How to Make Peach Freezer Jam + Video
If you enjoy the taste of peaches, you will love this recipe for Peach Freezer Jam. Capture the essence of peach in a jam you can call upon, even in the depths of winter! It tastes like a bite out of a dewy, fresh peach and at our house, we like to enjoy peach freezer jam on yogurt, ice cream, in vinaigrettes & sauces, on toast, pancakes, crêpes, french toast, on desserts, and as glazes. Peach Freezer Jam: We like to have some...
How to Make Tangy Citrus-Ade: Victoria Day Recipes
Tangy Citrus-Ade will satisfy everyone at a Victoria Day get-together, and can be used as a mixer too. To enjoy a backyard BBQ would be a great way to celebrate this Victoria Day and what better way than to start with a fabulous beverage. A large pitcher of Citrus Ade, to which you can add any alcohol you prefer, will keep the adults happy, and the children will love this Ade too. Tangy Citrus-Ade: It’s possible to use bottled...
How to Make Rhubarb Lemonade + Video
If you’ve never tried the combination before, I highly recommend this recipe for How to Make Rhubarb Lemonade! This awesome Summertime lemonade is fabulous on those hot days when only something lemony will quench your thirst. How to Make Rhubarb Lemonade: Tips: Be sure to roll your lemons on a hard surface to get the juices flowing. I don’t recommend microwaving them because it changes the flavor of the lemons and if left...
How to Grill Pineapple Dessert: Father’s Day Flavor
Here’s How to Grill Pineapple Dessert for a very special Father’s Day! After grilling your outdoor meal, why not end with these deliciously sweet, grilled pineapple slices that your guests for Father’s Day will love? How to Grill Pineapple Dessert: This is so quick & easy, and tasty enough to compete with any labor intensive dessert. Type: Dessert Recipe Prep Time: 10 min Grill Time: 10 min Yield: 6 – 8...
How to Bake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake: Mother’s Day Delights
This cake is so gooey and delicious – it is irresistible. You will have a treasure of a recipe if you use this recipe for How to Bake Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. How to Bake a Pineapple Upside-Down Cake: This was one of the things I desired for our Mother’s Day festivities this year, as my daughter, Kimberly, asked me to choose what I would like to eat! Type: Dessert Recipe Prep Time: 20 min Bake Time: 30 – 40 min...
How to Bake Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies + Video: Valentine’s Day Treats
Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies for Valentine’s Day just seems like the perfect cookie for the occasion. Chocolate chips & maraschino cherry chunks inundate this rich, buttery cookie dough, creating flaky deliciousness upon baking. Surprise your sweetheart with these sweets. How to Bake Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies: Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter for romantic results! Type: Cookie Recipe Serve with: tea, coffee or...
How to Cook Hickory Smoked Ham Shank + Video
It’s the Holiday season & we’re still celebrating with this gorgeous Hickory Smoked Ham Shank! Don’t be afraid of these large cuts of meat. They may take a while to cook to your liking, but hams are easy to cook. Now, don’t just think it has to be a Holiday to cook ham…this is a great dish to make on a weekend, and then use the leftover ham during the week! A really tasty time saver for breakfast,...
National Rum Punch Day Recipe for the Holiday Season
National Rum Punch Day offers us all a chance to brush up on our rum knowledge, as well as celebrate the beauty of its flavor when mixed with other ingredients, or all alone on the rocks… Distilled from sugarcane juice or the sugarcane molasses. Rum is a traditional alcoholic part of the many tropical type drinks we enjoy. It is produced primarily in South America & the Caribbean. Certain rums coming from Jamaica, Martinique...
National Chocolate Milkshake Day: How to Make Chocolate Milkshakes
Happy Chocolate Milkshake Day! Chocolate Milkshakes are one of my all-time favorite treats… As a youngster, living on a farm, it didn’t take much to encourage me to go out with my Dad, in one of his trucks to enjoy a delicious chocolate milkshake on Friday evenings. We would sit in an old fashioned diner-type restaurant about 8 miles or so from home. The shakes were served in huge, glass containers and made right in front...
How to Make Quick Watermelon Rind Pickles
So, as I keep eating watermelon, I keep on thinking about stories my mom has of my grandparents making watermelon rind pickles. Although I’ve never made them myself, nor eaten them, I want to try them. I asked my mother how she liked them when her parents made them and she said she never really liked them because they were too vinegar-y and that’s why she has never made them at home. Doing a little pondering, this is the...
How to Bake Pastel de Tres Leches: Three Milk Cake
My good friend, Melania McCarley, from Dallas, Texas has made us this delicious treat a few times when we’ve visited her home. She is Costa Rican and creates really tantalizing tidbits like chimichurri, also known as pico de gallo (be sure to click that link for her original recipe). However, she really outdoes herself when it comes to dessert. Melania gave me her recipe for Tres Leches, but I couldn’t find where I put it...
How to Cook Holiday Ham from Heaven
We are usually all “turkeyed” out come Easter, so we go in a different direction with Holiday Ham from Heaven… How to Cook Retro Holiday Ham from Heaven: Though you might think it’s unconventional, this is my Grandmother’s method of preparing a Holiday ham. It is delicious beyond measure served hot, and oh-so-good served cold for a picnic or buffet…You’ll wake up craving ham sandwiches during...
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