seeds and was very tart to the taste. It was delicious too! I came home and immediately began working on my version of this seasonal treat. Traditional Midwestern cucumbers will work fine but I actually prefer the variety of cucumber known as English. [Read more…]