Homemade Bratwurst

 
Bratwurst made with venison.  Or would it be called bratwurst-seasoned venison since brats are typically made with pork?

Oh, yea!

“If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them well and serve them with ceremony.”
~ Fernand Point

mjjj”If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them [...]

The Fruit of Love’s Labor

FOR DINNER

FOR ME

TWO TO GIVE AWAY and ONE TO FREEZE

Chloe’s Famous Virus-Killing Soup

Aren’t these vegetables gorgeous?

The gorgeous picture along with the fact that this is the THIRD batch of this soup I’ve made in the last two weeks inspired me to blog the recipe.  Even when we don’t have The Flu, this soup is still wonderfully delish!  Credit for the recipe goes to my e-maginary friend Chloe, [...]

Country Right of Passage

After canning hundreds of jars of jam, jelly, and fruit over the last few years I have been very, very lucky. Until today.
I broke my first jar of jelly in the canner!
Am I a real country woman now?

Fellowship Dinner

Tonight is our monthly fellowship dinner at our church.  There is nothing better getting together with folks you love and EATING.  Especially when there are others to help with the clean-up.
I’m bringing:

Nachos with Beef and Black Beans
Pica de Gallo
Refrigerator Pickles
White Cake with Fruit Topping <courtesy of Princess the Baker>
Escalloped Tomatoes

After moving to the [...]

Snobbery hurts the snob!

I had a life lesson this week.
Frequently I’ll search blogs for tea party ideas and this week I stumbled across one for a self-avowed Tea Lover.  Right.  Tea Snob is a better description.  Why, you ask?  The author spewed on and on over several posts about the inferior quality of store-bought bagged tea and even [...]

Sunday Dinner

We had a real live Sunday Dinner today. Maybe for the first time ever in our own home.
Before church this morning I put country ribs, an onion, and a jar of sauerkraut in the slow cooker with a little salt to taste. After cooking on high for four hours the meat was perfectly [...]

Best New Recipe of 2008

This recipe gets the award for being beautiful to look at, simple to prepare, and incredibly tasty. It is the entire family’s new favorite on our menu.
Noodles with Broccoli and Meat (Cambodia)Kuy Tew Cha (goi dieu chah)Serves 4
Cook according to package directions:

8 oz. Chinese noodles or thin spaghetti (250 g) (I use spaghetti.)

Drain. Add 1 [...]

Breaking Free

Mike Is Being an Artist Again
From a Sonlight buddy’s blog. I love to read about folks my age who are rediscovering their lost passion for art.
(While your visiting listen to the fiddle music. It’s great!)