Happy May Day, friends!!! I believe flowers to be one of God’s best gifts to this world. What variety!!! What colors!!! The detail. Ruffles and layers and intricacy. Variety! They feed our senses. Flowers bless our eyes with beauty. Sweet fragrances meet our pause-and-inhale. The gentle sway of a row of tulips breathes peace. A […]
Braided Yeast Roll Wreaths
We had snow over the weekend and it made everything so pretty and made an instant Christmas-ey feel! There were icicles hanging along the edges of the porch and they were beautiful in the morning sunlight. They fascinate me with their glassy shimmer and splendid shine. It started warming up and they began to […]
Flowered Handpies
Handpies. Isn’t the name itself enchanting? Because who doesn’t want pie you can hold in your hand?! Well, unless, of course, you don’t care for pie……..then, well, then you’re probably not even reading this post. Because it stands to reason, if you don’t like pie, most likely you aren’t doing long Google searches for pie, […]
Yummy Fruit and Granola Yogurt Parfaits
We’ve been stuck on these yummy fruit and yogurt parfaits recently. They’re pretty easy to make. There’s a couple of steps to it, particularly if you make your own granola, but it’s all pretty easy! I usually have small styrofoam cups with lids around for frozen fruit cups or leftover homemade ice cream. I’ve […]
Cheese and Grapes Tray
I put together this cheese and grapes tray at Christmastime last year. I saw a similar idea and it inspired me to do my own. I used green grapes, red grapes, cojack cheese, colby cheese, pepperjack cheese, monterey jack and tucked in some dill for garnish. I used cinnamon sticks at the bottom to create […]
Heard and Valued
There are very few places where the soul is truly safe, where the knowing, the questions, the longings of the soul are welcomed, received, and listened to rather than evaluated, judged, or beaten out of us. ~ Ruth Haley Barton This quote has long been a favorite of mine and I’m pretty sure it’s on […]
Honey Butter
I think one of the absolute best things in the world is a fresh, warm, yeasty butterhorn slathered with honey butter. Mmmmm!!! So good. SO, so good!! This super simple recipe has been part of my collection for years. Do you make honey butter or any other flavored butters? Fall brings out the emphasis on […]
Very Delicious Veggie Dip
Do you have a favorite veggie dip? Want a new one to try for end-of-summer garden veggies or to pair with soup as fall comes on? This one has been a long time favorite of mine. It’s super easy to whip up. I do still just grab a tub of Marzetti’s dip sometimes, but this […]
Leaf Design Apple Pie
This pie has been one of my very favorites! I really liked making the leaves and I really liked how they turned out. Scattering the roses with them made and extra-fun design. I have a leaf shape cutter I cut the leaves with and then I added the embossing with the edges of some […]
Scrambled Egg Bake
Here’s a super simple, super yummy, bright and sunny recipe for this Monday morning! It’s a go-to breakfast dish of mine. We eat it for supper as well. I got this recipe from my aunt years ago. I’ve adapted it a bit and we all love it. I’ve used sausage instead of bacon. We […]
It’s Gluten Free From the Bakery on Main
Right before we were packing up our bags to head to Ohio in March, this box made its arrival onto my doorstep. Now, I love packages and parcels arriving in the mail or left on my porch by the UPS or Fed Ex delivery people. I’d been expecting this shipment and I was happy when […]
Teff Flour Chocolate Brownie Pie
One of the first thing I noticed about gluten-free recipes was the variety of flours. Rice flour. Brown rice flour. Coconut flour. Almondmeal. Flaxseed. Sweet Rice. Tapioca Flour. Teff Flour. I started a collection of different flours and I had a couple of recipes that called for Teff flour. Thing is I wasn’t finding Teff […]
Hearts and Roses and Apple Pie
I put this pie together one day in January. Since it’s Valentine week, it seemed like a good time to post these pictures. It was fun to try another design and use some hearts. I had hearts in my head because I had added Valentine touches around my home and had been enjoying thinking about […]
Yarn Along {Made to Belong}
I find myself caught in an intermingling of Christmas decor and Valentine’s. I put away some of my Christmas stuff, but this dear nativity remains as well as my Christmas trees. I love the sparkly lights. LOVE, love, love them. I saw these yarn balls somewhere in InternetLand and made a couple. I have a […]
Ten Kinds of Pie I Like
I’ve been thinking about pie as Thanksgiving approaches. It’s the week!! I thought a quick and fun Ten on Tuesday would be to focus on………………….. PIE!!!!! Join in the fun and tell me YOUR favorite kind………………… tell me what kind of pie you’re making or buying for Thanksgiving…………….. tell me your Top Ten……………. tell me […]
Gluten Free Almond Cake With Strawberries
One day as I was browsing recipes, I found and printed this one out and added it to my stack of “to try“. It sounded really good. It sounded easy. It looked fun to make! As it turned out, it WAS!! The original recipe is right here at Your Home Based Mom. The recipe is officially […]
Cupcake Flowers
Back in the spring, I pulled pages out of a Martha Stewart for these candy flower cupcakes. They hung out in my three-ring binder. {the pages…not the cupcakes. Although, that woulda been nice!} A few weeks ago, I pulled them out of the binder and made cupcakes. I also wanted to try this recipe for […]
