Now, I know someone is going to take a look at this and say, “That’s not  Feijoada!”. And of course, you would be absolutely right. And wrong.
At our house this is Feijoada. A long LONG time ago when we had very little money for groceries I wanted to make something different. I had black beans, ground beef, and rice. After much searching I found a recipe for Feijoada and even though I had few of the ingredients, I made it with what I had.
Now, argue with me if you want but that is the true spirit of Feijoada, isn’t it? …read more

Running late today…But I wanted to get blogsurfing Saturday in before Sunday!
You all know that I believe strongly in buying local, buying fresh, buying organic, buying fair trade whenever possible. I don’t see this as a new thing, it was the way I was raised.  Yep, way back in the 1960s my parents who lived through the Depression drilled into my head that the only way one could be truly free was to be as self-sustainable as possible. Rather than dependence on people you don’t know, my dad said, have relationship with neighbors and those that you will see each …read more

After Christmas I bought four rosemary trees that had been shaped as Christmas trees and clearanced for 2.00 each. I was excited about it because there is so much that fresh rosemary is wonderful for.  I love smelling it when I am sitting out on the porch…I love using it in cooking and baking.  I love adding springs of it to my drawers or closets.

Another thing I love is chicken and noodles, or Pennsylvania Dutch chicken pot pie.  I thought I had come up with every variation known to man but I was inspired the other day to add rosemary …read more

I love it when I take the time to make egg noodles.  They just taste fresh and delicate and the texture is wonderful.  I love the color of them because everything I make with the eggs that our chickens lay has a beautiful golden color from the darkness of the yolks.  Seriously, I could probably exist on egg noodles…totally.
O.k. Egg noodles and chocolate….and pizza…and..

O.k.maybe I couldn’t exist on them.  I lied.  But they are awfully good.  The secret to thin, delicate egg noodles is to let the dough relax before rolling it out.  It is best if you can let …read more

Happy weekend!
We had two simultaneous sleepovers last night.  BOY sleep overs.
Why do girls have the reputation of being giggleboxes? Seriously? A roomful of boys is just as bad, or worse.  Poor Shiloh braved the testosterone as long as she could and then retreated to her pink room with the antique Victorian bed.  Kyrie, being much younger and yet just as aware of the testosterone condensation appearing on the walls asked to sleep at our oldest daughter’s house with our grandkids.  Smart girl.
I retreated to my room, with the rose themed border and bedpread.  And here I am still, this morning, …read more

 
I love spinach but several of my family members absolutely do not!
There is something about the combination of balsamic vinegar and bacon and spinach, though, that wakes up your taste buds and lets them know that you know what you are doing.

I love pasta.  It is quick, cheap, easy, and filling..what more can you ask?
This is my entry for Presto Pasta.

Summer is the time for cook-outs for sure. When you can make homemade, delicious (soft!) hot dog and hamburger buns in less than an hour why in the world would you buy them?
Did I say less than an hour? Yep!
These freeze well so you can make them ahead of time. If you have a regular baking day, or OAMC weekend make up a few batches of these for the month and freeze them for quick meals anytime.
Most of us do not consider

I bet if you never heard of this you made a face when you read the title. Vinegar pie is an old recipe, created back in the days where you used everything possible to create edible and filling meals, remember Ma Ingalls’ green pumpkin apple pie? Well Ma Ingalls wasn’t the only one…My grandma was pretty handy with creating food as well, from what I have heard. She was gone long before I came on the scene but her cooking ability was a family treasure, so much so that family members spoke in quiet awe of foods …read more