Crunchy, toasty, sweet and a little salty, homemade granola is a delicious breakfast staple. Making granola from scratch will save you money, and is a smart way to rotate your pantry items. This is...
Homemade Granola
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Holiday Cheeseball
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...
Spicy Bourbon Pecans
When I was little, if someone sent us a Hickory Farms or another food gift package at Christmas it seemed like a very fancy treat. Separately, the honey mustard, sausages, cheeseball, and other...
Marinated Olives
At Thanksgiving and Christmas, we usually eat dinner at 3, which means it wouldn't be smart to eat lunch. I serve a hearty breakfast, then set out a spread of festive appetizers around 11:30. I like...
No Bake Energy Bars
When my girls were little, they swam on the neighborhood swim team, and eventually swam with a homeschool group. I always enjoy making healthy snacks for them in general, but homeschool swim was no...
Cheeseball with Dehydrated Vegetable Powders
With so much produce in the summer, creativity is a must for preservation. One exciting way to use produce is to grind dehydrated vegetables into powder. Then the question comes, how should I to use...