Banana Tea Bread – A Mennonite Recipe
A cup of tea and something sweet is a perfect combination for a chilly winter night. When I feel like baking something old fashion, I head straight to my Mennonite Community Cookbook! The history and homestyle cooking are apparent on every page of my favorite...
Homemade Bakery Fresh Sandwich Rolls
Nothing beats the smell of homemade sandwich rolls baking in the oven. These hearty homemade sandwich rolls are becoming a staple for my family! We are loving them for any kind of sandwich, but they work the best for homemade sloppy joes and hamburgers. ...
How to Make Amish Meadow Tea
Growing up in Pennsylvania fresh mint grew everywhere. In ditches alongside the road, in gardens, in pots and always in the kitchen gardens of the neighboring Amish women. The smell still has a way of taking me back to the days of riding my bike on...
Old Fashion Hot Cocoa Recipe
It’s that time of the year where I need to dig out some of my favorite cool weather recipes. This old fashion hot cocoa recipe is one of my family’s favorites. Prepackaged hot cocoa can’t even compare to the homey sweet taste of homemade hot...
Collection of Old Fashion Mennonite Recipes
One of my favorite Mennonite recipes. I have an addiction to cookbooks and have my favorites, but when I was given a copy of the 65th Anniversary Edition Mennonite Community Cookbook it soon became my all-time favorite! I rely on my pantry when it comes to trying...
Hidden away in the Upstate of South Carolina is a little farm where we call home. Surrounded by century-old pecan and oak trees, we live on a 120-year-old homestead. By the grace of God, we were called to restore this 1890 farmhouse along with its barns, gardens and long-forgotten cotton field to its original working farm. Dedicating ourselves to reusing, recycling and making do we are living a very simple life building our backyard farm.