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The Wilderness Wife

Living, Cooking, Gardening, Crafting in Maine


Slow Cooker Bourbon Glazed Spiral Ham

October 4, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 2 Comments

A beautiful mahogany colored baked spiral ham glazed with an orange Bourbon sauce

My Favorite Spiral Ham Recipe - Slow Cooker Bourbon Glazed Spiral HamWithout a doubt, my Slow Cooker Bourbon Glazed Spiral Ham Recipe is one of my favorite baked ham recipes. The spiral ham lends itself to being cooked in a slow cooker because when a spiral ham is cooked in a conventional oven it can get very dried out.  CrockPot cooking will make the ham incredibly moist … [Read more...]

A new twist on Cranberry Pumpkin Bread – Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Artisan Yeast Bread

September 24, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 29 Comments

Loaf of Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Artisan Yeast Bread sliced on a wooden cutting board.

  Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Artisan Yeast Bread - a new twist on that holiday favorite - Cranberry Pumpkin Bread! Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Artisan Yeast Bread makes an delicious addition to Thanksgiving dinner or any fall meal.  Everyone thinks that making a yeast bread is a lot of work and incredibly time consuming.  Years ago, before wonderful appliances like my KitchenAid … [Read more...]

Stuffed Baked Apples Dessert Recipe

September 21, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson

Stuffed Baked Apples on parchment paper on top of maple cutting board - the perfect fall apple dessert

Stuffed Baked Apples - An Easy Quick Apple Dessert Stuffed Baked Apples are healthy, and they are easy to make. It's autumn and apples are in abundance!  There are chilly fall days when I want an easy apple dessert that's warm and delicious but I don't have time for complicated recipes with pie crust and such.  One of the "weapons" in my dessert arsenal is Baked Apples and … [Read more...]

Nutty Pumpkin Cranberry Bread – What a Way to Go Crazy!!!

September 19, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 31 Comments

Pumpkin cranberry bread on a white plate with a cup of coffee and a mini pumpkin

Pumpkin Cranberry Bread ..... It's a Fall thing!!!! There’s nothing that says “autumn” like pumpkin. Visually it matches the orange tones of the changing foliage. Its texture makes it a great choice for moist, filling comfort foods.  Add in some cranberries and some nuts and you have one of my favorite fall baking recipes, Nutty Pumpkin Cranberry Bread. It's one my … [Read more...]

Tasty Orange Cranberry Muffin Recipe

September 18, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 15 Comments

fresh canberries shaped in a heart on a grey wooden table

This Tasty Orange Cranberry Muffin Recipe is big on flavor with a great texture! This is my favorite Orange Cranberry Muffin Recipe.  I've tried quite a few over the years and this one is a culmination of those trials.  I have taken an ingredient from here and another from there, added a couple of extra steps and came up with what I consider a superior Orange Cranberry Muffin … [Read more...]

Easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto Recipe

September 17, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson Leave a Comment

Slow Cooker Easy Pumpkin Risotto This wicked easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto Recipe will take all the fear out of cooking risotto. Risotto, that yummy gourmet comfort food, has intimidated a lot of cooks, including me. After seeing an enraged, cursing Chef Gordon Ramsey throw a sauté pan full of risotto into the garbage while Hell’s Kitchen competitors look on with wide eyed … [Read more...]

Chunky Pumpkin Chutney …say that 3 times fast!

September 15, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 44 Comments

Pumpkin Chutney being served as the condiment with a plate of fall roasted vegetables for a perfect vegan meal

Chunky Pumpkin Chutney .....great way to use up pumpkins from the patch! Chunky Pumpkin Chutney ... say that 3 times fast! It's a great fall condiment and the perfect way to use up any fresh pumpkin flesh you have like from making a Jack-O-Lantern. If you don't know what a chutney is here's the scoop (no pun intended).What the heck is a Chunky Pumpkin … [Read more...]

You can’t beat Pickled Beets!

September 6, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 38 Comments

Beets fresh from the garden resting on a cutting board and jars of canned pickled beets in back of a glass dish full of sliced pickled beets.

Best Pickled Beets Recipe for your garden harvest!Today I have all my water bath canning equipment out ready to can some pickled beets. This week we can start harvesting our beets.  We are guilty of sneaking a few smaller ones the last few weeks and boiling them with the greens still attached.  Cooked this easy way and just served with butter, salt, and pepper on them, … [Read more...]

Canning Dilly Beans- Water Bath Canning 101

September 5, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 64 Comments

Jar of canned Dilly Beans made in our Dilly Bean water bath canning tutorial using our easy Dilly Bean recipe.

Canning Green Beans to make Dilly Beans - A Water Bath Canning TutorialWater Bath Canning isn't difficult and making this Dilly Bean Recipe is great way to use up all those green beans from the garden and learn the skill of water bath canning. This time of year it’s a race to use up the veggies that my “bursting at the seams” garden produces.  There’s a limit … [Read more...]

No-Bake-Blueberry-Cheesecake-Bars

August 17, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson Leave a Comment

Stack of No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Bars on a grey plate sprinkled with lemon zest

Blueberry Cheesecake Bars.....yummy! It's August in Maine and the blueberry season is in its peak! The Downeast Coast of Maine (Washington County) is well known for 2 things - the Quoddy Head Lighthouse and the blueberry barrens filled to the brim with blueberry bushes, which right now are perfect for harvest.  And that means its the right time for me to dig out all my … [Read more...]

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