As I was prepping this batch of beans, I had decided to use a pack of Ball Heritage Collection Pint Green Jars. Looking at the side of a jar, molded in, is "100 Years of American Heritage ". Growing up, canning was pretty much uncool. Who did that when you could go to a store?… Continue reading Sweet and Hot Pickled Green Beans
Category: My Mother’s Kitchen
Trashy Throwbacks: Cheeseburger Rice
Those quaint old days. The ones I call "BI". Before Internet. When our meals were similar week in and out. I grew up in a Spaghetti Sunday kind of house, and as I have mentioned many times, my Dad liked his food bland. And easy to chew. So, if there was something he liked, we… Continue reading Trashy Throwbacks: Cheeseburger Rice
Borscht in Minutes
Growing up my Mom loved making a huge pot of borscht soup. And by loved, she made batches that had to have been 4 to 8 quarts of it. We ate off of it for days. Either one loves or hates beets, I love them fresh or canned, pickled or regular. And I love borscht,… Continue reading Borscht in Minutes
My Mother’s Kitchen: Hamantaschen Cookies
Holidays don't mean too much to me, we didn't celebrate them when I was growing up. My Mom and I did though often bake and cook together, as she liked to make things for us and her family, and holidays were usually when ingredients were on sale. I don't have a lot of family left… Continue reading My Mother’s Kitchen: Hamantaschen Cookies