Old House Home Stead

Back to some yummy recipes in the Duggar book. Here is a yummy beverage that I can’t wait to make! Lemonappleade 2 small lemons, unpeeled and quartered10-12 golden delicious apples, cored and cut into large pieces Put the lemons through the juicer first, then the apples (juicing the lemons first helps keep the beverage from…

This pie won second place in a pie baking contest a few years ago. Our family loves it and requests it often in the warm summer months. (And sometimes in the cool winter months as well!) Creamy Peach Pie Filling:1 can (29 oz.) yellow cling peaches in heavy syrup3 T. reserved peach syrup (from the…

Yes, I said Christmas! We’re almost half-way there to that holly-jolly season, you know! Only 101 days until Christmas music starts ringing through our home! I know, October 1st may seem a bit early to you but I absolutely adore Christmas and like to stretch it out! Just so you know I decorate for Fall…

In continuing with recipes from the Duggar book here’s a great one for taco soup! Easy, too!! The Duggars’ Taco Soup 3 pounds ground turkey3 4-oz. cans green chilies, chopped3 1.25-oz. packages taco seasoning3 packages dry ranch dressing mix3 15.5-oz. cans hominy, undrained9 14.5-oz. cans diced tomatoes, undrained3 15-oz. cans kidney beans, undrained6 15-oz. cans…

Our family loves Netflix.com. We quit renting videos months ago after forgetting to renew or return videos to the library. We’ve saved money by getting an account with Netflix. (FYI: You pay Netflix a once a month fee depending on if you want to have one, two, or three videos out at a time. You…

Here’s the dessert that I made for the Gooseberry Patch Cookbook Preview Party that I hosted a few weeks ago. Imagine it served with ice cream on top! Mmm…mmm…yummy! Here’s the recipe: Southern Fried Apples 1/4 cup shortening (I used butter)6 tart apples, cored, peeled and sliced1 tsp. lemon juice1/4 cup brown sugar, packed1/8 tsp.…

I don’t know about you, but I really dislike cleaning out the microwave. Especially after someone has warmed up some chili or spaghetti. It’s like Bob the Tomato exploded all over the inside. So here’s what I do. Set a bowl of water (for a little something special add a bit of lemon juice) in…

I made beef and noodles a few weeks ago and I thought I’d post the recipe because to my surprise it was super easy and it tasted pretty good. So good that after my crowd left the table there was none left at all. That’s a good problem to have! Easy Beef and Noodles 16…

*Note: This week is all topsy turvy…the three day weekend does that to a person! So…the Queen of the Castle book post will be tomorrow. I know…some of you are just so upset because the sun rises and sets on my blog posts! LOL! ; ) Here’s another recipe from the Gooseberry Patch Cookbook Preview…

I told ya’ll I’d share the recipe from the other night’s Gooseberry Patch Cookbook Preview Party so here goes… Creamy Chicken Sandwiches 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts 10-3/4 oz. can cream of chicken soup 14-1/2 oz. can chicken broth 1/8 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper Put chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker;…