A Tale of Two Beets - A Pickled Beet AlternativeThis pickled beet recipe is a little different than the usual. Traditional pickled beet recipes usually are all about cinnamon, cloves, and sugar but this one has a more savory twist.Safety first when canning your Pickles BeetsAs with all water bath canning recipes, cleanliness and detail to directions is important. Sterilize your jars and lids and any tools you use. Always check for tight seals on your lids 24 hours later which … [Read More...]
Best Homemade Blueberry Jam Recipe
Blueberry Jam is on my mind. I love preserving whatever produce is in season and abundant whether it is from my garden or the farmers market. The more news reports I hear about food recalls like the lettuce scare pf last year, the more I like to grow my own food or buy from local farmers. Here in northern Maine we have a couple of good sized Amish communities so finding good locally grown farm produce is very easy. Growing your own blueberries is very easy. For more info check out this article … [Read More...]
Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffin Recipe
New England's Best Blueberry Muffins from Jordan Marsh.The best blueberry muffins I have ever had were the one's we would get from the bakery at the Jordan Marsh Department Store in downtown Boston. They were a treat because they were so good and we didn't have them very often. I grew up in Hudson, New Hampshire so a trip to Boston in those days was a big event, usually coupled with annual back-to-school shopping. Those muffins were big (I mean really big), loaded with juicy blueberries, … [Read More...]
Best Blackberry Jam Recipe
How to Make Delicious Blackberry Jam - going old school!I found this recipe for Blackberry Jam years ago in an old Maine cookbook called "Good Maine Food". It was book published in 1949 and it has a lot of good old fashioned recipes in it. This Blackberry Jam Recipe didn't call for any pectin so I was a little nervous the first time I used it as I had become a "pectin-reliant" canner over the years. This recipe was going "old school" but it worked out fine and I have used it ever since. Only … [Read More...]
KitchenAid Basic White Bread Recipe
A Great Basic White Bread Recipe from KitchenAidMy KitchenAid Stand Mixer, my best friend when I'm baking Bread, deserves a Gold Watch or least a decent burial......Update- July 2019 - she's still working, bless her Kitchen Aid motor!Please note that this is not a paid sponsored post but just a case of giving credit where credit is due!27 31 years of loyal service in the working world used to get you gold watch or an embellished citation suitable for framing. Not so much … [Read More...]
Basic Easy Coleslaw Recipe
Coleslaw - what can be said about it?Numerous clichés lend themselves to describing coleslaw - "always a bridesmaid, never the bride" or "best supporting actor in a cast of thousands". It is always cast in a supporting role but coleslaw fills a need in so many meal plans. Coleslaw is there to cleanse and awake the palate in a meal heavily laden with greasy fried foods. Can you imagine a seafood platter without it? As a condiment in a pulled pork sandwich, it lends the perfect … [Read More...]
Sister Jo’s Zucchini Relish- a recipe to use large zucchini
Zucchini relish is the perfect canning recipe to use up Monster Zucchini!This recipe for Zucchini Relish is the perfect way to use up extra zucchini. Zucchini are without a doubt the most prolific vegetable in the garden. Think about it! The vegetable everybody wants to give you from their garden is ZUCCHINI SQUASH. And they almost never give you the nice small ones that are perfect for slicing and sautéing. Instead they give you bags of monster squash that are the size of a … [Read More...]
Thrillin’ Grillin’- Grilled Beef, Chicken & Vegetable Kebabs
It's Grillin' Season - Shish Kebab Time!Tonight we had grilled chicken and veggie kebabs and they were delicious. It's grillin' season here in the North Maine Woods. For a while we thought the grilling season never would arrive as we had a long cold spring but finally we've been able to fire up the gas grill. I love cooking on our Weber gas grill. It's convenient, quick, and it doesn't require heating up the kitchen on a warm summer night. My gas grill and my slow cooker are my "go to" … [Read More...]
Quick Easy Cucumber Salad
Quick, Easy and Healthy Cucumber SaladA good recipe doesn't have to be complicated or difficult. This quick and easy cucumber salad definitely isn't complicated - just simple ingredients with simple preparation! And that is perfect fare for a hot summer day. When its hot and muggy all I want is cool, quick and simple so I can stay "cool as a cucumber".Best Cucumbers for SaladsNot all cucumbers are the same. In fact, the number of varieties available is amazing. Favorites for … [Read More...]
Easy Moist Pistachio Muffin Recipe
Green is Good - especially when it's a moist Pistachio Muffin!I love the pistachio flavor, be it in ice cream, pudding, or in the yummy results of this Pistachio Muffin Recipe. The first time I ever had pistachio ice cream, as a kid, I thought it was maraschino cherry ice cream and they had got the color wrong. To this day, pistachio "anything" reminds me of that wonderful ice cream sundae topping treat - the maraschino cherry!Pistachios are good for … [Read More...]
Best Grilled Chicken Marinade – Grillin’ can be thrillin’ and easy!
Best Grilled Chicken Marinade - and its so easy!It's summer and this grilled chicken marinade is one of my go to recipes because it's tasty (chicken is kind of bland and needs some flavor help), and grilling doesn't heat up my kitchen. Another plus is that its not the usual beef and pork that we do so often on the backyard barbecue grill. Don't get me wrong! I love red meat but I am trying to limit it because I have health issues that dictate that I be careful of my dietary … [Read More...]