It feels like life on the farm has gotten busy, but I really can’t say we have accomplished much more than usual. I joined the sub roster at my daughter’s school and have been called several times. Monday and Tuesday I subbed for my daughter’s teacher, and my already healthy respect for her grew ten […]
Read More News From The Farm, and Homemade YogurtI know what you’re thinking. She doesn’t know how to spell Chili Con Carne! Don’t worry, I do. Chili-Quin-Corne is the brain-child of my brilliant husband and daughters. Sometimes they like to invent things in the kitchen, and sometimes the things they invent are delicious. Chili-Quin-Corne! It has become a standby for the times I don’t feel […]
Read More Pantry Cooking Week 3, Chili-Quin-CorneWow! What a great weekend we’ve had. We welcomed a new addition to our family, a little girl who we have tentatively named Macaroni. She is a mutt, and appears to be a lab/heeler mix. She is smart and has a great temperament. So far we’ve had no problems with her and the chickens. Saturday […]
Read More Three Day Weekend***Not for the mildly disorganized*** Before you read this take a quick glance at your house. Does it look beautiful? Yes? I’ll save you some time. This post is not for you, come see me again on Monday and we’ll cook up something delicious. Okay, now I’ll share some sad truths with the rest of […]
Read More 28 Days To Hope For Your HomeI’m always trying to find new ways of cooking in the event of a power outage. Outages are fairly common in my neighborhood, so we’re pretty well able to cope by using the gas grill, or camp stove. The issue of purchasing fuel, however, has been nagging at the back of my mind for a […]
Read More Sixteen Brick Rocket StoveWelcome back to my pantry cooking series! As I mentioned in week one, cooking from the pantry helps us minimize grocery store runs, and take-out meals, as well as being handy if we just don’t want to leave home. One thing I find worth mentioning though, is that if you have fresh ingredients on hand, by […]
Read More Pantry Cooking Series Week 2, Chicken SoupMy five year old daughter, Araya, has always been a dream student. I started teaching her at home early on and she has always thrived on traditional methods. It’s no surprise that she spits out ten-dollar words and complicated but correct sentence structures almost daily. She’s attending Pre-K at public school now, and she loves […]
Read More Sneaky Beginning Phonics IdeasOne of my personal goals has been to learn how to cook from my pantry. It really helps us to be able to shop less often, which cuts out many impulse purchases. It also helps us eat fewer box and bag type meals. I thought it’d be fun to share some of the recipes I am able to […]
Read More Pantry Cooking Week One- Whole Wheat BiscuitsSo I’ve tried, many times, and without succes, to add a Facebook Like Box to my sidebar. Thanks to Google, I know it’s a common problem among wordpress users, and when I figure it out I’ll smack my forehead and groan with shame. Until then, I’ll be ending each post with “find me on facebook“. Have […]
Read More Facebook WoesWow! This week has flown by, and I didn’t get as much finished as I had hoped. Does that ever happen to you? After the winter storm two weeks ago we had a cold spell, but it has been relatively warm and breezy this week. It feels a bit like spring, but the groundhog has […]
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