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2025 Year in Review
As this year comes to an end and a new year begins, I wanted to take a brief moment to reflect. This past summer, I started this blog as a way to share the joy I was finding in exploring… Continue reading
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Barley Bread
Inspired by another of the LOTRO Cook’s Recipes from the apprentice tier, I set out to make a barley bread reminiscent of early breads. Finding a barley bread that did not use other flours was difficult. However, I did find… Continue reading
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Onion Soup
This recipe has my son’s stamp of approval, which is a huge feat for soups. For this LOTRO Cook’s Recipe, I began with a recipe from Taste of Home called Golden Onion Soup. I made sure the recipe used a… Continue reading
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Blueberry Muffins
For this recipe, I started with a childhood favorite of mine called “Buried Treasure Muffins.” I normally make the batter without adding the “treasures” which would be fruit or jam, and then bake the muffins plain. However, as my kid… Continue reading
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Cherry Jam
This recipe was a mix of the University of Georgia’s home canning instructions and the internet. I used Rainier cherries for the cherry jam, but did not use pectin, which is the primary deviation from the initial recipe. I started… Continue reading
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Blackberry Jam
For this jam, I took my inspiration from the LOTRO Cook’s Recipes. Blackberries are not a particularly popular item in my home, but I did make an effort to purchase quality berries from a local vendor, Annie’s Fun Farm. Like… Continue reading
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Raspberry Jam
Raspberry jam is my favorite flavor of jam. I have wonderful memories of my grandmother gifting our family jars of homemade raspberry jam, and happily consuming it on sandwiches and toast. This year, I got the privilege of making and… Continue reading
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Sandson’s Famous Hardboiled Eggs
A recipe from the LOTRO cook’s apprentice recipes, Sandson’s famous hardboiled eggs call for yellow onions and chicken eggs. This is going to be an ongoing experiment to see if I can figure out what exactly is going on with… Continue reading
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Pork Stock
This is the first of the recipes from the LOTRO Cook Profession that I chose to attempt because at least four other recipes depend on it. The LOTRO recipe calls for pork shanks, yellow onions, and water, at a minimum.… Continue reading
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Blueberry Jam
July 26, 2025 was a very busy day in my home. I made three different kinds of jam, the third of which was blueberry jam. I also made my first attempt at recording a video of myself (still in editing)… Continue reading
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