I’ve spent the last two weekends gearing up for Jacob’s upcoming Eagle Scout ceremony. I’ve made dozens of cookies (chocolate chip, no bake, and peanut butter) at home. Jake even helped me out with some of them. Then, last Saturday, I went to my Mom’s and we knocked out five …
Brian went hunting on the first day of buck and snagged his first non-vehicular deer. Some people around here were surprised to hear it was his first. But, unlike most people, he hasn’t been hunting since he was a teen–he just started a few years ago. Anyway, he picked up …
I’ve continued to can and freeze as much as possible. One thing that’s not vegetable-related is that I canned up some BBQ Pulled Pork. I have not tried it yet, so I hope it turned out well. I also did another three trays of zucchini stuffed shells, so we should …
I’ve prepped so much stuff in the past few days that I’m now an honorary Mormon. It all started a few days ago with a half a bushel of peaches. I canned 7 quarts (my canner’s capacity) and froze the rest. I also canned a batch of spicy dill pickles …
My grandmother has always made the cakes for our family celebrations, birthday and otherwise. Due to age and health issues she is no longer able to do this task, so the torch has been passed to me. Jake and I went to her apartment this afternoon to collect her recipes …