by Tia | Dec 23, 2014 | Beverages, Canning and Preserving, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Oven, Recipes, Snacks, Stove Top, Vegan
Most of these homemade Christmas presents on this list are things that members of my family will be getting this year. A lot of them I have been working on throughout the year, but you can make them in a day quite easily. Or even just an afternoon. So if you have...
by Tia | Nov 12, 2014 | Canning and Preserving, Condiments, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Recipes, Stove Top, Vegan, Vegetarian
Ever wanted to make your own apple jam? Yep! Another apple post. I know soooooooooooooooooooooooo many people are all about the pumpkin this time of year. And pumpkin is ok. Not knockin’ it. But I am all about the apple. I LOVE apples! It’s like the first...
by Tia | Oct 31, 2014 | Breakfast, Canning and Preserving, Condiments, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian
Easy Apple Butter Recipe When I started telling my friends about how we go to the u-pick apple orchard every September here (all two years so far), I got lots of questions. “What kind of apples do they have?” “When do you go?” “When are you going?” “Do they have...
by Tia | Oct 19, 2014 | Breakfast, Canning and Preserving, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Recipes, Snacks, Stove Top, Vegan, Vegetarian
As I finish off my little nightly bowl of Grandma’s homemade applesauce, I am writing another applesauce post. Yes, I know! Why, oh why, do you need another homemade applesauce recipe when I already gave you the perfect one? Well, let me tell you. I accidentally...
by Tia | Oct 16, 2014 | Breakfast, Canning and Preserving, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Recipes, Vegan
A long, long time ago, my parents got divorced. I was 11, turning 12 when my dad and I moved in with my grandma during the week. (I stayed with my mom on the weekends.) Although it sucked to have my parents split up, I got a wonderful opportunity to live with my...
by Tia | Jul 25, 2014 | Breakfast, Canning and Preserving, Condiments, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Recipes, Vegan
Awesome Apricot Jam Summer is going so fast. Too fast! The Little Man is going back to school in just a few weeks. (He starts a little sooner than the rest of the country. I don’t know why.) AND, he’s in first grade this year. Ugh! I can’t handle...