While we lived in Montana, one of my fondest memories growing up is loading up in the car with my parents and my sister, and heading to the Beartooth Mountains. With my dad's choice of Patsy Cline on auto repeat in the tape deck, we would set out to drive over the Cooke City Pass and go snowmobiling in and around Cooke City, Montana. The ride up the pass is breathtaking and the elevation is … [Read more...]
Cherry Pie
Save Print Cherry Pie Author: Farmhouse 1820 Ingredients FOR THE CRUST: 2 cups all purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ⅔ cups shortening 7 Tablespoons ice cold water FOR THE FILLING: 2 16-ounce cans pitted tart red cherries 1 cup sugar 3 Tablespoons flour 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter dash of nutmeg 1 beaten egg Instructions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. FOR THE CRUST: In … [Read more...]
Harvesting Sour Cherries + 2 Delicious Recipes
Every once in a while, I’ll go above and beyond the call of duty. Granted, when it comes to harvesting any sort of fruit or vegetable, I’m always game, but when the time comes and it’s raining outside – well let’s just say I’m not always singing. Such was the case last Friday when I climbed in to a friend’s car and we headed up to Hudson, NY to go pick sour cherries. It was pouring, and cold … [Read more...]
Tart Cherry Pie Filling
Save Print Tart Cherry Pie Filling Author: Farmhouse 1820 Ingredients 10½ cups tart cherries 3 cups sugar ¼ cup clearjel 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 cups cold water red food coloring (optional) 2 Tablespoons lemon juice Instructions Wash the cherries. Stem and pit them. Put the clearjel in a very large stock pot and mix with the sugar and ground cinnamon. Add the … [Read more...]
Tomato Pie
Save Print Tomato Pie Author: Farmhouse 1820 Ingredients 1 Tablespoon butter 1 large yellow onion, diced 1 teaspoon salt, divided ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon thyme 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 Tablespoon tomato paste 3½ pounds cherry tomatoes, cut in half ⅓ cup packed basil leaves ½ cup mayonnaise ½ cup fontina … [Read more...]
Lemon Meringue Pie(s)
Save Print Lemon Meringue Pie(s) Author: Be Fed Again Ingredients FOR THE LEMON FILLING: 4 egg yolks (reserve egg whites for meringue) ⅓ cup corn starch 1½ cups water 1⅓ cups sugar pinch of salt 3 Tablespoons butter ½ cup lemon juice 1 Tablespoon finely grated lemon zest 1 (9 inch) pre baked pie shell or 10 mini pre baked pie shells FOR THE MERINGUE 4 egg … [Read more...]
Apple Quick Step – Quick Tip Friday
Every year we go apple picking, and every year we come home with waayyyy too many apples. With some of this year's crop, I made these. And I made this goodness. And I even made this drink. Yet, I still had a lot of apples left to eat. Enter today's Quick Tip Friday! So the leftover apples wouldn't go to waste, I decided to prepare apple pie filling and then freeze the filling for a future … [Read more...]
A Forgotten Kiss Meets Red Velvet
There are so many ways to a person's heart, and this week I'm trying to cover all my bases, and show you special ways to spread the love. In my book, food, flowers and sweets are the trifecta for Valentine's Day. Bring in the Forgotten Kiss and the Red Velvet Cupcake. I'm not sure why these refined meringue cookies are called Forgotten Kisses, but they are so pretty, and a delight to give … [Read more...]
