Category: CorningWare and food

How to use an electric turkey cooker for other things… and some other helpful tips and kitchen tools.

We love our electric turkey cooker. It makes a fabulous turkey! With the holidays it gets a lot of use! but it has so much potential for other uses as well! Well worth the purchase! 2023 Christmas dinner … it even makes a nice brown roasted skin and the dripping are used for broth and … Continue reading How to use an electric turkey cooker for other things… and some other helpful tips and kitchen tools. →

Winter picnic! It’s 5 degrees out and I’m dreaming of sunshine!

I'm so tired of all this cold and snow! So I decided to make an indoor picnic for dinner lol which if you are like Conestoga Chuck and like your meats then this won't be a recipe for you. If you are craving fresh veggies and warm sunshine, then you are in the right spot! … Continue reading Winter picnic! It’s 5 degrees out and I’m dreaming of sunshine! →

Toaster Oven, Homemade, Individual, Sauerkraut Casserole

It's awesome to have friends! I just have to state that right up front because tonight's dinner is brought to you by several of my friends! Read on to find out more 🙂 So first off a shout out to my friend "the grizz" who is not only a fabulous artist but master sauerkraut maker! … Continue reading Toaster Oven, Homemade, Individual, Sauerkraut Casserole →

Beef tongue taco’s (its yummier than it sounds!)

So we got the beef tongue for making dog food in our meat grinder (along with some other meats: see previous post for more info). The goal is to get the large packs of meat, take a few pieces for hubby and myself to eat, and then grind the rest into dog food ... because … Continue reading Beef tongue taco’s (its yummier than it sounds!) →

Stained glass candy, rock candy, tea drops, cough drops… a delicacy by many names

When I was a child the ladies at the church always made what they called stained glass candy especially around Christmas time. Basically a hard candy with flavor of your choice. Very easy to make! The ingredients are simple and you probably already have most of it in the kitchen unless you want to get … Continue reading Stained glass candy, rock candy, tea drops, cough drops… a delicacy by many names →

Pioneer style wood ash lye, peppermint soap: a living history experiment

I've always wanted to make some real pioneer style wood ash lye soap! So I'm going to give it a try. I've done a bit of research using a ton of different books and websites so I can't exactly reference any one specific recipe or site... so I'm making this up as I go along … Continue reading Pioneer style wood ash lye, peppermint soap: a living history experiment →

Homemade granola breakfast cereal: a lot more cereal for your hard earned money!

We try to eat healthy here at Conestoga chuck's house. But buying commercial breakfast cereal is very expensive especially if you buy the "healthy" kind. Fortunately granola style breakfast cereal is very easy to make at home and sooooooo much more economical than buying those tiny boxes at the store that maybe have 3 bowls … Continue reading Homemade granola breakfast cereal: a lot more cereal for your hard earned money! →

Instant Pot: stuffed butternut squash recipe

Here at Conestoga Chuck the humans try to eat healthy too and thanks to the Instant pot they can! Tonight's dinner is a family favorite and we make this quite often. It's easy, inexpensive, and the ingredients can be kept on hand for quite a long while even tho they are mostly fresh! Butternut squash … Continue reading Instant Pot: stuffed butternut squash recipe →

Instant Pot meatloaf, Conestoga Chuck style

So let me caveat, if you are the cook that absolutely has to have a recipe with exact measurements ... stop reading now and google a basic meatloaf recipe and come back then scroll down to the actual cooking directions lol. Because I like to experiment and I never do exact measurements! But honestly it's … Continue reading Instant Pot meatloaf, Conestoga Chuck style →

More Corningware!

Conestoga Chuck here. Humans please stop donating your Corningware to the thrift store because my human keeps buying it and now there is no room for my treats and toys! Stop it! Just stop it already! Human here: don't you dare! I love my Corningware! So very versatile! Tonight's dinner is caprise chicken in a … Continue reading More Corningware! →