Monday, July 4, 2011

Fourth Of July Brain Freeze


A Fourth of July celebration wouldn't be complete without ice cream. Instead of buying it, why not try making a batch just for the fun of it. If you like Big Red soda, then you'll love it in ice cream form. The electric ice cream maker we have is a 6 quart Rival brand, therefore the recipe instructions might need to be adjusted according to your machines manufacturer instructions.

Bubble Gum Ice Cream
1 (2 liter) bottle Big Red soda
2 (14 oz) cans sweetened condensed milk
crushed ice
4 c. ice cream salt

Pour Big Red & both cans of milk into the container of your ice cream machine. Place lid on container & place into ice cream bucket of your machine. Top with motor and turn machine one to begin churning. As machine is churning add in ice to the outer bucket that encases the mixing container. Alternate ice with ice cream salt ending with enough ice to cover top of mixing container. Wrap a towel around the top of the bucket to help hold the cold in. Let mixture churn until ice cream is formed. Time will vary depending on your machine. Once complete, transfer to freezer safe containers and store in freezer. Enjoy!

Click HERE for printable recipe


There's nothing better than sitting back, relaxing while your ice cream is being made.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Getting My Canning On


The other day I was able to put up 14 pints of bread & butter pickles along with 4 pints of homemade ro-tel. I just love home canning. It is so worth the effort.

Thursday, June 9, 2011


Click HERE to see lots of tasty recipes from this weeks Gooseberry Patch Recipe Roundup. Be sure to check out entry #68, Creamy Crockpot Chicken and feel free to vote for Me! Thanks in advance.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Pico De Gallo

One of the best things about Summer is gardening. I just love when you get to go out on your own property and pick fresh vegetables and fruit that you grew yourself. Even better....cooking with your bounty. Here's one on my favorite snacks to make using those beautiful, fresh tomatoes...

Pico De Gallo
3-4 med. size roma tomatoes, diced
2-3 jalapeno peppers, diced
1/2 a medium white onion, diced
1/3 c. fresh cilantro, finely chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 lemon
salt to taste

In a small mixing bowl combine tomatoes, jalapenos, onion, cilantro & garlic. Stir to combine. Juice lemon and add to mixture. Stir well. Season with salt to your taste and serve chilled.

Click HERE for printable recipe

Dinner With Gooseberry Patch



Last night's dinner consisted of fresh green beans w/ new whole potatoes, stuffing and Crockpot Creamy Apricot Chicken from my newest Gooseberry Patch cookbook...

This is one of the easiest and tastiest chicken recipes I have made in a long time.

Creamy Crockpot Apricot Chicken
1 (8-oz) bottle Russian dressing
1 (12-oz) jar apricot preserves
1-2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts


Combine dressing & preserves in a small bowl & stir together. Place chicken in 4-6qt. crockpot. Pour dressing mixture over chicken. Cover and cook on High for 1 hour then turn to Low and cook for 3 hours or until chicken is fully cooked.


This was the finished product and boy howdy it not only looked good, it taste heavenly too!!

Click HERE for printable recipe