Pioneer Woman at Heart

  I've been brewing us a morning iced tea in a quart canning jar, and adding 1 Tbsp. of infused honey to it.  It was just enough to sweeten the tea and we loved it.  I bought the infused honey at a honey festival last year, and it is now all gone.  I am sure it was not inexpensive either.  It was organic.   Speaking of organic honey, both of us are wondering how they can assure it's "organic" when bees travel.  We are wondering if they have qualifications or specifics to classify honey as organic?  Anyway, we bought it.  We loved it. I do have the phone number for the seller, but decided to infuse my own honey. The above jar is started with an elderberry and hibiscus infused honey.  I'm sure it could be done faster on the stove top, but it's very hot here, and I have patience.  We are excited to see if it will taste the same.  It is a delicious one for teas. On the home front, we had a very hot day yesterday.  My read...

  I tried a new recipe this month already - a spin on the traditional green bean casserole, but I left out the "fried onions" it called for.  I used homemade mushroom soup as well. Recipe is from  Mennonite Girls Can Cook.   I adapted with organic ingredients, and of course, homemade condensed mushroom soup (it really is the best). Results:  We love this casserole!!  Of course we had the delight of trying it with freshly picked, homegrown asparagus, so it will be on the meal rotation, as well as a welcome substitute casserole for the traditional green bean casserole at the holidays. Note:  We both felt that 2 cups of asparagus were not enough.  I will be using more asparagus when we make this recipe again.   If you saw my last Christmas countdown post, you read that I was making something handmade for the advent gifts next. Here it is. . .  I made a hand crocheted item to add to the advent gifts this Christmas - Dust cloths.  Y...