Pumpkin Muffin Recipe

Moist and spicy Pumpkin Muffin Recipe.  We substitute about 1/3 of the flour with whole wheat.  The original recipe was from a Betty Crocker cookbook, I believe, and we tweaked it a bit.  Here is where you can find Elizabeth's Step By Step Pumpkin Muffins Instructions.

Pineapple Date Bars Recipe

We got this recipe from a friend of my mom’s many years ago (I think, but am not sure that she got the idea from Sue Greg’s cookbooks). They are an attempt to make a sweet dessert/snack type thing without using refined sugar or flour. Our families were seeking a healthier lifestyle at the time, so these are health food that does not taste like health

Hearty French Toast

This is a hearty variation on the standard French Toast recipe. I am using homemade whole wheat bread to give it substance and texture. This is very filling. If you do not make your own bread, look for unsliced artisan bread at you farmer’s market or grocery store. You will also need a very heavy griddle or frying pan to keep it from scorching.

Pumpkin Muffins or Bread

This is the Pumpkin Muffin Recipe my family has used for many years now. It is not particularly rich or spicy (unless you add extra spices) but is a rich and hearty muffin. I like to make these most often during the cooler times of the year because they seem a bit too hearty and heavy for warm weather – much more suited to warm you up on a cool day. They are delicious and have a soft, fine, smooth texture.

How To Cook Link Sausage

I find link sausage to be much easier to fry than sausage patties or bacon because it does not stick nearly so bad.  So if you want to learn to fry up breakfast meats, I would recommend beginning here.

Sausage links are available in many options

How To Cook Bacon

Bacon in our house is largely my Dad’s purview. I am a rather short person, and when I was younger, I was petrified that the grease would spatter in my face. I have overcome that fear and now know how to keep from being burned, but the tradition was set and so it remains – if he is home, he fries the bacon. So here