Old House Home Stead

Baking a pie is pretty easy, really. You have to have the right crust recipe (soon to come) and a great filling. We have a cherry tree in our yard so cherry pie is easy to come by at our house. We package several quart bags for the freezer for cherry crisp, cherry pie, etc.…

This recipe is just in time for Valentine’s Day since I “heart” lava cake and all! It looks so pretty in little ramekins, but it takes a lot of ramekins to feed this family so we go the easier route: the good ‘ol crock pot! This way I can pop it in early afternoon and…

This recipe does well in the crock pot or baked in the oven! Even my children who don’t care for spaghetti like this recipe! Enjoy! 1 16 oz. package of rigatoni noodles, cooked1/2 lb. Italian sausage26 oz. can spaghetti sauce4 oz. pepperoni (cut pepperoni in quarters)3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese1/2 cup parmesan cheese (canned kind…

If you haven’t noticed by now you’ll see that I don’t put chunky tomatoes, onions or (any) mushrooms in my recipes.  I told you I have semi-picky eaters to deal with here!  Onion powder, garlic powder and tomato sauce are my friends!  The family loves this chili recipe.  It’s really easy and fairly inexpensive.  You…

When The Hubster and I got married over 15 years ago his grandmother  gave me a cookbook.  I didn’t think I’d find it of much use.  I giggled when I look at it now because Hubster and I made a decision that since I couldn’t cook that he was going to cook.  Well after a…

I love The Pioneer Woman! I love The Pioneer Woman’s recipes! Most of all I love The Pioneer Woman’s Parmesan Crusted Chicken. It is to die for!! But…I must say it is NOT light on the calories! You might as well take a helping and slap it right on your thighs! I tried to find…

She was a cooking icon in our family. Grandma Frays made THE best macaroni and cheese. She also made the best Ham and Popeye (recipe to come–and no, it’s not “pot pie”, it’s called “popeye”…you’ll see!). She passed away almost 10 years ago. I loved Grandma like she was my own. She was, by marriage,…

I found this recipe over at New Life on a Homestead. Sweetened Condensed Milk is very expensive so I thought this recipe was worth the post! Enjoy… With a can of Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk going for around $2.50-$3.50 nowadays, you might want to consider this money saving substitute! Here is an easy way…

Even though my family is large –huge by some standards– we’re still not Amish “size”. Our Amish neighbors have 11 children! I thought I worked hard cooking for our crowd! They have 11 and some of them are big, strappin’ boys! I have a few Amish Country cookbooks that I just love. Flipping through them…

Left over chicken or turkey, watch out!  You are about to be served…literally!  Are you ready for one easy peasy recipe??  Hold on to your apron because here we goooo! Turkey Rice Soup 16 cups turkey or chicken stock * 3-4 cups chopped turkey (or chicken) 4 carrots, thinly sliced 1 1/2 cups brown rice…