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Friday – End of Year Review
Published on 2011-12-30 00:00:21
I am sure I have missed a lot of what has gone on in our lives, but that is a broad overview. I hope you and yours are all happy and healthy and that this continues on into the New Year! > read more
New Year, New Blog
Published on 2011-12-29 12:40:09
What it comes down to is this: I need to decide what it is I want to write about, and stick to only one or two subjects (that are in the same category). > read more
Wordless Wednesday – RIP Zombie
Published on 2011-04-13 16:13:05
RIP my white zombie chicken > read more
Saturday Recipe – Lentils And Other Tips and Tricks
Published on 2011-04-09 16:32:18
Cooking doesn't have to be elaborate, it doesn't have to take hours of prep followed by hours of cook time. I love spending time in the kitchen cooking, it relaxes me, takes away a lot of my daily stress. But I still don't like to spend more than 4 > read more
Book Review and Give Away: Home-Ec 101
Published on 2011-04-08 09:41:30
I think I may turn into a hybrid of Heather and my Mawmaw now. My mom cleaned, but she also worked full time and had three kids. I don't remember ever seeing her dust, either, but that could just be selective memory or memory amnesia. I am now loo > read more
My Review of Norpro Butter Keeper
Published on 2011-03-31 07:01:39
Originally submitted at Greenfeet – The Planet’s Homestore Norpro Butter Keeper keeps butter fresh and spreadable without refrigeration. Love butter but wish there was an easier way to make it more spreadable? You could leave it on the co > read more
Flea Season Is Upon Us!
Published on 2011-03-10 08:43:16
We use K9 Advantix II, this stuff works really well on our dogs and cat. > read more
Saturday Recipe – Hidden Veggie Marinara for #HomeChat
Published on 2011-02-19 00:02:25
This recipe is so stinkin' easy to make, I challenge each of you to try it. Yes, getting out the food processor, setting it up, breaking it back down and cleaning it can be a pain in the rear, but it is sooo worth it. Let me know what you think of > read more
What Is Bread Flour?
Published on 2011-02-15 12:14:31
Bread flour has a gluten rate of about 13-14%, whereas all purpose flour is around 12%. So you will want to substitute the AP flour with something with a similar gluten rate, or use a little extra gluten in your mix. Experiment! This is what makes > read more
Saturday Recipe – Kitchen Basics
Published on 2011-02-05 09:57:18
Yes, this is all you need to start your kitchen! You don't need a gourmet kitchen with all the bells and whistles to cook for your family. You don't need every electronic gismo known to man - though you can pry my Kitchen Aid Stand out of my cold, d > read more
What Is Self Rising Flour?
Published on 2011-02-02 10:38:49
White flour has been around since medieval times (we’ll get more into this in later posts, I promise!). However, self rising flour was first patented by Henry Jones, a baker, in 1845 in Bristol, England. His USA patent came in 1849 and he was iss > read more
Flour Questions – Bread Flour, All-Purpose Flour or Self Rising Flour
Published on 2011-01-27 12:35:24
What are the different properties of each variation of flour we use in everyday baking. For that, how the heck to they even come up with the different flours???? > read more
I Am Back
Published on 2011-01-24 11:27:26
I hope you will not delete me from your feed and will continue on with me in this journey of learning homesteading and country living and homeschooling (oldest will be graduating soon, but the middle one will be starting kindergarten this fall!). I > read more
Wordless Wednesday
Published on 2010-11-17 06:00:34
Two Hens, One Box > read more
Wordless Wednesday – Happy Toddler
Published on 2010-11-10 06:00:52
Happy Toddler > read more
Wordless Wednesday – Rain Water Collector
Published on 2010-11-03 06:00:09
Rain Barrel in our front yard. > read more
Saturday Recipe – Spaghetti Os
Published on 2010-10-30 13:42:41
When I was a kid we would occasionally get Spaghetti Os for lunch. Like fast food, this was a treat for us. When I moved into my own apartment, I discovered the joys of living off such cheap and convenient foods purchased on a waitress's salary. N > read more
Slow Food and Picky Eaters
Published on 2010-10-29 06:00:14
I cook. It is what I do. I am tempted to cook what I want and let them eat something else, but then my Southern upbringing (sometimes I sound just like my mother) rears it's head and I hear myself saying, "You will eat what I cooked, or you can go > read more
“Weighing” In On Marie Claire and Photoshoping Models
Published on 2010-10-28 06:00:14
I have been going back and forth about whether or not to write about this very hot topic of a blog post on Marie Claire's Website which started out about a tv show and people "with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other" and went on to say "I thi > read more
Wordless Wednesday – Baby Farm Animals
Published on 2010-10-27 08:12:09
3 year old toddler bottle feeding a 3 day old lamb. > read more