Bookshelf Idea
It’s Friday night and I’m running out of steam. I thought I’d surf the web for a few minutes and I found this cute bookshelf idea from Mother Earth news. It tells you how to turn an old wooden ladder … Continue reading →
Made From Scratch
The other week I read Made from Scratch: Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life by Jenna Woginrich. It chronicles Jenna’s experiences as she tries to simplify her life and become more self sufficient. It’s an excellent book for anyone … Continue reading →
Time Zips By
I was working on a book review for today. As you can see, I didn’t make it. I’ll get it done for Monday. In the meantime here’s an interesting link that I found this week: I Don’t Make Enough to … Continue reading →
Mice and Slug Bait
We’re getting a jump on our gardening this year. We’ve already weeded all of the planting beds. The Man of the House mixed up a batch of his homemade fertilizer and worked it into the soil. It was the perfect … Continue reading →
Corned Beef and Cabbage
For Saint Patrick’s Day I cooked corned beef and cabbage for the first time. I followed a recipe at Recipezaar for corned beef and cabbage in the crock pot. I cooked it on low for ten hours. To be honest, … Continue reading →
Pork Ala King
When I was a child Mom would sometimes make us chicken ala king. With a swanky name like that how could you go wrong? It always tasted great too. Recently I found myself with some roast pork leftovers. I remembered … Continue reading →
Look What We Found at Trader Joe’s
While the Man of the House does make most of our wine, sometimes we run short. We found a lovely wine to help fill the gap between batches of wine. It’s Panilonco 2008 Reserve Chardonnay/Voignier from Trader Joe’s. You can … Continue reading →
Spring is on the Way
Even though we had snow last week, and we might get some more this weekend, spring is on the way. Our backyard garden already features two cabbage beds, two beds of walking onions and some Brussels sprouts. Here are some … Continue reading →
Breakfast Burritos
Last weekend the Man of the House and I used Simple Dollar’s recipe for bulk breakfast burritos. The idea is that you make up a big batch and put them in the freezer. Then you have a fast breakfast ready … Continue reading →
Cooking From the Great Depression
I’m still reading Letters from the Dust Bowl. I received another reminder of just how lucky we are when I discovered Great Depression Cooking with Clara. Clara is 93 years old. In addition to cooking hints she reminds us of … Continue reading →