Nanaimo Bars was always a family favorite with walnuts in the base along with chocolate, graham cracker crumbs and coconut while the middle was always a creamy vanilla buttercream-type filling made with custard powder and then topped with a rich chocolate. Everything perfect in a bar or square that we usually had on special occasions, when company came over or through the holidays! You’ll enjoy this tasty treat too!
Homemade Gingerbread Houses
Nothing compares to homemade gingerbread filling the house with warm ginger and cloves. This delicious gingerbread can be enjoyed with a glass of milk, homemade eggnog or a cup of coffee and is great fun for the whole family.
Butterscotch Confetti Squares
Butterscotch Confetti squares have been a delicious dessert item that I have grown up with. When I was a kid, it was something that was made for special occasions like holidays, wedding or baby showers and get togethers. Now, we enjoy them nut free, whenever we want! And they are super easy to make. We…
Homemade Hot Cocoa
Nothing beats homemade hot cocoa in the winter to warm the soul! It is nice to enjoy a mug of yummy hot chocolate after being outside in the snow and cold, crisp winds, especially after shoveling! And making homemade hot cocoa is quite simple, and only takes 4 ingredients! Drinking hot chocolate dates back a…
Rustic Orange Slice Garland
We have been doing an old fashioned Christmas which has been wonderful! We decided to do all homemade decorations on the tree, so I decided to make a rustic orange slice garland for the tree. I also used apple and decided to sprinkle the fruit with cinnamon. It smells divine. As the fruit was drying…
Making Kapusta – Old Fashioned Sauerkraut
I have always wanted to learn how to make homemade sauerkraut. Learning about ways the settlers preserved vegetables has always been of interest to me. I find it fascinating, especially in our modern times how pioneers cooked and preserved food. I thought it important for my family to learn these old fashioned ways of preserving,…
Harvesting Corn Seed
We started growing corn this spring indoors and planted it in my mom’s garden where there was more room for it to grow. It did exceptionally well where it gets both sun and shade and plenty of water. This summer, the corn grew so well and the cobs had properly formed kernels that when cooked,…
