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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...]

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...]

Minute® Rice Blueberry Rice Pudding helps relieve holiday stress!

December 23, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson Leave a Comment

Rice, rice pudding, blueberry pudding,

When Minute® Rice asked to write this sponsored post and share two of my labor saving holiday recipes with you, I was so glad for the opportunity. I LOOOOOOVE Christmas!!!!! I love the colors, the smells, the decorations, the happiness, and of course, the presents! But it's a lot of work.  So much preparation goes into that one day and I've done a lot of Christmases by this … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Recipes after the Witching Hour!

October 31, 2014 by Sheryl Thompson 3 Comments

Pumpkin, pumpkin recipe, pumpkin recipes

After tonight there will be a lot of "slightly used" pumpkins around that shouldn't be allowed to go to waste. I light my Jack o' Lantern using a glow stick so as not to ruin the flesh.  It's been kept nice and cold outside for the last few days with our northern Maine chilly temps - 41 degrees today. So tomorrow I will dig out a few of my favorite pumpkin recipes and put my … [Read more...]

Creamy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto

September 22, 2013 by Sheryl Thompson 28 Comments

Risotto, Pumpkin Risotto, Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto Recipe has moved - Follow this Link … [Read more...]

Maple Walnut Tart …. or Maple Pecan Tart – your choice!

November 14, 2012 by Sheryl Thompson 19 Comments

Pecan Pie, Maple Pecan Pie, Maple Pecan Tart, Walnut Pie, Maple Walnut Pie

Make this Maple Walnut Tart or try the Maple Pecan version... both are tasty holiday treats! Nana loved to bake and at Thanksgiving she always had an assortment of pies  and tarts- Apple, squash or pumpkin, and always pecan.  Pecan Pie served with fresh whipped cream…..oh so rich and wonderful was also MEGA filling.  A small sliver of a piece would suffice.   Bill loves nuts of … [Read more...]

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