The ups & downs of living in & restoring our 100+ old Victorian house
It’s soup season! I love me some soup on these chillier evenings, the aroma wafting through the house, and the ease at which one can create a feast without hovering over a stove. One thing however that I have had to forgo in soups were any hearty potatoes (nightshade allergy), which made my Irish heart […]
My hubby was raised in Pennsylvania Dutch Lancaster county and comes from family that split from the Amish community generations ago. Thus it comes as no surprise that this recipe for Rivel Soup is a major comfort food for Karl. Personally coming from a background of both my parents being full-fledged Irish, this recipe had […]
Oh yes. Fall is here. That of course means more baked yummies. And recipes that call for apples. This wonderful Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake definitely fits the season, and is delicious. You’ll Need: – 3 tbsps water – 1 tbsp ground flax seed Note: Soaked flaxseed acts just as similarly as an egg when used, […]
Ah, Autumn. My favorite season of all. Time for pumpkins, bananas, apples, mums and sunflowers (and wondering how the heck another summer went by so fast!). Autumn is also a time when I start to get a hankering for comfort foods, and banana bread is no exception. This is my go-to recipe when I feel […]
I’m in the mood for yummy gluten free muffins. What say you? It took many experiments in the kitchen (adding more of this, less of that, and the infamous “here honey, try these”) to get a GF muffin recipe that was moist and not too heavy or “crumbly”. After finally getting it just right and […]
