Potatoes Potatoes and more Potatoes! Everyone loves them!

Welcome to Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Kitchen located out in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Thank you for joining us, we are very glad you did. We love potatoes in this house and wanted to put our best recipes together on one convenient page for you to take a look at...so which recipe will you make first? 

Graham Cracker Crumb Cake

Graham Cracker Crumb Cake, remember how much you loved graham crackers as a kid? Well now, you are going to love this cake, just as much!

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #276!

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, ideas, articles and printable lists and planners being shared at SSPS #276! Because I can guarantee that you will be pleasantly surprised, at all the good stuff you are going to find…

 

Rustic 3 Vegetable Mash with Sautéed Green Onions

Are you looking for a new potato dish that is just a wee bit more than standard mashed potatoes? Yet still easy to make? If so I would like to offer this Rustic 3 Vegetable Mash with Sautéed Green Onions. It doesn't take long when looking around here at Scratch Made Food! to observe that there are more side dish recipes than main dish recipes. And there is a good reason for that, you see...

How to make Homemade Brown Sugar.

If you are interested in being more self-sufficient and building up the pantry. Then you are in the right place!  Homemade Brown Sugar is very simple to make. And if you have ever tried to find organic brown sugar, you will understand doing it yourself is the best way. Plus you can customize it for your baking and cooking needs. Personally I like to have both light brown and dark brown sugar on hand. 

My Love for Laurie Colwin books....

This will NOT be my usual Monday morning post. You see there will not be a recipe or a quick antidote about how I came to find/enjoy/learn about the recipe being shared. Why? Because I lost a few books in the great broken pipe flood of 2022. And one of the replacements is quite special. Come and read the rest of the story...

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #275!

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, ideas, articles and printable lists and planners being shared at SSPS #275! Because I can guarantee that you will be pleasantly surprised, at all the good stuff you are going to find…

 

How to make The World's Easiest Electrolyte Drink!

Just like everywhere else, Texas has been hot! And while I have not been the best water drinker in the world, I have learned that I must hydrate and replace the electrolytes each day in the heat. Let's take a look at the The World's Easiest Electrolyte Drink ever...

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #274!

 Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, ideas, articles and printable lists and planners being shared at SSPS #274! Because I can guarantee that you will be pleasantly surprised, at all the good stuff you are going to find…

 

Creamy Paprika Salad Dressing.

Creamy Paprika Salad Dressing seems simple and plain, but don't let looks fool you! It is so good. I am sure it is the lime juice. Lime juice always makes everything just a little bit better! Break some lettuce into your favorite salad bowl, slice some tomatoes, and drizzle on this Creamy Paprika Salad Dressing for a quick, enjoyable salad, that everyone will love. 

Super Fruit and Vegetable Breakfast Squares.

While they are not pretty, today we are presenting a delicious and nutritious recipe for Super Fruit and Vegetable Breakfast Squares. Why? Because eating a healthy breakfast is always a good idea! 

Easy to Make Toffee, no candy thermometer needed!

Do you want to make candy? But think that making candy is really hard? Well, so did I until I found this recipe for Easy to Make Toffee! You will love it, and so will everyone you share it with! So, let's make Toffee, shall we?

How to Cook a Meatloaf in Your Instant Pot...

You need to know right away, this is not a recipe for a meatloaf that you will cook in your Instant Pot. Rather this is a tutorial on cooking your favorite meatloaf in the Instant Pot. Come and take a look...

Welcome to the Senior Salon Pit Stop #273!

Welcome! The Senior Salon Pit Stop is now open! We invite you to come and take a look at all the wonderful recipes, ideas, articles and printable lists and planners being shared at SSPS #273! Because I can guarantee that you will be pleasantly surprised, at all the good stuff you are going to find…

 

Nectarine Galette in Whole Grain Pastry.

Don't let summer get away without making this easy and delicious Nectarine Galette in a Whole Grain Pastry! No one will ever guess how easy this is...as they enjoy it and probably ask for the recipe!

Coffee and Beer Braised Pulled Pork.

This Coffee and Beer Braised Pulled Pork couldn't be easier. Plus you can char the meat a day or two in advance, then when ready to cook, get out the slow cooker and open a bottle of beer! Come and take a look...

Hello from the Piney Woods of East Texas!

Today I hit the trifecta of blogging! I now have internet, all my computer parts together in the same room and a little desk in the corner to sit and bang out a post or two every couple of days...