Who doesn’t love a good doughnut?! Whether it’s a batch of homemade ones or a box of store bought …..maple cream will take this treat to the next level! The hard part is only having one!
Dougnuts with Maple Cream
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Maple Beef Stew
Winter storms and homemade beef stew, they just go together! Here’s an easy recipe that can easily be adjusted up or down depending on how many you’re feeding.
Ingredients for Chunky Maple Beef Stew
Beef stew also freezes nicely, double the batch and freeze half in a crock pot bag for a meal on a night you’re working late! Or if you have teenagers in the house doubling it is a necessity!
Beef cubes mixed with vegetables and maple syrup
One thing to note is the cooktime is 4 hours (I found the prep time to be about 20 minutes). This could easily be made in a crockpot on slow so it cooked all day. I am making it tonight, my husband coming off second shift at the hospital will have a hot meal for once. We’re going to reheat this for supper tomorrow night although from the aroma from the kitchen I may be have midrats (midnight rations….throwback to my Navy days!)
I wish you could smell this….it’s even better then it looks!
Recipe courtesy of the Official Vermont Maple Cookbook
I was able to sit on my porch this morning and enjoy a cup of coffee and the peace and quiet. One kid dropped off for a cross country meet and just enough time before delivering the other one to soccer practice. Finding moments to sit are rare this time of year, it’s been a warm beautiful September so far, but in the back of my mind I know the last of the garden needs to be picked up and canned, the woodshed is still missing several tiers, yard cleanup and animal pens to clean.
I can just start to see a little color coming to the hills, a hint of orange here and there and one tree already turned red. The faster they turn the faster I better be prepping for winter!
At the same time as I enjoy the leaves I need to remember to be grateful. I’m busy because I have plenty of food to store and eat this year. I’m busy because I have firewood to put away to keep me warm this winter. I’m busy because I have chickens to give me eggs, ducks and geese to make me laugh and bunnies to snuggle. I’m busy because I have two happy, healthy children to keep me young and bring me joy. Pretty good for a cup o’joe!
September 19- the start of the foliage
Fresh Picked Rhubarb
You know it’s truly Spring when you have fresh rhubarb for sauce, pies and cakes! I make my rhubarb sauce with Maple Syrup or Maple Sugar instead of white sugar. I also substitute the white sugar in the cake with Maple Sugar. The maple rhubarb sauce can be eaten as is, used over pound cake or ice cream.
Sauce ingredients:
Maple Rhubarb Sauce
4 cups of fresh rhubarb
1 cup Maple Syrup
2 tsp butter Read more
