Homemade Yogurt

Well, I did it. Amber over at Bringing Good Home posted how she’d found this easy recipe for homemade yogurt, in the crockpot. I decided to try it.

Indeed, it was VERY easy! The results are also very good! As I told Amber though, we are picky yogurt eaters. We have

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Cold weather & white chili

I decided to make dinner easy on myself today, and since it’s been windy and chilly out, I wanted something WARM and FILLING. I have a tweaked recipe for White Chicken Chili which I *LOVE*, and it always goes great in the crockpot. The original recipe is in the Better Homes New Cookbook,

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Farmhouse Pie

I don’t normally make things up. I don’t think outside of the lines most of the time, and I’m NOT creative at all when it comes to cooking! I also don’t plan well, or don’t follow through on plans I did make. That said, when 5pm rolled around and I still didn’t know

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How to Can Applesauce

I’ve noticed that some folks have arrived here after doing a search for a recipe or instructions on canning home made applesauce. I’ll write up a quick (I hope) overview on how I do it. Keep in mind others may do it other ways, but this is just how I do it:

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What’s for dinner?

OH that question! I used to be so GOOD about planning and making dinners! I used to do quite a bit of make-ahead things for the freezer. Last night was the final straw. I decided to make Enchilada Pie for dinner, a family favorite. Then after browning 6 pounds of meat (enough to

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