Old House Home Stead

psst…I know this is supposed to be Kitchen Tip Tuesday but I wanted to share this recipe with you all soooo badly that you’ll forgive me, right? I love chai!  L.O.V.E. it!!  I drink at least a cup a day.  This recipe is super simple and very affordable! I need to give my friend Jenny…

Photo courtesy of Good Housekeeping As far as I’m concerned once the calendar flips to September it’s FALL!  I have all my decorations set out (well except for waiting on some pumpkins for outside).  Ever since a friend gave me this recipe years ago this has been a fall tradition in this house. It’s a…

I just finished blanching and freezing a few quarts of green beans from our garden.  Man, does it feel nice to have your own food!  Not something someone else grew and sprayed with who-knows-what chemical…just sayin’.  : ) Here are a few tips from my kitchen to yours… *Make sure you have a good rolling…

This recipe is a long time family favorite.  It is from my very first cookbook, Better Homes and Gardens, a wedding present from Grandma Frays.  I’ve tweaked it a bit to suit our tastes. Hope you enjoy! Fruit Crisp 5 cups sliced, peeled apples, pears, or peaches 4 T sugar 1 cup regular rolled oats…

Frying bacon is not on my list of fun things to do.  As a matter of fact it’s a love-hate relationship between bacon and me.  We love to eat it.  Some of us more than others. A-hem.  But it makes such a mess to fry it.  So I decided to start baking it.  I love…

It’s one of the hardiest of garden vegetables.  If everything else in my garden dies I know the zucchini are sure to thrive!  I didn’t grow any this year because I have at least 5 bags of grated zucchini waiting for me from last year and if I do want fresh I’m sure I’ll find…

If you haven’t already checked out Gooseberry Patch’s blog you really need to!  Click here to go visit Vicki and JoAnn! You can go there for some fun tips, recipes, and crafts.  This week they posted the following recipe!  Scrumptious!!  That’s all I have to say!   Frosty Fruit Salad 7-oz. can apricots, drained, juice    …

When I found out that my 9 year old daughter would be making muffins for her 4-H project I got the following recipe from my friend Karla over at The Culinary Enthusiast.  These muffins are similar to the Sour Cream Blueberry Bread that my family loves.  Heavenly!  Bananaberry Muffins 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking…

I tried this recipe (from Thriftyfun.com) last week with some smoked sausage I picked up pretty cheap.  It got rave reviews all the way around the table!  I, once again, tweaked it.  You can find the original here. 2 lb. Kielbasa sausage 1 can of chunk pineapple and juice 1 large green pepper 3 tomatoes…

Lynne, author from Queen of the Castle: 52 weeks of encouragement for the uninspired, domestically challenged or just plain tired homemaker, has recipes in her book here and there. This one looks very yummy! Brown Bottom Cupcakes Cream together:8 oz. package cream cheese 1 egg 1/3 cup sugar 1/8 tsp. salt Add: 1 cup chocolate…