Egg Brushed All Butter Crust Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling 1 cup (2 sticks or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, very-cold, cut into 1/2 inch chunks 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 4 to 8 Tbsp ice water Directions 1 Cut the sticks of butter into 1/2-inch chunks and place in the freezer for 15 minutes to an hour, ideally you want the butter to become thoroughly chilled. 2...

3/4 Cups Flour 1/2 Tsp Salt 1/4 Tsp Nutmeg 3/4 Cup Packed Brown Sugar 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon 1 Stick unsalted butter or margarine Cut together all ingredients and pour over the top of home canned pie filling.  Try Apple Pie Filling, Blueberry Pie Filling or Cherry Pie Filling or in an 8×8 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.  Eat alone or serve with ice-cream or a little drizzled carmel or...

Apple Pie Filling is a wonderful item to can, it is one of my families favorite item.  In fact when my husband and I first got married this was the first thing that I canned.  I canned 12 quarts of filling expecting that we would eat one per month. It was not to be, my husband loved it so much all 12 quarts were gone in about 2 to 3 months.  Then for another 9 to 10 months we talked about how...

Omelet in a Bag How would you like to be able to cook an omelet and have next to zero cleanup?  I know I sure prefer it this way, that is why I make Zip-lock Baggie Omelets. When you cook an egg in a bag, it’s very neat, and it avoids the all-important clean up. The omelets can be mixed ahead and stored in Ziploc®-type plastic bags in your refrigerator for several days. When you are ready...

Grocery Cart The day I got control over my finances was the day I learned not to go shopping!  How can you get away with that you ask?  As you know, we all have to go shopping at some point to purchase the goods that we need.  I agree and for many years I went shopping weekly and spent more than I had planned almost every time on stuff  that I did not need or even really want, but it looked good...

How to Make Homemade Canned Pears! It’s easy! (Your pears will last 12 to 18 months). Ingredients and Equipment: Pears Jar grabber (to pick up the hot jars) Lid lifter Jar funnel Jars with new lids and rings At least 1 large pot Large spoons and ladles Sugar 1 Water Bath Canner Note:  You CAN use a large pot instead, however make sure that the water covers the jars by at least an inch. Canning...

3 medium tomatoes 1 small onion 1 small green pepper 1/3 c. diced celery 1 1/2 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. vinegar 2 Tbsp. sage 1/8 tsp. pepper Peel and dice 3 small tomatoes.  Add one monced small green pepper, 1/3 cup diced celery, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 2 tablespoons sage, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.  Chill several hours.  Makes 4 servings.  Can add 1 can small shrimp. Popularity:...

1 large avocado 2 tsp. vinegar 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. chili powder 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced 3 Tbsp. grated onion Get tomatoes ready first.  Mix vinegar, salt, pepper, and Chili powder.  Peel and mash avocado. Add to other mixture. Last add tomatoes. Popularity: 1%

Carrot Soup with Potatoes 2 c. diced carrots 1 c. diced potatoes 1/2 c. finely chopped onion 1 (14 oz.) can chicken broth 1 Tbsp. butter Bring ingredients to a boil and simmer until cooked.  Cool and turn through blender until smooth.  Put back into a large clean saucepan on low.  Add 1 cup on half & half, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon white sugar.  Stir well and heat through. ...

I grew up on a farm and so we had lots of junk to play with.  Mostly out of the “Bone Yard”… What you ask is the “Bone Yard”? Well when you have a farm you often have many cars, trucks, tractors, and other farming projects they sometimes become…um…what is the word, dead… broke down… unfixable.  But most of all you can not haul them off because...