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How to make a salad better…
I’m always looking for ways to spruce up plain old salads. Here’s one of my favorites. This salad dressing is so good and easy. One I don’t get sick of. It thickens nicely after just a little bit in...
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In the kitchen.
Yesterday I was kind of in a rut with what to fix for supper. The winter doldrums. Not another meatloaf…just had pizza…my spaghetti has been lacking… Sometimes I find that when I am stretched the...
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Daily Bread
In my last blog, I gave the recipe for homemade crockpot yogurt. hmmmmm…yum! And it really is easy. The by-product you get from making yogurt is whey…a lovely, high in protein, liquid. I have heard of...
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Makings Update
Another video blog this week! Videos are just so much more personal and up-close. Enjoy! Granola Recipe. (I forgot to mention that the recipe also has brown sugar and cinnamon in it!) Crockpot Yogurt....
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Blue Ridge Growers
The boys, ages 3 and 4, LOVE a picnic. I am asked often and with pleading eyes for picnics. So when I heard the blueberries were in at a local farm I thought it would make a fun outing for them. We...
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The Sugar Shack
I love finding local gems in our area. Local people doing things they love in the coolest way. Maple Leaf Orchard is one of those places. It’s located in beautiful Spring Valley WI. My husband noticed...
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Day 3 of the school week included some of the following. MATH!! And the kids all cheer. 😉 Elias is working on double digits addition, clocks, measuring… Espen is plugging along on writing the number...
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This kid. He’s wiggly. On the move. A bit distracted. Math takes him an e.t.e.r.n.i.t.y. I’ve heard of some mamas knitting while teaching to help them maintain patience. Hmmmm…might need to try that....
View ArticleKitchen Day.
Breakfast is kind of special to me. It’s quiet time before the day begins. I use “quiet” loosely here, but it is a time that I try to re-group and prepare mentally for the day ahead. Since I read to...
View ArticleSomehow it all comes back to food…
I was reminded of something bad this weekend. Old fashioned cake doughnuts are not that hard to make…and don’t take that much time either. Oh man. Lovely doughnuts. 30 minutes to rest the dough and...
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