My niece Lauren gave me a Paleo Slow Cooker recipe book. I am currently cleaning out my freezer. How many of you do that? You commit to pull out all of the dinners stored in your freezer for “another day”. “Another day” showed up on our calendar this week–so no new meals until the freezer meals are gone. Did I mention that I also used the big freezer at our meat market? It may be six months before I cook…
Is your recipe box like an old friend? Mine is. At one point I tried to organize my recipes and copy all of the recipes onto matching recipe cards. Now, several years later I love the treasure hunt as I go through the recipes and see the scraps of paper with the recipes hurriedly written down. These are the best. As I make these recipes, I remember the person that shared their recipe with me. It always gives me a…
I want to share a hidden treasure with you that is right in your backyard–C. J. Dannemiller Company, 5300 S. Hametown Rd., Norton, Ohio. They have been in business since 1935. They have the best nuts and dried fruits that you can imagine, and their prices are very reasonable. I stopped in last Saturday and talked to Jim Dannemiller. I told him I wanted to make chocolate covered peanut clusters. He suggested I use roasted Spanish peanuts with the skins.…