2017 is the year of the rooster according to the Chinese calendar.So you are going to see roosters everywhere in household items. I embroidered this rooster towel using an Aunt Martha’s iron on pattern for the embroidery pattern #3753. It is a current transfer pattern that can be found on Aunt Martha’s internet site….
Month: February 2017
Fresh Strawberry Meringue Pie
This pie is an old recipe that I have had since I was a kid in the 1950’s. The pie crust must have it’s roots in Australia’s desert, pavlova. This pie was originally in the 1952 Betty Crocker Cookbook. This recipe is different because it is made in a pie pan with a circle of parchment…
Kitchen Tea Pot and Tea Cup Towels
I was looking through my fabric stash and found some medium weight organic cotton I had bought several years ago. It was a markdown from a quilt shop that was going out of business. At the time I was just intrigued with the idea of organic cotton. It was soft as well as having a…
Lentil and Maple Sausage Soup
One of our food bloggers here at WordPress,Tammy Algood, posted a wonderful recipe for Maple Sausage and Lentil Soup. My pantry is full of lentils right now because it is one of the common items that is distributed at my local pantry. The recipe looked simple and inexpensive and the maple sausage I had in…
Cake Spice Blend Recipe
A couple of Christmases ago, I was shopping in a discount grocery. I ran across a small bottle of cake spice. That was it’s name just “cake spice.” I looked at the ingredients on the bottle to see what was in it. This was different then what I expected so I bought the little dollar…
Apple Pie Spice Recipe
One of things that is important when you have a low budget to cook with is to keep a good assortment of spices. Using spices and herbs can really add flavor to a recipe. Some of those spices you can find inexpensively in little cellophane bags or at the dollar store in small plastic containers….
Apple Upside Down Cake
What can you make with just two apples? How about a apple upside down cake. This cake is from an old fashion heirloom recipe. It is simple no fuss comfort food from a few simple ingredients that is from your pantry. The cake is baked in a 9 or 10 inch skillet so no special…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Eggs or Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
This is an extremely easy recipe and you don’t have to have any extra equipment or molds. There is only 2 ingredients in the peanut butter centers and you hand shape them. Just melt chocolate candy melts or other colors to dip the eggs in. Almond bark candy melts or even chocolate chips can…
Momoe's Cupboard 