Yep, that's what I'm doing.  Actually, I'm not canning water--I'm storing it.  As I empty out and later wash my quart cannin...

Although we have plans to go out on New Year's Eve, I thought this a good time and place to post my appetizer recipes.  There's quit...

I decided to try a new recipe for my weekly bread baking--traditional  "Farmhouse" or "Parker House" rolls.  The recipe ...

Our Holiday season wouldn't be complete without oyster stew.   So popular is this traditional Holiday meal that we have to reserve our o...

My Christmas dinner plans took an unusual twist--the guests prepared their own dinner!  Here's what happened: Just after getting the tu...

Since we did not have turkey for Thanksgiving, I decided to have the Thanksgiving dinner at Christmas with all the trimmings and traditional...

My mother-in-law, Gen Lutzke, was invited to a Christmas tea and needed to contribute a dish or plate of food.  I came to her rescue with a ...