Posted in Cooking, Homeschooling, Just For Fun...., tagged children, crafts, Etsy, family, farmgirl, gift cards, handmade, homemade, homemaking, Life, recipes, sale, shopping on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My Amy and I made butter today!
I just had to share a few photos. She was just so cute! I don’t know when she’s had so much fun!
First, we put the heavy cream that I’d skimmed from real live cow’s milk into the Bosch mixer. We mixed it until Amy practically squealed that it was [...]
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Hi! I had a super frosty freezer to defrost. So my husband and son moved the freezer outside and I had an idea. SNOW ICE CREAM! The neighborhood kids and my kids loved it…they enjoyed a June snowball fight too!
SUPER SIMPLE SNOW ICE CREAM
Scoop as much clean snow or frost into your cup as you [...]
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Posted in Cooking, tagged breakfast, Cooking, recipes on April 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Recipe Box Swap
Belgian Waffles
These are light and crispy. They’re the best I’ve ever had!
1 pkg dry yeast (2 ¼ t)
2 c lukewarm milk
4 eggs, separated
1 t vanilla
2 ½ c sifted flour
1 T sugar
½ c melted butter
Sprinkle yeast over warm milk; stir to dissolve. Beat egg yolks and add to yeast mixture with vanilla. Sift [...]
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Chicken and Dumplings
This can be made very frugally with a few backs and necks.
10 lbs Chicken leg quarters,
The more chicken you boil, the better the broth.
6 eggs
flour
salt & pepper
Okay, first of all, put the chicken into a large stockpot. Salt and pepper it generously. Boil the chicken for at least an hour, until the chicken [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Just For Fun...., My Christian Faith, Planning Ahead, Traditions, tagged communion, Easter, planning, recipes, religion, resurrection on March 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hi Friends,
I’ve been thinking of my plans for the coming weekend. Those of you who are Christians know that this is Holy Week. Now, my husband and I are what I call first generation Christians, though some of our parents are now saved. We don’t have traditions that have been handed down regarding Easter. All [...]
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Posted in Cooking, tagged cookies, oatmeal, recipes on March 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Here’s my favorite old time oatmeal cookie recipe. I thought you might like something to do as you enjoy this last bit of winter.
Laura’s Oatmeal Cookies
½ c + 2 T butter
1 c brown sugar
½ c sugar
1 egg
¼ c water
1 t vanilla
3 c oats
1 c flour
1 t salt
1 t soda
Beat together butter, sugars, egg, water and [...]
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Posted in Cooking, My Christian Faith, Planning Ahead, Sewing, Something to Think About...., Thriftiness, tagged Sewing, frugal, Christianity, Homeschooling, crafts, homemaking, Proverbs 31, women, work, knitting, busy, praises, Jewish on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ll be speaking in our homeschool support group in a couple of weeks about Proverbs 31:20-22. I thought as part of my preparation that I would read the verses in a few different translations and versions. This is how The Message interprets these verses. I thought it was interesting; so, I thought I’d just share [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Thriftiness, tagged baking, biscuits, cheap, Cooking, frugal, hard times, making do, recipes on February 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Awhile back I wrote that you can survive if you have a few basic ingredients in your house. I thought I’d share our family’s favorite biscuit recipe. We literally survived on these during a couple of hard times in our life. I have since started converting recipes to whole wheat; but, I want you to know [...]
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Hello Friends!
I bought myself a beautiful lemon yesterday. I love to put a fresh slice in my water, so pretty and tasty. Don’t you just love fresh lemons? They’re bright and cheerful. They look great in a fruit bowl. They make scrumptious lemon meringue pies. They make delicious lemon bars. They make the best homemade lemonade. [...]
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Q. What kinds of big frugal meals do you make to feed all those hungry kids?
A. Right now, I’m cooking lots of soups. Soup is great because you don’t need a lot of meat. I’m also cooking a lot of beans. I’m working on my list of frugal foods. Know this though, from my extremely [...]
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