I am all about quick dinner ideas these days, but I'm even more about healthy homemade meals. Often it seems the two of those do not go hand in hand. However, these venison meatballs were actually quick to put together. I'm lucky to have a husband who loves to hunt so we have a freezer full of venison. If you aren't as lucky, you can substitute ground beef and it will still be a delicious recipe! We had these meatballs with homemade sweet potato fries, but they would be great with spaghetti or … [Read more...]
Pickle Relish Recipes (Try it with Zucchini!)
This season, while canning pickles, I decided I wanted to make and can sweet pickle relish. I wanted to make a relish that would taste like the grocery store variety. I know that may sound odd but I really love the taste. When I need canning advice, I often turn to Sharon Peterson and her website, Simply Canning. When I realized that Sharon had published a canning cookbook, I had to purchase it. I began checking into my canning books and asking friends for recipes, but all of the recipes had … [Read more...]
APPLE PIE JAM
Apple Pie Jam is a favorite for fall and winter. The jam is not too sweet but has lots of great taste! One of the benefits of having an abundance of a particular veggie or fruit is that you feel a bit more comfortable experimenting with recipes. Not meaning to sound wasteful but if I am staring at two bushels of apples that have been gifted to me by my generous son, I feel a bit of freedom to express myself with the abundance. So after making gallons of applesauce, jars of pie filling, in … [Read more...]
Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread will be your new favorite once you try this recipe. I went searching for a recipe to make this deliciousness and of course found several. Ok, really, I found thousands,maybe millions of different recipes using these key ingredients. But I chose one from the 2005 edition of Taste of Home Annual Recipes and adapted it to what I had on hand and our tastes. It's funny, I love nuts, and I love bread and brownies, but I do not like nuts in my baked goods. So … [Read more...]
Low Sugar Muffins You Can Bake Today
Are you looking for low sugar muffins to serve your family? I was because baking is fun for me. Not only do I love baked goods, I love whipping up something yummy for my family. Most muffin mixes and recipes are loaded with sugar! I used to love the packaged muffin mixes, you know the just add this and that and mix it up kind. That is until I started to change our family to more clean eating habits. To me clean eating does not mean we can?t enjoy tasty treats and … [Read more...]
