@dimck421 Being from Michigan, my family was kind of agnostic on biscuits (my mom even "made" the canned ones! ), but pasties, that's another matter entirely. I think there were more family… (View Post)

Our cat's favorite toy is a fresh cranberry. They have a wonderful bounce and will ricochet all around the kitchen. The cat will be happy that it's cranberry season again. (View Post)

@jolanta.wittib I have always heard that one should use yellow leaves as well. I will see if I can find the sources where I read that. There were many gingko trees at my daughter's college. I used to… (View Post)

After many (5?) years of waiting we finally harvested our first hazel nuts! Our persimmons are just starting to ripen, so I will make a persimmon cake with hazel nuts. The way I was dancing around, y… (View Post)

My daughter has brought home about a bushel of Pippen apples from work. A lot of them are beat up and could never be sold. Some of the best are about to go into the jelly bag for green apple- ginger … (View Post)