Category Archives: dessert

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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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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Pennsylvania German Wet Bottom Shoo Fly Pie

Posted on September 17, 2023 by okieranchwife

It is getting less hot here in Oklahoma. I don’t want t say cool because it is still in the low 80s. Cool is 60s during the day. For the past several months I have been canning various vegetables that … 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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Merry Christmas Dinner 2021

Posted on December 19, 2021 by okieranchwife

Christmas is just about a week away. I am planning to go shopping in my two deep freezers for the Christmas meal just like I did for Thanksgiving lunch.  Inflation is crazy. I was in town a couple days ago … Continue reading →

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Green Tomato Pie

Posted on November 15, 2021 by okieranchwife

I am giving you a break from zucchini recipes, but not to worry, I still have a few that I have not posted! Just fair warning. LOL! I found this recipe in one of my mom’s cookbooks. It was an … Continue reading →

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Swirled Persimmon and Cream Cheese Tart

Posted on November 12, 2018 by okieranchwife

This recipe was originally Swirled Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Tart from the most recent issue of “Victoria” magazine. I made it twice as pumpkin, amazing flavor, but I wanted to use some of the native persimmons from my trees in … Continue reading →

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White Chocolate Persimmon Bread Pudding

Posted on November 14, 2015 by okieranchwife

This is a Martha Stewart recipe I found while searching for persimmon recipes to use with my own persimmon from my trees.  I was not sure how this would taste but I was pleasantly surprised! This photo is not the … Continue reading →

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