How to Can Applesauce In years that aren't quite so crazy as this one, my family and I LOVE heading to the apple orchards and spending time picking. In one afternoon, I can spend time with my family, take tons of fun photographs, watch my kids play in a fort, talk to my daughter about the fact that apples grow on trees (!), and enjoy a beautiful drive through some of the best fall scenery Oregon has to offer. Oh, and we also picked up some fruit. Last year I talked about how to freeze homemade applesauce. So many of you commented that I should can it. I had to try it, and you were right. It really is a simple process of washing, Keep Reading
Homemade Whoopie Pies
Classic Chocolate Whoopie Pies A few years ago, the front page of an Oregonian Food Day section caught my eye. Whoopie Pies. Hmmm. Apparently, they are the new cupcake (Remember when those were all the rage?). The article started out, London is in love with them. So is New York. San Francisco and Los Angeles are developing a serious crush, and Portland is next in line. For a snack that first gained its following in gas station convenience stores, whoopie pies have certainly come up in the world. It's not really a surprise. Though these portable snack cakes fall into the same category as Twinkies and Ho Hos, they aren't the same frightening wonders of Keep Reading
Delicious Mocha Cookies (recipe)
Whether you're craving something sweet or just looking for a new recipe to shake up your holiday cookie exchange, add these sweet treats to your baking to-do list. They have a rich dark chocolate flavor without being overly sweet and just a hint of espresso. Mmm. Coffee & chocolate packaged neatly in a cookie. Does it get any better than that? The recipe only calls for 1/2 cup of flour which is quite a bit less than your average cookie. The result is similar to a thin, chewy mocha brownie, perfect for dunking in a cold glass of milk or a hot cup of coffee. Also good with coffee (I MEAN WHAT ISN'T?): Chocolate Crinkle Cookies or Gluten-Free Keep Reading
How to Make and Freeze Applesauce
How to Freeze Applesauce Apple season is just getting good so head to your local farmers' market, produce stand, or apple orchard and get in on this year's harvest. With our apple haul, we do four things: eat, bake, and can and freeze applesauce. We eat apples fresh until the thought of eating another apple in January is like the thought of picking another zucchini in August. If the "apple a day" motto is accurate, then we are in good shape. I also bake several apple pies or crisps. When my husband walks through the door after a long day or the bathtub faucet is leaking or I accidentally run over something with the car that should not have been Keep Reading
How to make trail mix with roasted almonds
Homemade Trail Mix with Roasted Almonds With young children in tow, having a ready supply of snacks is a must. Oh, who am I kidding. As I mentioned in this Healthy Snack post, my husband and I also suffer from LBSCBDO (Low Blood Sugar Cranky Butt Disorder, if you're wondering). I am a firm believer that an outing is only as successful as the number of snacks you pack. Bring on the sunshine. Bring on snacks. Our current snack of choice is nuts or dried fruit. Throw them together, and you have trail mix. Add chocolate, and you have something worth talking about. I love buying my dried fruit at Trader Joe's because they carry several options Keep Reading
Oatmeal Molasses Bread Recipe
Oatmeal Molasses Bread (recipe) Last year, for Mother's Day, my daughter made me a flower bookmark. On the back, she wrote, Dear Mom, Thank you for making bread. Love, Elly. I don't need flowery poetry or a string of xoxo's. This bookmark was perfect. I have similar happy memories of my mom baking bread. Even now, the smell takes me back to my mom's kitchen, where everything was good and warm and right. I want to create those same memories for my kids. Maybe when they are adults, it will remind them to call their mother. I have often been surprised how certain scents can instantly transport me back to specific points in time. For me, most of Keep Reading
How To Roast Garlic {3 Easy Steps}
How to Roast Garlic It's creeping up on October and you know what that means. Forget about buying costumes and chocolate. It's time to plant garlic (planting directions and tips). Speaking of garlic, it's also high time we talked about how to roast it. By roasting garlic, you take away its sometimes harsh, bitter bite and give it a nutty, sweet quality instead. If you don’t normally like garlic, you may find you actually like it when roasted. It’s a whole different animal. When you pull it out of the oven, not only will it smell incredibly fragrant, but the golden brown cloves will slide easily out of their papery sleeping bags. You’ll be Keep Reading
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