Kumquat marmalade

Heavenly Marmalade
Today was a lovely day for
canning....These little gems came off
a tree we planted last summer... 


If you have never canned 
before Jellies and Jams
are a great place to start, no
pressure cooker required and
its so much healthier than store bought
with all its preservatives, GMO's and
corn syrup not to mention the pesticides
used on the fruit.....and Its cheaper:)

Recipe

Tutorial

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Country Momma's Top 5 for 2011

I would just like to say
THANK YOU
all for making my first few months of
blogging such a success....2 months ago
I barely knew how to turn on the
computer and now Im writing my
own html codes....who'd a thunk!
I couldn't have done it without
the help from my blogger friends
you are all so nice!
Here are my top 5 post for 2011

Martha Washingtons

Monkey Bread

Cinnamon Rolls

Cream Cheese Danish

Paper Stars

Have a Blessed New Year!

Mississippi Mud Brownies

Mississippi Mud Brownies
A rich chocolate brownie topped with
marshmallows and drowned in chocolate sauce
This is the perfect way to end
the year....before the new years diet
begins:)

Leftover Ham Recipes

Recipe #1
Southern Quiche
Now that the Holidays are over
and your culinary creativity is
spent....Try this easy leftover ham recipe
that will quickly become a family Favorite.

Recipe #2
Cheesy Ham and Potatoes
This is a quick and easy dish
that kids love....Now my leftover ham
is all gone.....But don't throw away
that ham bone just yet....tomorrow we'll
make New Years Black-Eyed Peas
with it.

Recipe #3
New Years Black-Eyed Peas

Black eyed peas have been thought to bring good 
luck for thousands of years...
In the south they are especially
held dear....During the Civil War the north
would take or destroy all stored foods
except field corn and black-eyed peas
which they thought were only fit for animals 
to eat.....Black-eyed peas and Corn bread
are still southern staples today..
and thats pretty lucky

Happy New Years..Ya'll 

 

Merry Christmas

Country Momma's Family

wishes you all a very

Merry Christmas..

I hope you have enjoyed the holiday recipes 

and projects.....and Thanks 

to all of you for making my first few months

of blogging a great success...I look forward

to sharing many more projects with 

you in the coming year. 

Pecan Pralines

A Southern Classic
Pecan Pralines

This is a fairly simple
recipe...it does require
a candy thermometer but
it is definitely worth the effort

Recipe


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Ginger Bread Men

If the Christmas Holiday had an
official smell it
would be fresh baked "Gingerbread Cookies"
and if the Christmas Holiday had an
official memory it
would be baking them with your family:)

Hope you all enjoy this RECIPE..
and Have a Wonderful Christmas!

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Pillow Boxes

Last minute gift Wrap Idea for
Small things....Like gift cards or jewelry
..and for pennys...

Mint Chocolate Cookies

Things that make you go....MMMMMM...
Chocolate Fudge Cookie dough filled
with Andes Mint chips, flavored with
Creme de Menthe extract and rolled in
powdered sugar....MMMMMMM...

Click Here for Recipe
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Monkey Bread

I don't know how this recipe got its
name...But this is to good to call
"Monkey Bread"
Fancy Monkey Bread deserves a
fancy name like
"Pain de Singe"
which is French... for Monkey Bread....
Bon Appetit

Made from scratch with my
"Overnight Cinnamon Roll Dough"
 rolled in cinnamon/sugar and topped
with Pecans and Carmel Sauce..

Baked to perfection in a bundt pan...
uh la la..:)
Click here for the Tutorial

Shared@ Link Parties found here

Decorated Sugar Cookies

My favorite thing to do at Christmas
time is to break out the cookie
cutters and have fun baking and
decorating with my kids...

This sugar cookie dough is easy to
work with and using the outline and
flooding technique will give
them that Gourmet Cookie look...

Ginger Cookies

Fill your home with the smell of fresh Ginger Cookies
this Christmas.......they're soft, chewy and sooo good
.....these barely survived the photo shot... 

Straight from the Country Momma test kitchen...

I really dislike ginger snaps in the bag at the supermarket
they're so hard you could break a tooth...
maybe thats how they got their name....
But I love the ginger taste...so I came up with a recipe
for what I think is the prefect Ginger Cookie...

Click here for Recipe

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Christmas Candy

One Candy recipe.....Made three ways....
You won't believe how easy it is to make
these delicious Classics..

This recipe makes one large batch of
candy base
that you divide into 3 different
flavors....and no thermometer envolved.....

Cherry Cordials

Peppermint Bon Bons  

Cherry Mash

Martha Washingtons

Martha Washingtons are chocolate covered candies
with a cream, coconut and pecan filling...
I make these every year they are so good and
EASY no cooking and stirring forever waiting
on a thermometer.....



Click here for Recipe

The Farmer's Wife week 4

I just Love this weeks blocks....And I can't
wait to put it all together...
(10) Bowtie (11) Broken Dishes (12) Broken Sugar Bowl

I hope you are all following along with me...If not its not
to late to start.....The Farmer's Wife Book

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3

Christmas Stockings

This stocking has a few tricks up it's sleeve.....
Like a faux cuff and a magic linning....
Try this project and you'll be amazed
how fast it comes together....

Harvest Stew

This beef stew with butternut squash
and a tomato based sauce served over mashed potatoes is..
Perfect on a cold winters night.......put it in
the crock pot and go sew.....

Click here for Recipe

Texas Christmas Stars

Dress up your 3M hooks for pennys....

Paper Stars are a cheap way to Deck the Halls...

Add to a package in place of the
boring predictable Bow..

Glue a ribbon on the back and instant ornament.

Snickerdoodles

Put a smile on Santa's face with.....
The perfect Snickerdoodle
buttery, light, and chewy....

Click here for Recipe