Category Archives: breakfast

Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Posted on May 13, 2024 by okieranchwife

I really like making my own fresh cheese. Elsewhere on this blog I have a post on making eastern European Easter cheese. This recipe is an even more simple process and I have made this several times. It is amazing … Continue reading →

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My Homemade Herb And Spice Mixes

Posted on May 6, 2024 by okieranchwife

No photos on this post. Sorry. Oh okay. But it is not cooking related. This is in my living room with some of my own photos from traveling through Scotland. That was during my previous life. The photos are the … Continue reading →

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S h a d o w B@nned Post – FREE THE RECIPE

Posted on March 31, 2024 by okieranchwife

Hey everyone, I have arrived in social media!  If you want to see my recipe for Mexic@n Hot Chocolate you’ll have to search for it on here. I guess WP doesn’t like the country name in the post. I may … Continue reading →

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Southern Chocolate Bread Pudding

Posted on March 31, 2024 by okieranchwife

Happy Resurrection Sunday! This is a pantry friendly dessert for this holiday! I found this recipe in my Southern Country Cookbook printed in 1972 by the editors of The Progressive Farmer Magazine. Please ignore the chocolate drips on my pie … Continue reading →

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Mexican Hot Coco

Posted on February 4, 2024 by okieranchwife

Being here in East Central Oklahoma we have a lot of grocery products from Mexico and I have really developed a taste for Mexican Hot Coco. In the first photo you can see hot chocolate wafers you can buy to … Continue reading →

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Irish Gingerbread Loaf

Posted on January 21, 2024 by okieranchwife

Around the same time I was craving the apple cider from the previous recipe, I also wanted gingerbread. The traditional kind. Not the store bought commercial stuff. I found this recipe in Darina Allen’s “Irish Traditional Cooking”.  Of course I … Continue reading →

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Greek Yogurt Peanut Butter Anytime Treat

Posted on December 6, 2022 by okieranchwife

I really love Greek Yogurt. I regularly substitute Greek Yogurt in place of sour cream in recipes and people do not notice. Even the ones who say they HATE Greek yogurt. I  recently bought an instant pot and I will … Continue reading →

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Garden Greens and Sausage Strata

Posted on June 3, 2022 by okieranchwife

No joke. The grocery prices are in the stratosphere. So I went shopping in my deep freezer for lunch again. I adapted this recipe from the book, “A New Way to Bake” by Martha Stewart. I didn’t have a loaf … Continue reading →

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Asparagus Bacon Mushroom Quiche

Posted on April 26, 2022 by okieranchwife

This recipe came about because I harvested asparagus from my neglected asparagus patch. I had a quick sale crumbled Chevre goat cheese in the fridge. I had a package of bacon in the deep freezer and today I scored a … Continue reading →

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Garden Greens and Red Pepper Quiche

Posted on January 2, 2022 by okieranchwife

This a quick and easy recipe for breakfast, brunch, lunch or even breakfast for dinner. You can use a variety of greens in this quiche. Use what you have on hand.  I had blanched kale and mustard greens in my … Continue reading →

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