Fresh Blueberry Crisp
We used to get Blueberry Crisps once in a while in our grammar school cafeteria. More often we had the apple crisps which was everyones favorite. As I grew to appreciate the more delicate flavor of blueberries, I would have had a difficult time deciding which...
Orange Cherry Salad
I think this is going to be dessert just as soon as I can bring in all the ingredients. It sounds just wonderful, and I love the nice assortment of fruits. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. SQ
Happy (Mixed Breed)
Thank you for sharing Happy with us. He sounds like an awesome pet and friend. I wish you many more Happy years together.
Ripening Fresh Fruits You've Purchased
Great tip Julia and one Ive used for years too. Interesting tip that Ruth added about ripening tomatoes in a drawer. Id never heard that. This group is just full of wonderful information and ideas for making our lives and homes run smoother. Thanks to all. Youll...
Tank (Rottie) and Jake (Cocker)
Gorgeous fur-babies and a great story. I love hearing about animals who may not be blood brothers, but are brothers or sisters joined by love to be part of a family. These two fit that description perfectly. Thank you for sharing them.
Baked Pork Chops
This is a new recipe to me, but it sounds like something hubby and I would enjoy for lunch which is most often our largest meal of the day now. Thanks Robin.
Sloppy Joes
Does this ever bring back memories. Our school cafeteria served Sloppy Joes about once a week when I was a kid, and it was one of my favorite school meals. Made with some kind of sauce more resembling Manwich which was ladled over open hot dog buns, it was...
Corn Pudding
Sounds so good, and very much like the ones weve eaten at Thanksgiving and large family gatherings. Someone almost always thinks to bring a nice corn pudding. Many people think that corn pudding is a southern dish, but I associate it with New England states...
Luke (Redbone Hound Dog) and Nikki (Black...
Nice doggies. Ours love to go for a ride too. Any ride. When were out on the farm, they ride in the wagon pulled by an old mare, and theyll run until they have no more energy, then, they have to have help to get into the wagon, and will ride on their blanket...
Old Fashioned Peach Cake
There are few cakes as good as a peach cake. Well eat them straight from the oven, left to cool slightly, or right from the refrigerator (which is delicious for breakfast incidentally. You just got to try it). Fancied up with whipped cream, or ice-cream, it...
Saving the Harvest
You make it all look so nice, and I can just imagine cooking with the bounty of a big garden. With the prices of good ripe vegetables at a premium, its got to be so much cheaper too. A garden is a lot of work, but at least, its rewarding. Love the pictures...
Smashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Green Onions
I dont suppose you could make potatoes any way that we didnt like them. This recipe is a winner too. Thank you for sharing it. Suziq9
Pairing Herbs and Other Flavors with Vegetables
I used to have a great little book that had everything about herbs and what foods to use them with, but it got lost in a military move and Ive never found another like it. This is a really good start to collecting all that information. Thanks so much.
Lemon Supreme Dessert Cake
This is what my father would have called A Sunday Cake. Anything that had whipped cream on it was in that category. I think he just loved whipped topping of all kinds; and if you put a cherry on top, it was a celebration. He was our sweetheart, and when I make...
Pineapple Ice
It has been so hot this summer that anything cold sounds wonderful. To have many flavors of a good cold treat would be just the best ever. Thank you for this pineapple one and any others you have time to share.
Newborn Calf
Great pictures to go with that story. Id love to watch your friend with her spinning as its something that has always fascinated me. That little baby bullock is as cute as a button. Sweet little face. Thank you for sharing it all with us. I also like the llamas...
Peach Cobbler
This sounds so good, and the more peaches, the better we like it. We like the old-fashioned pie crust type of pastry or the cake one. Its all great. Thank you for sharing with us.
Using Diatomaceous Earth for Worms in a Pregnant Dog?
After making absolutely sure that you are using FOOD-GRADE Diatomaceous Earth, you may continue feeding your dog with it as long as she lives. Even though our cats are total house cats, they still get that diatomaceous earth 3-4 times a week sprinkled over...
Caring For Newborn Kittens
This is information that is common to almost everyone raised on a farm 50 years ago, but I dont think all that many people in cities ever had the chance to learn very much about it. Its in the highly populated cities that many baby animals perish simply because...
Easy Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and Sour Chicken is our favorite Chinese meal, so Ill have to try this very easy recipe. Not having to deep-fry breaded chicken first is going to really help save time too. Fewer calories as well. Thank you for sharing your recipe. Suziq9
Bashful (English Bulldog)
Sweet story and an adorable dog. Thanks for sharing your Bashful. Lucky You. Suziq9
Back to School Clothes?
May I suggest that you get yourself to the nearest Department of Children and Families. Sounds to me like you may be entitled to financial help with several things including food stamps and perhaps even some emergency cash. Medicaid also comes to mind that...
Sweet Potato Puff
Sweet Potatoes are always on our holiday tables. They are one of the most versatile of vegetables serving as a savory side dish to a wonderful dessert. Thank you for this delicious recipe. Suziq9
Lilli (Golden Retriever)
I was raised with my parents Golden Retriever, and for about 5 of those years, Princess was my sister. She chose to sleep with me from the time I can remember and there were never any monsters under my bed. As long as she was with me, I always felt so secure...
Great Great Northern Beans
Great Northern beans are the ones my mom always used to make her Boston Baked Beans which cooked in a big brown crock with a lid, in the oven for hours. They were so good. Ive never been able to get the same good flavor when I make them, and Im sorry I didnt...
Break Up Ramen Noodles
I must agree with you Chuck. I like my spaghetti left long since we have it for dinner in the evening, but ramen is a lunch special at our house, and I always break it up pretty good too. Its much better broken up for little children to eat with a spoon. I...
Sea Turtle in the Ocean (Gulf of Mexico)
I agree with you Ale. Too many people just think nothing about how precious our land, water and the very air we breath is to our own lives. I think our schools should have more classes about sea life and caring for all our water. Dont wait until the young people...
Homemade Yellow Cake
I dont remember ever buying cake flour in my life, so Ive usually just skipped the recipes that call for it thinking it was a mixture of more ingredients. I have just used plain flour a few times, but the cakes that call for cake flour need the finer texture...
Lemon Lime Chicken
This sounds so good and we are eating more and more chicken these days, and besides, I love cooking with honey. Thank you for sharing your recipe. Thumbs Up. Suziq9
Folded Paper Flower Box
I cant tell from the picture or the directions just how large the bottom or the height of the finished box will be, but if its large and tall enough to sit a baby food jar in, you can even use a real blossom in this nice little paper box. Something like a rose...
Mother's Chicken Salad
The magic word for me in this recipe is curry. I love curry, but nothing too spicy hot like in some of the Chinese and other Oriental and Indian dishes. There really are not that many foods I cook which has curry in it, so this will be a very welcomed addition...
Add Cake Trimmings To Frosted Middle Layer
I really think this is a great idea, the most innovative one in a long time in fact. Youre using the cake crumbs in the filling part only, and keeping the frosting portion free of crumbs which is easy enough to do just by making the first light layer of frosting...
Pineapple Meringue Cake
My recipe box is getting stuffed too Keeper. My hubby thinks hes died and gone to Heaven. We had gotten set in a rut. Meatloaf on Monday, Chicken with mashed potatoes on Tuesday etc. We had the same old desserts for a long time. I feel that joining Thrifty...
Pip (Calico Cat)
That is such a sweet story. Your Pip is very fortunate to have had you come along and save her. Im sure shes made you happy too. She looks so comfortable in her home, and is such a beautiful cat. Thanks for sharing her. Suziq9
Cream Cheese Crescent Squares
Have you ever tried adding peach preserves to the cream cheese instead of the sugar? This is a really easy dessert or treat. If I could find fig preserves, I would try them to. Thank you for sharing. Suziq9
Mom's Scalloped Potatoes
This is one of those dishes that we call pure comfort food, and that rat cheese is the best part of everything. My husband loves scalloped potatoes, meatloaf and steamed broccoli. This is very much like the scalloped potatoes that I grew up with. Just a few...
Sausage Milk Gravy
This is a favorite for Sunday morning breakfasts ever since we first ate it at a big diner in Florida one year. It took me a long time to figure out how to season it to make it taste right, but finally. Now, we always order it when we go to a Cracker Barrel...
Classic Boiled Custard Pudding
I think this is very close to being like what my grandmother made for us when we were kids. Shed send us up to a ridge where wild strawberries grew, and we were to pick ever how many we thought we could eat. When we got back with our little buckets, shed have...
Miss Etta's Fourth of July Pickles
I am looking forward to trying these pickles Julia. I love the flavor of allspice without its being in a mixture with other pickling spices, some of which I dont care for. I notice that you didnt mention removing them either, so Im guessing you just leave them...
Herby's Angel Biscuits
This is surely a Georgia and North Carolina recipe. Wed eaten them in both states, but no where else. They are soft like a yeast roll, and taste more like a regular southern biscuit. Yum-Yum. With a good sausage milk gravy, there is nothing better. Thanks Julia...
Fourth of July Coffee Cake
When I first read this, and knowing I didnt have a bundt cake pan, I was disappointed until I read your note to LyonPride saying to just use the tunnel mixture as all topping and bake it in a rectangular cake pan. I got up bright and early this morning and...
Store Canned Foods Upside Down
My can opener is relatively new, but it cuts a tiny bit of the paper label causing it to leave tiny pieces of the label which can fall into the food. For that reason, Ive started removing the label and just washing the whole can. I was rather surprised to find...
Fresh Summer Vegetable Soup with Pasta
We normally have a hearty beef/vegetable soup every week in the winter time. The pot is large and will often feed our family of 4 for 2 whole days with maybe a single serving or two left to freeze. Soup is such an economical meal that Im finding it to be just...
Julia's Macaroni Salad
I like the difference in this macaroni salad, and we also seem to have a macaroni salad at every cook-out right along with potato salad.and they both have pretty much the same flavors. Im making this mac salad for 4th of July picnic this years and will let...
Using Dark or Light Baking Pans
This does work too. The way I remember it is dark pans for dark crusts and light pans for light crusts. Youd think the oven temperature would be all we would need to get the same results, but I just learned this about using different pans about a year ago. Really...
LuLuBelle (Birman Mix)
Very pretty cat. I love her white mittens. Thanks for sharing her photo. Suziq9
Make Your Own Trail Mix
We used to shop at a store that had dried pineapple, mango and some other fruits that were really good and Ive not found that kind of store again in a long time. Id chop the large slices and chunks into bite size and add that to just cereal. Id love to find...
Cooking Stems of Broccoli and Hearts of Cabbage
This is a good tip to remember. Ive overcooked the florets many times in order to cook the stems enough to suit my children. They object to the difference in textures, more so when they were real young than they do now, but Ill remember this for when we have...
All-American Style Potato Salad
I have 2 children who are allergic to eggs, so do you think I could maybe substitute something like mozzarella cheese cut small instead of the eggs? This recipe sounds so good, so wholesome that I would like to try the cheese. Thank you for help. mel
Crispy Crunchy Corn Chips
Im wondering if the dry Ranch Dip like youd make Ranch Dressing with might work. I love that flavor, and buy the sour-cream flavored chips. These sound really good. You get a thumbs up from us. Suziq9
Breakfast Parfait
After my husband had 2 heart attacks, (and hed always had such a good strong heart, so were not sure what happened), I learned to stop listening to him say he wanted eggs and bacon or ham for breakfast every day. He gets oatmeal one way or the other 5 mornings...
Moist Zucchini Bread
Its been a while since I ate or made zucchini bread, but we always enjoyed it a lot. Your recipe sounds so good, and its inspiring me to mend my lazy ways. :-) Our grocery stores are advertising yellow or zucchini squash this week for $1.29 a pound, and it...
Hendrix and Layla (Chihuahuas)
Love their story and their photos. They are so precious, and Im so glad you found them. Wishing you all a very long and happy life together. Suziq9
Super Special Salmon Patties
Ritz crackers huh? Sounds like a good substitute for the saltines so Ill give them a try. I think Id like these fish patties made with salmon, tuna or jack mackeral. Now, Im wondering if the mackeral is wild too. Probably is since it used to be a more economical...
Brunswick Stew
Just ever so often, I want something thats all mixed up with a mingle of flavors and textures. Stews and soups are about the best at fitting those descriptions that I can think of, and your recipe for Brunswick Stew is a great example. I love it when its cold...
Madame, Spot, and Pugsley (Cats)
My husband is also a preferred resting spot for our dog who gets as close to him as she possibly can. As a puppy, she would be in his lap, but at 70 pounds, his lap just wont hold all of her at one time. They are still best buddies though. We feel the chosen...
Tea Cup Pincushion
Makes a darling little gift, or something to treat yourself with. It would look nice on the table by where you sit to watch TV and do a little mending. Thank you for the great idea. Suziq9
Ideas for Making Dog and Cat Toys from Silk Ties?
Old cotton socks work better. Just tie them in knots and your dogs and cats will love them. Try adding a little catnip to the cat ones. I have soaked our boxers sock toys in beef broth, and let them dry in the freezer. In the summer, youd think he was having...
Making Ice Cream Without Heavy Whipping Cream?
We often make ice-cream using canned milk like Carnation evaporated or a store brand. Its rich and very good. It adapts very well to any flavor and even using canned fruit like peaches, the results are great. SuziQ 9
Short'nin Bread
I can remember the cute little song, and I remember eating this when I was a kid, but Id forgotten how easy it is to make. I also like to drink good buttermilk Julia. Ill have to drag out my old iron skillet and whip up some Shortnin Bread for my hubby who...
Bandit (Havanese)
Bandit is such a doll. Im not familiar with Havanese, but if they all look like this one, Id like to find one too. He is the cutest, and is going to get my vote. SuziQ 9
Zeka (Lion Head Rabbit)
This is such a pretty picture of your rabbit. She looks so contented just lying there so calm and nice. We had pet rabbits when we were growing up, and I loved them all. They are a lot smarter than most people realize too. Thumbs Up Evelin. SuziQ 9
Spicy Beer Cake
Im laughing because I never know what youre going to come up with next. This has got to be the most interesting recipe Ive seen for a long time, and the most unusual. Imagine using beer to make a cake. Julia, you know Ill have to make this just to know if it...
Potato Pancakes
Another interesting Recipe Robin. I would never have thought to use 7-up in potato pancakes, but am finding it fun to learn something new every day! Im voting yes. SuziQ 9
Potato and Broccoli Casserole
This is my favorite casserole, and its so easy to make. It is very forgiving too. Any kind of potato, even broccoli that is less than fresh. Its always going to be good. We end up making it about once every week or 10 days. You know whats good, Julia. SuziQ...
Shoney's Cabbage-Beef Soup
Im making this soup over the weekend. I just found it, but I have everything on hand already except the cabbage and the ground beef. Im taking your advice and making cornbread to go with it too. It really sounds so fresh and good. Ill let you know. Thanks. SuziQ...
Warming Rice Bags
I love my rice bags. Weve been using them for about 6 years now, and I keep little pillow cases on them which get washed frequently. They are just as good as new. I guess theyll last forever if you dont loan them out, cause they dont find their way back home...
Doily Heart Decoration
I dont have a lot of time to crochet. Im wondering if the paper lace doilies come in heart-shapes. This is a sweet idea but too time consuming. Maybe next year though. Thanks for a nice idea for Valetines Day decorating. Suziq9
Decorative Fabric Banners
Really like the fact that these can be made and saved to be reused in other places when the person moves. Good for party decorations too. Great for a Baby Shower when you have lots of time to make them. Thanks for sharing it. Suziq9
My Frugal Holiday: The Old Family Bible
Hi, Dear Mother I wanted to let you all know my Mother made us kids the best Christmass of all. Even though we led a frugal life there was always plenty at Christmas. We kids feel like we are the luckiest kids of all. I know I was there with the FAmily Bible...
Otis (Horse)
The horse sure does look healthy and happy. We have a boxer too and they are wonderful babies. This makes me want a horse again too. I will have to see where Steinhatchee is exactly. It sounds like a very nice small town. suziq9
Cindy (Cat)
What a nice kitty. The hat is adorable and just suited for her. I make clothes for our boxer too in the winter.
Muffin (Golden Retriever - Chow Mix)
Such nice people to help the animals that need it. It maked them angles on earth. She is beautiful. suziq9
Pete (Boxer/Walker Mix)
What a beautiful picture in with all the flowers. He is a very attractive boy. I love his eyes. suziq9
Hardy Fruit Trees For The Backyard Orchard
What a great wealth of information. Thank You for sharing. suziq9
Black Russian Cake
This sounds really good for the Holidays. I too cant wait for Thanksgiving. I am going to make a small one first and if I dont get too drunk it will be on the menu. You have the best recipes Pookarina. suziq9
Grandmother's Cookies (Bisquit a' Memere)
These sound like the cookies my Grandmother always made at the holidays. Lots of good memories. Now I want to make some again, Thanks for the recipe.
Morning Glory Muffins
I will really enjoy the coconut and all the spices and fruit. Cant get that out of the box. Again this would be great at the Holidays. Thank You for sharing.
Saying Goodbye to a Paradise: The...
What a beautiful way of life. This article will definitely put this on our next place to go and visit. The river and banks are just beautiful. I love to watch a pretty sunset over the water. This one is great. Thank you for sharing. suziq9
Sadie Belle (Boxer)
What a beautiful boxer. We had 2 and they are the best dogs in the world. They want to help do everthing. It was a wonderful act of kindness and we know she will give them many years of joy. We will be watching for more about her. God Bless You, suziq9
Rustic Cardboard Birdhouse
What a nice project to work on. I hope mine turns out as well as the picture.
Grandmother Bryan's Baked Stuffed Pork Chops
This sounds very good and fairly easy. I will have to this one for sure. It is a meal by itself.
Spanish Garlic Soup
I would add some nicely flavored hot sauce which contains a nice amount of capsicum for more of a boost to ward off a cold or flu. Good stuff. Thank you, Suziq9
My Frugal Life: Lessons From My Mother
I did enjoy this read. Sounds like all the things my grandmother talked about. So nice to hear about such a great way of living. If only we could go back and start over. Thank you. Suziq9
Mother's Goulash
OK Pookarina, we made this, leaving out the corn. Next time, I will be adding the corn as I think its going to become a weekly special at our house judging by the hearty reviews of grandkids and husband. Very easy to make too. I just want to thank you again...
