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Pear Cake Recipe Using Fresh Pears

We are not big pear eaters. I hardly ever buy them, so a pear cake recipe, using fresh pears non-the-less, may surprise you. There’s a bit of a story here that also illustrates a couple of frugal living principles perfectly. Hang in there with me and we’ll get to the cake recipe shortly. Doesn’t that […]

Simple Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Two Ingredient Oatmeal Cookies - Glass Jar with homemade oat cookies spilling out.

I’ve been doing a good bit of baking lately and today I’m making a batch of these banana oatmeal cookies. Since we’re all stuck in the house, with extra time on our hands, it only makes sense. Plus it’s a great way to relieve stress and feel like we’re treating ourselves to a little something […]

Homemade Apple Pie Recipes

Freshly baked apple pie, shown here baked in a cast iron skillet, but could also be baked in a regular pie tin.

There’s a reason they call it “As American As Apple Pie”. We have certainly perfected this simple little treat over the years. Below you will find two of my favorite homemade apple pie recipes. The first is a little more involved (but certainly well worth the little extra effort), while the second recipe is easy enough even […]

Homemade Chocolate Pie

Yum, is there anything better than a nice slice of homemade chocolate pie for dessert when you have a hankering for something chocolate? If you ask me there isn’t so it’s about time I shared one of my favorite pie recipes. Enjoy! Homemade Chocolate Pie Recipe 2 cups sugar 1 cup flour 5 eggs (separate yolks […]

Tender Shortening Pie Crust Recipe

Here's how to make a tender pie crust from scratch using shortening.

Some of my favorite desserts and treats are homemade pies. What makes a great pie? A tender crust that melts in your mouth, but one that’s also strong enough to hold whatever delicious pie filling you put into it. That’s what this tender shortening pie crust does. I hope you try the recipe. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:43] This […]

Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

Here's my favorite recipe for flaky pie crust.

Is there anything better than a flaky pie crust? If you’re in the mood to bake a pie, give this simple recipe a try. The key is minimal ingredients and as little handling as possible. I’ve tried to make the directions as clear as possible. Give it a try, but like with other “simple” recipes […]

How To Make Evaporated Milk

Here's how to make your own evaporated milk at home in 25 minutes from regular whole milk.

A few weeks ago I shared my recipe for sweetened condensed milk. Since then I’ve gotten quite a few questions about how to make evaporated milk. The process is similar, but there is no added sugar. By cooking down the milk to boil out some of the water content, you end up with a richer, […]

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

You won't believe how easy it is to make your own sweetened and condensed milk. use it in your favorite recipes, put it in your coffee, or top your pancakes and waffles with this .

Do you use sweetened condensed milk? I use it here and there for baking and every once in a while I have in my coffee. For years I bought the canned version. Then I figured out how simple it was to make at home. I have to warn you, it takes a little bit of […]

Homemade Buttermilk Pound Cake Recipe

A tasty homemade buttermilk pound cake topped with powdered sugar..

It all started around Thanksgiving. Each year I buy a half-gallon of buttermilk to make the biscuits and cornbread that go into my homemade cornbread dressing. The rest of the year I use regular milk in those recipes, but for Thanksgiving and Christmas I “splurge” on some buttermilk. It tastes richer I think and it’s […]

Crisp Meringue Cookies

All it takes is 3 ingredients and a little patience to make these delicious,

I’m looking for a recipe for Meringue cookie. My mother used to make these and I loved them so much. Hers were light and did not fall apart as much like I found my last attempt did. Hers were like a soft cookie but with a slight crisp. Janie Britton From The Hillbilly Housewife My […]

Old Fashioned Snickerdoodles

These old-fashioned snicker-doodle cookies are my daughter's favorite.

1/2 cup margarine (1 stick) 3/4 cup sugar 1 medium egg 1 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1-2/3 cups flour 2 tablespoons white sugar mixed with 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon In a large bowl mash together the margarine and sugar. Add the egg and beat until everything is creamy. Add the baking powder, salt […]

Rhubarb Cake Recipe

Here's my recipe for an old-fashioned German Rhubarb cake. Always a big hit around here with a cup of coffee.

I am looking for a cake that my mother used to make. It was a little like apfel kuchen (apple cake) but it had rubarb on it. She made it when we were stationed in Minnesota and we had lots of wild rhubarb around the farmhouse we were renting. Any ideas would be appreciated. Patricia […]

Gingerbread Cookie Icing

This is the easiest and best way to ice your gingerbread cookies. Works every time - with just two ingredients.

Yesterday I shared my favorite recipe for Gingerbread cookies with you. While the cookies taste great plain (I actually prefer them that way), they are also wonderful iced and they look very pretty if you take the time to decorate with a simple gingerbread icing. Here’s the recipe we use: Gingerbread Icing 1 cup powdered […]

Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

I bake a big batch of these gingerbread cookies each year. It just wouldn't be Christmas without them.

I love gingerbread cookies. There’s just something about that sweet and spicy mix that makes them perfect. Around here it doesn’t really feel like Christmas until we smell these cookies baking. They are fun and easy to decorate, or have them plain. They are delicious either way and in a pinch they make some cute […]

My Favorite Fruitcake Recipe

Here's my best fruitcake recipe. So much tastier than the store-bought stuff. You're actually gonna want to eat or give this one away.

Fruitcake has a bit of a bad name, doesn’t it? There are a lot of bad tasting fruitcakes out there that just get passed around during the Holidays. How’d you like to change that and bake up a version that tastes delicious? This is so good, I have friends asking me for a loaf of […]

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