Cold days make me crave a bowl of warming soup - and preferably it is wonton soup. I have tried so many commercially made wonton soups over the years, when eating out, but only a handful have ever been truly good. And it's not cheap either, at $4 to $10 for a small bowl, where… Continue reading Quick Wonton Soup
Category: Recipes
Quick Lentil Soup
I love a good lentil soup, but I also sometimes want to avoid the tedious work of prepping it. That is where using pre-cooked lentils makes your life that much easier. And you can cut your cooking time in half. I also find the broth doesn't get that heavy "bean" flavor that can develop when… Continue reading Quick Lentil Soup
Great Depression Era Baking: Cheddar Biscuits
Baking powder biscuits are one of the easiest forms of bread you can make. A single recipe can be used to make plain biscuits, savory, and sweet. While I have a couple of recipes I swap between, I wanted to try a recipe out of the My Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook, the Great Depression-era… Continue reading Great Depression Era Baking: Cheddar Biscuits
Sour Cream Pound Cake
Our middle son wanted to make strawberry trifles for dessert, so I baked him a pound cake to use as the cake base. Earlier in the week, we tried a full butter pound cake, which I found very dense. The sour cream gives this pound cake a lighter texture and makes it nicely moist. It… Continue reading Sour Cream Pound Cake
Favorite Posts of 2025
What were the most-read posts in 2025? I decided to break it down this year into three categories: Gardening, Recipes, and Tin Foil Hat Posts. Each category has the top 10 posts that were read this year. Gardening: Growing Garlic In Zone 8b Why Do Bell Peppers Have Babies Inside? My Favorite Herbs For Grow… Continue reading Favorite Posts of 2025