An authentic New England Clam Chowder starts with the ingredients On a chilly New England night there is nothing more heartwarming and deliciously filling than a steaming bowl of New England clam chowder. As you search the Internet for an authentic New England Clam Chowder recipe, you will find there are a lot of them out there but as a life-long New Englander I will … [Read more...]
KitchenAid Honey Oatmeal Bread Recipe
Making Homemade Bread with your KitchenAid Mixer is Easy This KitchenAid Honey Oatmeal Bread Recipe is easy and delicious. Traditionally making homemade bread was a pretty laborious job. Kneading the bread was a real physical workout. And then KitchenAid added the “dough hook” to their stand mixer and making bread became a far more reasonable endeavor. The dough hook … [Read more...]
Best Slow Cooker French Onion Soup
The Lowly Onion Becomes Slow Cooker Crockpot 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 … [Read more...]
Boston Baked Beans Recipe
Homemade Boston Baked Beans are so darn' good! Homemade Boston Baked Beans are far more yummy than canned beans and worth the small extra effort to prepare them. This Boston Baked Bean recipe is all about easy comfort food. When I was a kid growing up here in New England, every Saturday supper we had "beans and franks" and brown bread. There is a reason that Boston is … [Read more...]
Easy Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Try this Easy Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe for a fall evening pleaser or a perfect course for Thanksgiving Dinner This Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe is a Thompson family favorite. I have to admit that I love all the members of the squash/pumpkin family and for that reason I have a great collection of squash and … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup
Olive Garden eat your heart out - it's Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana Soup for supper! Winter seems like a soup fest! If I have a fire burning in the kitchen wood stove, I will leave pot of soup simmering on it. But even in the winter, I don't always have the time to babysit the kitchen woodstove so I rely on my slow cooker. Crock pot cookin' is a favorite of mine … [Read more...]
Twice Baked Potatoes
Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe - A step by step tutorial Twice baked potatoes are definitely worth the extra effort. This is a potato recipe that you can easily change up with different flavors and toppings so after you get the basics down, get creative. Food should not only be good, it should be fun! Here in Aroostook County, Maine, potatoes are big business and … [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 … [Read more...]
Wilderness Camping in the North Maine Woods
This post is a sponsored post in collaboration with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Although I was compensated for this post all thoughts and opinions are mine. Wilderness Camping in the North Maine Woods can be the ultimate family vacation - AllinfortheMaineOutdoors Do want to give your family the ultimate outdoor vacation? Then pack up the … [Read more...]
Cider Vinegar Pickled Beets
A Tale of Two Beets - A Pickled Beet Alternative This 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 Beets As with all water bath canning recipes, cleanliness and detail to directions is … [Read more...]
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