Natural Homemade Living

              Simply Homemade Scalloped Potatoes and Ham                                   Last week at the grocery store they were having a special on ham so I made scalloped potatoes and ham with some of it and froze the rest for soup. I used the cream soup mix instead of the cream soup from a can. It was delicious and just as easy. Here's the link to our recipe for cream soup replacement .    Here's the recipe for the scalloped potatoes and ham: 5-6 potatoes, peeled 2 cups ham cut in chunks, use as much or as little as you like 1 can of cream of celery or mushroom soup, or click on the recipe above, it is equal to one can 2 T butter 2 T flour  1 c milk Salt and pepper to taste Slice potatoes thin, I used my Mandoline Slicer to make them all the same. Cut the ham into small chunks and add to the potatoes in a greased or buttered 9...

The Best Biscotti A couple of my favorite things are a perfect cup of coffee and homemade biscotti! I'm all about simple and delicious treats. This is my best biscotti recipe! 😁 If you are no longer enjoying the hard and tasteless biscotti in a plastic wrapper that you find at the store, you should make your own! This recipe might sound complicated but once you make it you will find it is quite simple. Then make yourself a perfect cup of coffee and enjoy it with the best biscotti ever!  Ingredients : 1/2 cup butter at room temperature 1 cup white sugar  2 tsp pure vanilla extract or 2 tsp almond extract 3 eggs 2 cups flour 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt Mix butter and sugar until blended. Add extract and eggs and beat until creamy and smooth (about a minute). You can use a hand mixer for this recipe. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat until combined. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. You need to use parchment paper because you will need to lift...

Maybe you've seen the TikTok trend for frozen yogurts treats. They looked so good I had to make them! There are several variations but I used a couple of my favorite flavors for mine. They are a little messy to make but they are SO good and totally worth chocolate covered fingers! 😋 Ingredients 1 cup vanilla Greek Yogurt 2 cups strawberries, cut into small pieces 2 cups milk chocolate chips, melted 1 T coconut oil Directions Stir the yogurt and strawberries together in a medium bowl. I used a cookie scoop to place them on a parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Freeze them for 1-2 hours. Before you take them out of the freezer, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave using 30 second increments until they chips are melted and smooth. Remove the clusters from the freezer and dip each cluster in the melted chocolate. Place each cluster back on the cookie sheet and freeze again for about an hour. Once mine were frozen, I put them in freezer bags until and returned th...

Our family potato salad recipe is a delicious addition for a summer picnic or serve it with your favorite grilled or smoked foods. Ingredients 6 - 8 russet medium/large potatoes, peeled and cut in bite-size pieces  5 hard boiled eggs 1 cup mayonnaise 1 T yellow mustard 1 T dill pickle juice 2 T white sugar Salt and pepper to taste Directions Place cut-up potatoes and place in cold water in a medium size pan.                                                     Heat over medium heat on stove until they boil, then simmer about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. Drain the potatoes and soak in cold water for about 10 minutes. Drain in a food strainer. Mix the dressing ingredients in a large bowl.  Slice the hard-boiled eggs and add to the dressing. Fold in the potatoes and make sure the dressing is mixed in well. Salt and pepper to tas...