By Anastasia Sakawsky | Dessert , Recipes
Mini cherry pies in a muffin tin, because nothing says summer like cherry pie. Something about it reminds me of fireworks and the 4th of July (or Canada Day for my fellow Canucks;) Cherry pie was the first pie I ever made from scratch. I made it with store-bought sweet cherries and a basic pie […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Breakfast , Dessert , Recipes
This easy blueberry cake recipe comes straight from Grandma’s kitchen. Michelle made a small adaptation from the original version, because this version only uses a natural sweetener, made straight from her homestead. From scratch cakes baked in cast iron, with a generations old recipe, and blueberries and maple syrup straight from the homestead makes this […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Dessert , Recipes , Vintage
This easy pumpkin roll recipe is straight from Grandma’s kitchen and is made with fresh pumpkin puree. This is an easy pumpkin roll recipe with cream cheese filling that brings you the marriage of a cheese cake with pumpkin spice… aka, the best thing you’ve ever had. No joke! My husband’s grandmother is known for […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Dessert , Recipes , Vintage
How to make pudding from scratch is something almost every cook knew how to whip up before convenience processed food and those little boxes of powdered stuff became known as pudding. While many a cook today still knows, and does, make a cooked stove top pudding from scratch, not nearly as many people know how […]
Read MoreBy Anastasia Sakawsky | Bread , Dessert , Recipes
This Plum bun recipe is from 1910 and hails from the kitchen of Baba. This 100-year-plus recipe is rich in both flavor and it’s history. You can’t get much more simple or delicious than a sugared plum prune wrapped in fluffy from scratch dinner roll dough and baked to golden brown perfection. I come from […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Bread , Dessert , Recipes
This blueberry dumplings recipe is both old-fashioned, high on flavor, and can be made refined sugar and gluten free, if ya need it. I love a recipe that knows how to adapt. Plus, there’s something special about discovering these older recipes, before the wide spread use of processed commercial boxes and mixes from everything. When […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Dessert , Recipes
Strawberry rhubarb dump cake is one of my favorite recipes, in fact, I started with this recipe when I was seven years old. A neighbor served this dish and the next day, I walked up the street to her log cabin and asked for the recipe. She graciously shared! (I take it as a compliment […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Dessert , Healthy Snacks , Recipes
I discovered this Easy Oatmeal Macaroons recipe in my grandmother’s recipe box, and right away I knew it was a recipe worth sharing. They are super-simple to make, only have a few ingredients, and most of the sweetness comes from dried fruit. This is a cookie I can feel good about eating! Although the original […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Dessert , Healthy Snacks , Recipes , Vintage
Grandma’s date bread recipe was born during war rationing, when sugar was scarce, inventive homemakers looked for other ways to sweeten baked goods. Honey, corn syrup, molasses, and maple syrup were often used as sweeteners, as well as dried fruits such as raisins and dates. This date bread recipe comes right from my grandmother’s recipe […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Crafts , Dessert , Homestead Life , Recipes
Would you believe that making a homemade cake mix is faster and cheaper than running to the store to buy one in a box? It’s true. Plus, this homemade cake mix recipe tastes better than the boxed counter part, doesn’t contain any questionable GMO ingredients, and it can be stored in one of my favorite […]
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