Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookie? Crisp or chewy, filled with gooey chocolate chips; I think the chocolate chip cookie is my favorite cookie of all time! I remember it most out of any cookie I made with my grandmother as a child. There didn’t have to be a special occasion…
Category: Seasonal
A category of recipes by seasons
Homemade Jook
Homemade Jook I often wonder how many cultures have a version of a delightful warming bowl of chicken and rice… in this case, homemade jook. This is not just any chicken and rice. It is slow cooked in a hearty homemade broth, a thick porridge of rice, sprinkled with large chunks of a roasted local…
Autumn Butternut Squash Bisque
Autumn Butternut Squash Bisque Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup. ~ Ludwig van Beethoven This is an oldie but a goodie. I posted this last year right before Halloween but I was without a blog. I felt it only appropriate to bring it out of…
Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles – Refrigerator or Canned
Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles My household loves pickles; spicy garlic dill pickles! I’ve always had a love for the bite that vinegar provides… green olives, salt & vinegar chips, pepperonchinis, and of course pickles. As a kid I would devour the tray of green olives my grandmother placed out with the antipasti platter. Lunchtime at…
Homemade Applesauce – No Sugar Needed
Homemade Applesauce “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” ~ Martin Luther There is a medium-sized apple tree in my grandmother’s backyard. As far back as I can remember when the leaves began to turn, the apples would fall and she would make…
Sweet Savory Sustainable 