Dreams Really Do Come True

Front Cover So, why a blog? Well, because after a lot of hard work and relentlessly following a crazy dream, my first novel is debuting in just a few short months! That’s right. I am a finally a real, honest to God author. It seems to me that the reality of a...

Emma’s Stew

Emma’s Stew  Ingredients:  1-2 pounds of meat, cut into 2” cubes (venison, elk or beef) ½ cup flour salt and pepper ¼ cup oil 4 cups of water 2 onions, chopped ½ cup cream 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into 2” cubes 2 cups carrots, cut into bite sized pieces 1 cup...

Daisy’s Biscuits

 Ingredients: 3 cups flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 6 Tablespoons lard 1 Cup milk 1 tablespoon sugar Directions: Mix dry ingredients. Cut in lard with a fork or a pastry cutter. Add milk and blend lightly. Roll to ½ “ thick. Cut with floured cutter....

Grandma Aletha’s Stir & Roll Biscuits

Ingredients: 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt Combine these ingredients. Mix 1/3 cup oil and 2/3 cup milk together. Add all at once to the dry ingredients and stir lightly to blend. Place between sheets of wax paper to knead gently. Roll to about...

Martha Washington Candy

2 lbs. confectioners’ sugar 1 can condensed milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1 qt. pecan pieces 1 stick butter 2 cans coconut 7 squares semi sweet chocolate 1/2 block paraffin wax Mix sugar, condensed milk, vanilla, pecans, soft butter and coconut. Chill mixture. roll into...