Along with the aromas of turkey and potatoes and pie, holiday mulled wine shares an equal space in the palette of aromas here during the holidays. Wine is a nice table beverage, but mulled wine takes this beverage up a step to that of a comforting, warm pre-dessert drink. It’s so easy to make and […]
10 Uses for Pumpkin Butter
Fall is here. It’s my favorite time of year, but in the Inland Northwest it is also the shortest of the seasons. The leaves are just beginning to change colors, nights are getting chilly, and my pumpkin vines look like this. The changing weather makes me look forward to things like traipsing through a local […]
Crockpot Pumpkin Butter
I searched for weeks to find a good recipe for canning pumpkin butter. We grow pumpkins every year, and I decided I was going to try something new with them. The longer I searched, the more frustrated I became, not because there weren’t any recipes, but no one–and I mean no one– had instructions for […]
Our Candy Cane Cookie Tradition
Ever since I can remember, my Mom always made Candy Cane Cookies at Christmas time. They get eaten very quickly, so usually, we would make them either the 23rd or 24th of December. I have continued the tradition with my own kids, and now all of our grown kids are carrying it on with their […]