Making mirabelle plum wine

    May 6, 2020 | Food, Garden, Homesteading Life

    We went down to the orchard today and harvested about 22 pounds (10 kilos) of mirabelle plums from our trees. We really should have harvested them a week or so earlier, but we simply haven’t had the time. Thank God we found Nico, our new farm hand, when we did...
    Jack-o-Lantern Pancakes with TruMoo Orange Scream Milk

    Jack-o-Lantern Pancakes with TruMoo Orange Scream Milk

    Oct 20, 2014 | Food, Holidays

    This post brought to you by TruMoo. All opinions are 100% mine. With Halloween just around the corner, and us involved in the biggest and best Halloween party in Naples, we have been feeling more festive than ever. So when TruMoo asking me to help them come up with a...
    Easy & healthier recipe for zucchini bread

    Easy & healthier recipe for zucchini bread

    Jun 24, 2013 | Breads, Breakfasts, Food

    It’s gotten to be that time of year here when I’m going through the pantry and trying to use up many of the things which have been stuck in the corner for a long while. One of those items in our own home tends to be rye flour — a castaway from the best intentions of...
    Simple pizza recipe for the bread machine

    Simple pizza recipe for the bread machine

    Feb 27, 2013 | Featured, Food

    Like many households across the world, pizza is a beloved dinner food around here … and a quick breakfast for the morning after, whether it’s being eaten straight out of the fridge or warmed up a bit in the oven. But instead of ordering out all the time, I love to...