You may have noticed a few changes to the sidebar over there as of late. I’ve been shrinking the blogs that I’m concentrating on right now. With my time seriously crunched, I still want to continue blogging, but I want to do it justice. So for now, my Savvy Bookworm […]
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A Completely Different Layered Dip
What do you think of when you hear the words “layered dip”? I bet your mind instantly thinks of a taco dip- usually a layer of seasoned cream cheese or sour cream, topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, and who knows what else. I love taco dip- I don’t know many […]
A Crowd-Pleasing BLT Dip
This dip today is so delicious and so addictive, that I want to warn you right up front to make this for a crowd. Otherwise, you will find yourself standing over the bowl eating bite after bite, and it will become so addictive that you will chase off your significant […]
A Surplus Of Apples
I have some delicious dips to share with you this week, but right now, I have apples on my mind. We have a surplus of wonderfully delicious apples in our possession, and I’m really enjoying using them up. It seemed like this would be the perfect time to take you […]
Beef: It’s What’s For Dinner
Recently I was lamenting my lack of skills in the kitchen when it comes to beef. We just don’t eat it very much, but it’s more because I don’t really have different ways in mind to prepare it. I can list 100 ways with a chicken, but hand me some […]
Delicious Teriyaki Beef
This past weekend I had the distinct honor of assisting for another wedding pre-reception. Here in farm country, when a farm family hosts a wedding, they hold the actual wedding in the early afternoon, and then the reception occurs later in the evening. The entire point of this process originally […]
Getting Into The Groove
Yesterday I clicked onto my blog to dig into the archives and look for something, and I was stunned. Yes, stunned. It has really been two full weeks since I’ve posted. I honestly didn’t think that much time had passed, or I would have made more of an effort, I […]
Back To Basics: Canned Pears
Two years ago, the idea of canning pears was a revelation. My parents have a pair of pear trees in their backyard, and year after year, they’d get picked, many eaten, but many discarded once they got overripe. I was flipping through my trusty and indispensable Ball Blue Book when […]
Well This One Makes More Sense!
Don’t you think? This one looks better- let me know if there are any problems, or if there’s something not quite right showing up on your screen. Thanks!
Feedback Anyone?
I’m not sure I like this look. It IS different, which is what I was going for, but… I’d love to know what you think- kudos and criticisms will all be carefully gone through. I was going to go with a fallish look, but when push came to shove, I […]
Thrust Full Steam Ahead Into Canning Season!
I love canning. There is something that is so thoroughly rewarding to me about putting food up. I love how you can take raw in-season ingredients and preserve them at their prime for use later on in the year when the craving strikes. Yet at the same time, I know […]
Need Some Help With Groceries?
I know we all could use a little help stretching our grocery dollars these days. I’m working on a series of posts of meals that will help stretch a grocery budget as far as possible, and I hope to get them finished up soon. In the meantime though, Erin at […]