A great recipe for sturdy structures that last all season long! Meets the “entirely edible” requirement but that doesn’t mean it tastes good. 😉 Our Recipe for Gingerbread House Structure 2 cups corn syrup or molasses (see below)1 1/2 cups light brown sugar1 1/4 or 230 grams cups shortening9 cups or 1080 grams all-purpose flour […]
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I Found the Reason My Sourdough Starter was Sluggish
Ever since we moved this spring, my sourdough starter has been sluggish, a fact I bemoaned to many of our customers when we opened in September. It was still working at a basic level, but I wasn’t getting much rise at all – definitely not doubling in volume when building up the starter or doing […]
Why I Wear an $80 Apron
Nineteen years ago when our first child was born and I became a full-time homemaker, I encountered a problem that, at the time, was plaguing other moms in the same phase of life: I started wearing holes in my shirts right at my belly button! What caused this issue? It was not just plaguing me: […]
Corn and Cucumber Salad
This is one of our family’s favorite summertime salads, and it’s a great way to use the cucumbers and basil that we are harvesting right now in mid-August! Maybe next year we’ll have jalapenos, corn, and onions from our garden… Then maybe the next year we’ll have a dairy cow and make the feta and […]
Everyday Homemade Burger Buns
Jump Straight to Recipe My cooking and pantry-stocking habits changed years ago when we moved from in-town to a little way outside of town. The grocery store was really not that much farther away, but making a 4 PM visit to the grocery store to pick up just a few things for supper no longer […]