by Laura Macklem | Oct 21, 2015 | DIY |
* This post is part of my “Make Ahead Holidays,” series, which will go through Christmas. I will tell you how to make the big day(s) less rushed, and how to make your feast cost the least. At the end of the post, I will tell you how to prepare your mashed potatoes...
by Laura Macklem | Oct 15, 2015 | Canning |
A couple of days after Thanksgiving last year, cranberries went on sale at Aldi for 19 cents a bag. You can imagine how my mind started swirling, as I stood in front of the display, and devised ways to employ said cranberries. To be honest, I was so dizzied with...
by Laura Macklem | Oct 3, 2015 | Canning |
Sometimes I open my pantry and gaze at my beautiful jars of food. The ruby red grapefruit, snugly nestled in the jar, the wheels of deep green jalapenos, sweet circles of citrus, and cubes of pumpkin are just some of the pretty put-ups lining my pantry shelves. None...
by Laura Macklem | Sep 28, 2015 | Baking |
My whole family has something I do not – – a sweet tooth. Walking through the bakery aisle, it’s “Oh mom, look at this,” as they lustfully gaze at muffins and quick breads. Because I don’t crave sweets, I have little compassion for...
by Laura Macklem | Sep 23, 2015 | Desserts |
I’ll be writing lot about pumpkin this fall, because someone gifted me 38 free sugar pumpkins last year, and I canned a bunch. It’s not safe to can pumpkin in the form of puree, because it’s too dense, so I canned mine in chunks. When you empty out...
