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Freezer Apple Pie Filling

October 11, 2016 by Susan 38 Comments

This apple pie filling for the freezer is beyond easy! Freezing apple pie filling is an easy way to preserve apples for a warm & gooey apple pie all winter long.

Apple pie filling can be used in far more than apple pie, you know.  Crisps, turnovers, with pancakes, oatmeal…loads of things!  That’s why I love to keep a couple of bags in my freezer -ready to go– during the winter months when a warm, gooey apple dessert tastes best.

It’s so simple, you can put up several bags in no time!

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How to Preserve Basil

August 8, 2016 by Susan 12 Comments

Freezing basil to add to recipes year round is so easy! It's my favorite way to preserve summer.

There’s nothing like walking out onto your deck and picking fresh basil to add to a recipe.  But sadly, for much of the year in Minnesota, that is not an option.

I am a terrible gardener, but I’ve always been successful with basil.  It grows gangbusters for me, for some reason.

Several years ago, I looked into various ways to preserve my harvest.  To maintain freshness, I decided against drying.  I found a number of different methods of freezing herbs.  Some involved water as a base, some oil.  I tried both methods and have settled into what I like best.  Olive oil.

This is such an easy process, y’all.

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Oatmeal Breakfast Cake… and the Best Reason to Be Exhausted!

July 13, 2016 by Susan 31 Comments

This oatmeal breakfast cake is dense and satisfying.  Use quick-cooking oats and they’ll dissolve into the batter, use old-fashioned oats for more texture.  We like it best with chocolate chips, but it’d be delish with your favorite fruit baked in, too!

Oatmeal Breakfast Cake

I just got back from an impromptu trip to Nashville, TN (I live in Minnesota, remember).  This is the fourth year that my eldest son has participated in a week long service oriented mission team.  In past years, they’ve served in Louisiana, South Carolina and Indiana– and this year they are in Nashville.

The group’s focus is threefold.  First, they serve at the host church, doing projects like putting in sidewalks and building sheds.  Second, they visit various ministries in the area and not only learn about them, but serve with them.  (Yesterday, they worked at a community garden and harvested over 1,200 pounds of potatoes!)  And last, they have classes that help them dig in to how God has made them,  and how they can step into service and leadership in their home church and community.

A week before the trip was scheduled to begin, the lady who has always done all of their meal planning and preparation had to have emergency surgery.  Since my college roommate and dear friend is one of the leaders of the trip, we were chatting about it and I mentioned that I couldn’t come for the whole week, but could come down and feed them the first few days, and get meals prepped for the rest of the week.  So that’s what I did.

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Recipes That Use Up A Lot of Eggs (Bonus Pudding Recipe!)

June 2, 2016 by Susan 24 Comments

A collection of recipes for how to use up eggs.  Desserts with eggs, dinner recipes with eggs, you name it!  Use up an abundance of eggs in delicious ways.  This collection of recipes will give you lots of options for when you find yourself with too many eggs on your hands.  Sweet, savory, breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and perfect for customizing to your taste.  Plus, a bonus recipe for the best pudding ever!

Here's a list of recipes to help you use up an abundance of eggs. Tips on freezing eggs, too.

Backyard chickens are fantastic entertainment.  They run like little old ladies holding their skirts up, and they always assume another hen has something better than what they’ve got.

Aside from all this free entertainment, they also provide us with a multitude of fresh eggs.

I frequently find myself looking for recipes that use a lot of eggs.

Today I thought I’d share some of the best ones I’ve found and tend to go back to time and again.
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Easy BBQ Pulled Pork

May 2, 2016 by Susan 2 Comments

An easy to put together, slow cooked, tender pulled pork. It's a great freezer meal to pull out on busy nights.

Who doesn’t love The Pioneer Woman?  There was a period in which I could expect the question, “Is this a Pioneer Woman recipe?” whenever a new menu item appeared that my husband loved.  We are taken with her Braised Beef Brisket (minus the liquid smoke and less soy than called for), and Steak Bites (which, with a little Worcestershire added, are something even my not-overly-excited-about-meat son gets excited about).

The third member of this meat trifecta of love is Pulled Pork.

The original recipe is called Spicy Shredded Pork, and as written is to be served in tortillas … Tex Mex style.  I changed up the seasoning a bit and serve it with BBQ.

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Freezer Recipe: Homemade Texas Toast

April 27, 2016 by Susan Leave a Comment

This Texas Toast is simple to make ahead and freeze. And it is so much better than the stuff from the box.

 

I wrote recently about some bread recipes that I keep on hand to fix for dinner.  One that I didn’t include on that list is this one for Freezer Texas Toast.  That’s because it’s not really much of a recipe.

It is, however, an incredibly convenient staple to have on hand in my freezer.

It is also incredibly popular at my dinner table.

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