Sew, Mama, Sew! has invited all crafty bloggers to take part in the Handicrafters’ Holidays question-and-answer. I’m going to break mine up into two sections and do the Traditions part first, and then the Gifts part later. Meg, if you’re reading this you may want to avert your eyes for this post, because it might… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Meatless
Happy Everything Cake
I decided to make a yummy chocolate cake for my sweet husband. I used the same cake recipe as always. It’s such an easy, delicious, and failproof recipe that there’s no reason to try another (for regular chocolate cake, that is). But this time, I tried a new frosting recipe and it worked! It stayed… Continue Reading
(Not so) Simply Shortbread
Shortbread is one of the simplest cookies you can make… the “cleanest” recipes only include three ingredients. Flour, Sugar, and Butter. I’ve made many different shortbread recipes in my day (haha… my day), but this one is the clearest winner. The World’s Best Shortbread Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup of REAL butter. No substitutions allowed. 1/2… Continue Reading
Ranch Cheese Ball
So delicious, and so easy. 8 oz. Cream Cheese half a packet of dry Ranch dressing mix Mix it up. Chill for a few minutes, so it’s not so sticky. Shape into a ball. Cover with Jane’s Krazy Mixed-Up Pepper. Serve with wheat thins, bagel chips, Melba toast, or some other hard cracker (not like… Continue Reading
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
One of my co-workers had a birthday recently, and I brought these gingerbread cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for our class to enjoy in her honor. From allrecipes: Gingerbread Cupcake Recipe INGREDIENTS 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses 1 egg 1 egg yolk 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour… Continue Reading
Winter Squash with Rice, Cranberries, and Apples
Another variation on the Acorn Squash with Apples, this one takes the meal to a new level. This time, I cut up golden delicious apples, plopped butter and brown sugar on top and microwaved it to melt the butter. Then I added the apples to a rice/barley thing from Rice-a-Roni and tossed in dried cranberries.… Continue Reading
Yorkshire Pudding
Similar to popovers, Yorkshire pudding is actually a bread. It’s spongy, light, and fluffy… perfect for soaking up gravy. When made in muffin tins or a popover pan, it is a tall muffiny shape, usually with a dip in the center of the top, where the pudding refuses to rise (we like to pour gravy… Continue Reading
Banana Oat Muffins
I sort of used this recipe but altered it a bit. I used 4 bananas and added cinnamon (sifted with the flour) and vanilla (mixed into the banana mixture), as was suggested by several people in their reviews. I also folded in about a cup of oats after everything was combined. They’re very very moist… Continue Reading
Acorn Squash with Apples
I was surprised at the number of my friends who didn’t know what acorn squash is. It is a winter squash with a sweet/nutty flavor. It’s dark green in color, and despite Joy’s thought that maybe they were “one of those useless things people decorate with,” they would be great for decorating because they keep… Continue Reading
Autumnal Pasta Salad
Vaguely inspired by this post in VeganYumYum (it looks positively delicious, but I didn’t have a lot of the stuff on hand), I threw together this pasta salad. Boil some salted water and add shell pasta and tri-color rotini. While that’s happening, throw some frozen spinach in the microwave. Of course, fresh spinach is great,… Continue Reading
Tomato Pie in Flaky Pastry Crust
This is a recipe that I snatched from my stepmother’s pile of recipe cards. It’s sort of like a quiche, but eggless and more tomato-y. Obviously. You can use a pre-made store-bought pie crust and it’s delicious that way. I made my own pastry crust (my mother-in-law’s recipe), and it was fantastic. The result of… Continue Reading
Green Bean Casserole
I posted about my ERROR steak before, and mub asked me for the recipe for my (success) Green Bean Casserole. So here it is! You Will Need: 2 Tablespoons butter 2 Tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1/4 cup onion, diced (but we were out of onions, so I used a bunch of… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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