Author Archives: Jennifer

Mexican Style Lasagna

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Jennifer

A fairly new favorite meal at our house is this Mexican Style Lasagna.  I got the idea several months ago from somewhere online, however I have continued to tweak it until we arrived at this recipe.  Mexican Style Lasagna 2 … Continue reading →

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Old Iron Skillets

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Jennifer

A few years ago, while rummaging around in my husband’s grandparents’ basement we came across two old iron skillets that were very rusty.  At the time, I thought it would be neat to clean them up but really didn’t know … Continue reading →

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More Apple Cider

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jennifer

Earlier I had mentioned that my husband had improved our apple press.  Well I finally snapped a few pictures while we were pressing apples Saturday. We were able to get 2 1/2 gallons of juice from those apples.  It is … Continue reading →

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Red Apples, Yellow Apples, Yummy Apples!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jennifer

Apples cider, applesauce, apple pie…I just love apples! Although the kids and I had picked a few apples and worked them up into applesauce and apple pie in a jar we hadn’t done any apple juice until today.  We were … Continue reading →

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Elderberry syrup

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Jennifer

Monday afternoon I picked Elderberries for the first time.  Elderberries are abundant in this area.  I picked about two gallons of berries with the stems attached. I rinsed the berries and removed them from the stems. I put them in … Continue reading →

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