Pioneer Woman at Heart

  I was intrigued to try a new pea recipe, but did not want to use the canned condensed soup it required.  In the end, I think I did too much over thinking with this dish. I did a little research, and whipped up my own condensed soup in it's place.  I will be tweaking it as we try my homemade condensed golden mushroom soup.  I basically used the directions for homemade condensed mushroom soup, but changed the broth from chicken to beef and added other ingredients, still using the shallots and mushrooms. As for the pea casserole, here are the 3 ingredients to make it... 2 - 12 oz bags of organic (or home grown) frozen peas, cooked 1 can of golden mushroom soup (hence the homemade "can") 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese Once the peas are cooked, mix in other ingredients, pour into a baking dish and bake at 350°F My opinion?  I didn't think it was absolutely out of this world good, but it wasn't bad either.  It lacked flavor.  I think I need to conti...

I'm very concerned about Hubby.  His long hours have totally exhausted him and he's not feeling well. Wednesday night was the first time he would try one of my tinctures for sinus pressure (and it worked and he wanted it this morning).  I brewed a tea infusion for him, for exhaustion.  He was willing to trudge out to the coop and help me fix that hole, but I could tell he didn't want to do anything but eat dinner and lay in bed. As the holidays approach, I thought it would great to share this comfort food recipe we love.  Although homemade noodles are wonderful, I made it this time with organic/non-gmo macaroni noodles. Have leftover ham?  Make this delicious garden to table casserole! Ham and Pea Pasta 1 cup diced  home grown onions 1 Tbsp. of organic butter*   Saute together until onions are clear, then add 1 cup diced ham, and cook about 5 minutes.  Remove from heat. 3 cups organic/non-gmo pasta (cook and drain while you saut...

The title is correct -  Calendula Cookies.  I added these flower petals to salads last year, and this year I am expanding.  I found several recipes in a book from the library, regarding edible flowers.  Something new to try this year, and new to blog about.  The cookie recipe uses about 18 flower heads.  I had flowers, and I had a hankering for cookies (when I shouldn't be eating any).