Looking for an easy snack recipe? Try making these tasty ranch oyster crackers. With only 5 ingredients, it's an easy recipe your family will love! Easy recipes are my favorite. Easy recipes with 5 ingredients or less are really my favorites. This ranch oyster cracker recipe is as easy as they come. My mom used to make these at Christmas time for us to snack on. I don't know why we only made them around the holidays because they are a tasty snack that can be enjoyed all year long! We got this recipe from a church member friend years ago in Michigan. I know there are similar recipes … Read More...

Do you know this old English carol? "Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green. Here we come a-wandering so fair to be seen. Love and joy come to you. And to you your wassail, too. May God bless you and send you a Happy New Year. And God send you a Happy New Year!" Some may sing it as caroling but I still like the old version that includes wassail. Perhaps that is because we grew up drinking wassail at Christmas! This song reminds me of the Boar's Head Festival (where they always sang this song) and my Mom's delicious homemade wassail. Almost every year for our Epiphany Open … Read More...

One of the frugal things that I am learning to do is can my own food. Growing up, I remember my Mom canning and my Grandma's did as well.  Interested in learning how to can blackberry jam? Good! This was the first thing I learned to can and I have canned many a jar of jam since. I'm happy to share the step by step process of how to can blackberry jam with you. This post contains affiliate links. You can read more in my disclosure policy.  I was a bit nervous about the canning process at first but it really is very simple to do! I think canning jam is the perfect first canning recipe … Read More...