Have a Warm and Hearty Bowl of Homemade Soup

For many, soup is considered to be the main meal of the day. Homemade soups are most often concocted from the imagination instead of a recipe and are passed down through generations of many skilled cooks. Home grown vegetables, market produce, leftovers and seasonings have found their place in many of the homemade soups we [...]

Food That Can Warm Up or Cool Down the Body

For many people food is a part of their comfort zone. When it’s a frigid winter we look for way to find comfort from the cold. Food, in moderation, can be that comfort. There are many foods that just yell out warmth while there are certain foods that can make that cold [...]

Christmas Cooking Grocery List

Cooking at Christmas is stressful enough without the hassle of forgetting something from the store. Every cook has been through it at least once and it makes for extra stress and bedlam. This grocery list will help with making sure you don’t have to experience that again.
Each holiday, most of us prepare the same [...]

How to Keep Summer’s Harvest All Year Long

The first signs of fall are eye catching if you walk into the kitchen of someone with a garden. Fresh fruits and vegetables are everywhere; the counters, tables, windowsills and the refrigerator are usually pretty full. Neighbors, friends and family all relish the excess you share but there’s always more than you can [...]

Patriotic Foods to Tickle the Taste Buds

Food for the 4th of July doesn’t have to be the tried and true. Try making something white, red and blue for your family picnic or gathering! There are some really great ideas out there to make your picnic a patriotic favorite.
Salads are a great choice for a picnic. Not only [...]

Food Ideas When Your Too Hot to Cook

When the heat of summer hits you the last thing you want to do is be in the kitchen. Just the though of food is more than most of us can handle. When you hear that dreaded phrase, ‘what’s for dinner Mom” you just want to cringe. Yet we all know we [...]

Cool Down Summertime Treats

Summertime yields some of the best fruits and vegetables of the year. Some favorites include plums, peaches, nectarines, grapes, summer squash, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, carrots, corn and the list goes on and on. Try grabbing a handful of grapes or strawberries as a snack on a hot summer’s day. Try chopping up some crisp, [...]