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The Wilderness Wife

Living, Cooking, Gardening, Crafting in Maine


Easy Microwave Herbed Potatoes

May 14, 2018 by Sheryl Thompson 15 Comments

This potato recipe is perfect for those nights that it's a marathon race to get dinner on the table, or actually its more like a sprint! In my repertoire of quick sides is a quick and easy favorite, Microwave Herbed Potatoes cooked in record time in the microwave. I have to admit that I don't cook a lot with microwave but in the warm summer months, its a great way not … [Read more...]

Basic Pancake Recipe – Fluffy and Delicious

March 2, 2015 by Sheryl Thompson 25 Comments

Basic fluffy pancake recipe

My Grandmother's Basic Pancake Recipe Your basic pancake, flapjack, griddle cake....whatever you choose to call them, are an American breakfast favorite.  Everyone has their favorite childhood memory of those luscious little cakey disks smothered in maple syrup.  Such a popular breakfast food and yet most Americans make them from premixed ingredients in a cardboard … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

January 21, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 45 Comments

A bowl of steaming Slow Cooker French Onion Soup with a slice of crusty french bread and melted cheese on top.

The Lowly Onion Becomes Slow Cooker French Onion Soup This recipe for Slow Cooker French Onion Soup allows the lowly onion, the bridesmaid never the bride of the culinary world, to show off its star quality.  How many savory recipes, particularly soup recipes, can you think of that don't include the onion?  Not many!  It always seems to be there....the little background note … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Beef Stew – a warming solution for chilly days!

October 1, 2013 by Sheryl Thompson 17 Comments

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 Slow Cooker Beef Stew - The solution to a chilly Fall day!  There is nothing so comforting as sitting down to a bowl of piping hot, gravy laden beef stew on chilly fall night.  The beauty of doing it in a slow cooker is once you assemble it the stew takes care of itself and is waiting for you at the end of the day.  A hearty, glorious meal in a bowl, it's easy to … [Read more...]

Lemon Rice Croquettes -The French Way to Use Leftovers!

May 13, 2013 by Sheryl Thompson 61 Comments

lemon rice croquette recipe

We all have those days when we feel like the rabbit from Alice In Wonderland. "I'm late! I'm late for a very important date!" The lazy hazy days of summer are over after next week and it's time to get organized and get back to the busy school and work grind. There never seems to be enough time to pack lunches, get the kids everywhere they have to go for after school activities … [Read more...]

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