by Laura Macklem | Dec 10, 2023 | DIY |
Thrifty homemaking for me doesn’t mean cheap food, it means better quality food for a fraction of the price. Such is the case for homemade bread crumbs. While these bread crumbs can be made with any stale bread I use homemade bread from freshly ground grain. No...
by Laura Macklem | Dec 10, 2023 | Baking, Side Dishes, Uncategorized |
Brown and serve rolls are a handy make-ahead holiday offering, and in general just nice to have stashed in the freezer for a busy night. Open up a jar of home canned beef stew, grab a few bake and serve rolls out of the freezer and in minutes you have a completely...
by Laura Macklem | Dec 2, 2023 | Snacks |
When you have a variety of spices, herbs and vegetable powders it’s fun to come up with cheeseballs and other spreads. The cheeseball I make for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays is sharp and smoky, reminiscent of the Hickory Farms I remember from childhood. I...
by Laura Macklem | Nov 26, 2023 | Recipes |
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I tried to send out a blog post last Sunday, but we had a problem with the software and it never went out, so click here for my recipe for pumpkin cheesecake! My column for the North Coast Current on stuffing bread was also...
by Laura Macklem | Nov 20, 2023 | Baking, Desserts |
I think I overdid it on the pumpkins this year. My favorite vendor at the farmers market marked his heirloom pumpkins to $5 each, and I went overboard considering I had already bought at least six heirloom varieties at Lidl because they were only $6.86. Next year...
