I saw this idea that I wanted to recreate for Valentine's Day.Cut out hearts and write edifying things on them for your children. This is what things looked like when they woke up this morning... They were inspired and wanted to jump in on the fun. The love is … [Read more...] about Loving
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How to: Make your own vanilla extract
I may sound like a clanging gong, but… I am loving doing most of my stuff "homemade". I have been cooking from scratch and baking and such for a good while now, but it is always good to learn something new. I feel such satisfaction when I learn a new, old way of doing … [Read more...] about How to: Make your own vanilla extract
Ppppp PITA
I have been trying to incorporate more 'life learning' into our children's homeschool experiences. I want my kids to have plenty of *book learnin* ~wink, wink~ but I want them to know how to DO things as well!So... you know I have been quite gung ho about making all of our meals, … [Read more...] about Ppppp PITA
Artisan Bread in a Dutch Oven
A few weeks back a friend of mine came over for a while and showed me her way of making bread. It was wonderful and now has been adopted as the 'go-to' recipe to make with dinner for our family.It is from the book Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a DayHere's the recipe:3 cups lukewarm … [Read more...] about Artisan Bread in a Dutch Oven
Remembering Christmas…
I have had some requests from friends of things we have created and baked in Christmases pasts...here are some of our favorites with links to correspond.Christmas Breakfast Casserole3-D SnowflakesPaper StarsSnow Cream.... sigh, if only we had a lovely snow this year, like we did … [Read more...] about Remembering Christmas…
