There is nothing better than homemade jam. It is summer’s bounty in a jar and tastes absolutely delectable on everything from fresh bread to pancakes to ice cream! We love all sorts of homemade jam and make several kinds every summer, in particular raspberry, a family favorite! We planted raspberry roots this spring however, they…
Category: Recipes From Our Kitchen

Sourdough Pizza Crust
Looking for a way to use up some of that sourdough starter? Why not make a delicious pizza crust that everyone will love!?! This is my family’s most requested sourdough recipe and it is so versatile!! This crust is great as sweet or savory and can be served as a cool veggie pizza on a…

Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
I love making jam. I have been making jam for many years because I simply enjoy the flavor and I like knowing what my ingredients are. There is nothing worse than looking at the ingredient list of store bought items to find a long list of sugars, artificial flavors and colors, preservatives and other ingredients…

Buttermilk Sourdough Pancakes
You can never have too many pancake recipes!! I always love making a variety of pancakes because every recipe tastes just a bit different. Some are better plain while others taste great with chocolate chips. Some are fluffier and others are more dense and hearty. Some work great as a waffle recipe too and some…

Old Fashioned Sourdough Bread
I came up with this old fashioned sourdough bread when I was adapting an old traditional wheat bread recipe that I had made for many years and was looking to make something with all my sourdough starter!! My family has always enjoyed fresh bread, but when we became sick from eating traditional wheat and processed…

Making Homemade Butter
Making homemade butter is simple. It just requires a churn or mason jar, whole fat whipping cream (we use the highest fat content we can purchase which is 35% or 36%), salt and cold water. We can make homemade butter fairly quickly, depending upon the amount we are making. Butter has to go through different…

Easy Barbecue Chicken
This recipe is an oldie but a goodie from my mother-in-law’s collection. She often made this easy barbeque chicken recipe with a fresh chicken that she cut up into pieces and then placed in a roasting pan. She cooked it for a bit before placing this delicious sauce over top. She cooked it for a…

Sourdough Waffles
Waffles were first made in the 1600’s using a cast iron waffle iron that was hinged and held over an open fire to cook. In the 1840’s, it was suggested to not use shallow waffle pans that cooked 4 at a time as they were never any good. In 1869, a patent came out for…