I’m sure you’ve been enjoying our Tasty Tuesday feature with Barb Kelley, from My Sister’s Kitchen Each week, Barb shares a recipe from her vast arsenal of knowledge, and some sweet stories as well.
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I think that this week will finally be cool enough for one of our absolutely all-time favorite winter-time meals: white chicken chili. Years ago my mom got the recipe from one of my aunties who doesn’t remember giving it to her. For a long while, every time any of Mom’s grown kids showed up for [...]

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Zucchini Bread: the best defense is a good offense
In certain parts of the country this is the time of year when excess zucchini squash become part of a complex military strategy. In fact, I’ve heard that there are places where you have to be careful to lock your car doors, lest the sneaky zucchini find [...]

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Yesterday my family knew for sure that we’re back in the groove of the school year because my house was fragrant with the aroma of homemade granola. Mmmmmmmmm. Nothing could be nicer!
This recipe first started evolving when my oldest was training for a 136 mile endurance bike ride. At the age of 14 he [...]

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Oh my. The whirlwind of the school year has arrived and life just hit warp speed at my house. The days of leisurely dinners are done until next summer, so it’s time to haul out ideas for fast dinners that aren’t fast food. One of our very favorite dinners is meatball subs. These delicious sandwiches [...]

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My youngest two boys and I are still at the family cottage in Michigan; to our great delight, our cottage neighbor extended an invitation to the boys to go fishing with him at dawn. The boys leapt at the chance and willingly trundled out of bed before 6:00 AM. To his great delight, Jon vanquished [...]

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Home-canned pickles are so much better than anything you get in the stores and SOOOOO much cheaper that it hurts me to buy them on the sad occasions that we run out. I try to avoid that by making large quantities every summer.
First off, I should admit that the recipe is not entirely my own–I [...]

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Every year we spend a couple of weeks in Michigan, living in a hundred-year-old cottage. This vacation always includes careful use of an ancient septic system, removal of entire mouse cities from cupboards, and battling swarms of fruit flies. Life is simpler and sometimes more primitive.
Cooking requires lots of creativity and innovation. Rarely do the [...]

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I received this comment from High Country Mom Tiffany, and thought we could call on the readers to suggest some resources for Gluten/Dairy free foods and recipes.  So comment away, High Country Moms and Dads! (Click on the title, then scroll to the bottom.
Michelle, from In the Life of a Child, a bloggy friend of [...]

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Do you make a weekly pilgrimage to the local farmers market? ….ah, the sounds and smells and colors make me glad to live in the Appalachian mountains! I’m always delighted when I find someone selling huge bunches of fresh basil. In fact, I probably can locate anyone selling basil with my eyes shut, the basil [...]

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