Simply making your house your home
A hearty meal for a cold winter’s day. Make a big batch so you have leftovers for lunches or quick weekday suppers. Chilli freezes well. Enjoy Chilli con carne on Chilli Cheese Potatoes or Taco Salad. Click here for helpful hints on using a slow cooker. This recipe makes a… Read more“Chilli con carne”
Prince Edward Islanders (my husband included) love their dairy bars. In fact, they love their ice cream. According to wikipedia, the Dairy Queen in Charlottetown is the busiest in the world! When we can’t get to a dairy bar, a hot caramel sundae is the next best thing. This super… Read more“Hot Caramel Sauce”
Planting Growing onions is easy and rewarding. In the spring I plant a bag of red onion sets and yellow onion sets. In a few weeks I’m enjoying garden fresh green onions in salads. Here’s what I do: Work manure into soil and form it into mounded rows alternating with… Read more“Onions – planting, harvesting and storing”
Last week I planted my carrots and onions. As garden companions, I alternate my rows of onions and carrots to keep damaging bugs away. Carrots For my carrots, I use a coated seed. This helps me see where I’m planting them and if I drop some on the ground (that… Read more“Gardening Journal May 20, 2019 (Carrots and Onions)”
Makes 8 pints. If you like brown sugar or maple flavoured beans, this recipe is for you! I have created the best combination of these two flavours for these baked beans. Pressure canning the large batch of beans produces a quality product. These beans can be baked and frozen, but… Read more“Baked Beans for Pressure Canning”
This easy, no bake recipe will add lots of coconut flavour to your Christmas treat tray. Ingredients: 1 12 oz. package semisweet chocolate chips 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 ½ c graham wafer crumbs 1 ½ c coconut ½ c chopped walnuts 1 ½ c crispy rice cereal Shredded… Read more“Coconut Chocolate Snowballs”
What a fantastic combination of sweet and salty yumminess. This is a perfect treat to give as a gift. Here’s my version of a recipe I found in a Gooseberry Patch recipe book. Ingredients: 3 cups pretzel sticks 3 cups corn and rice cereal squares ¾ cups pecan halves ½… Read more“Frosty Trail Mix”
This is my version of a recipe I found in a Gooseberry Patch recipe book. A soft, smooth fudge that melts in your mouth and makes you ask for more! Ingredients: ½ cup butter 12-oz package semisweet chocolate chips ¼ tsp salt 2 8-oz packages cream cheese, room temperature 2… Read more“Chocolate Cream Cheese Fudge”
This buttery shortbread is truly a traditional taste of Christmas. This can be baked in a regular 8×8 pan if you don’t have a shortbread pan. Makes 9 sinfully large and delicious cookies. INGREDIENTS: ¾ cup Butter, room temperature ½ cup Powdered sugar (icing or confectioner’s sugar) ½ tsp… Read more“Classic Shortbread”
Enjoy the chewiness of these butterscotch coconut squares. A lot like blondies… only better! Time saving tip: Be ready for unexpected guests. Make these ahead, cut into bite size pieces and store in an air tight container with parchment paper between the layers. Can freeze for up to a month. Check… Read more“Butterscotch Coconut Squares”
