“Really I don’t dislike to cook, but what you cook is eaten so quickly. When you sew, you have something that will last to show for your efforts.” –Elizabeth Travis Johnson
Year: 2011
Menu Plan 1/24- 1/30
I’m back again…three weeks straight– aren’t you proud?? These are our menu plans for the week: Monday- Leftovers Tuesday- Broccoli & Cheese Soup Wednesday- Homemade Pizza Thursday- Scalloped Potatoes, Peas Friday- 15 Bean Soup, Cornbread Saturday- Beef Stew, Rolls Sunday- Chicken Tortilla Soup For more great menu ideas, visit Laura at OrganizedJunkie.com!!
Recipe: Wild Rice Casserole
This is another Sunday favorite for our family: Wild Rice Casserole 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded 4T butter 1c wild rice 1/2c slivered almonds 2T cooked, caramelized onions 1 (5oz) can water chestnuts, sliced 2 (4oz cans mushrooms, drained) 3c chicken broth 1t soy sauce (sometimes we use 2….) Preheat oven to 350^. Put all ingredients, except broth, in heavy…
Jessica
Jessa’s afternoon chores include cleaning off the front porch. I wonder if she’ll ever know how it warms my heart to see the little touches she adds to her work??
Celebrating the Sabbath
Baby Crafting…
Well, it’s no surprise, we’re itching to start some baby projects around here. Paul and I happened to be in Hobby Lobby a few weeks back and I found this cute little hat with iron-on transfer flowers. I couldn’t resist. Here’s the finished project: I love the new transfers they are carrying these days. Really cute!!
Maternity Skirts…
Well, I’ve looked and looked. Almost every site mentioned has had maternity mini-skirts (I’m really not sure why anyone would want to chance wearing one of these considering how out of control clothing can become in those last pregnancy months!), or none at all. I did order the Florinda Maternity Skirt pattern from Blessed Designs and plan on making me…
Wilton Class
Pictures from this week’s cake class… We made the rosebud, primrose, apple blossom, and rose base:
Recovering Stools
I tried to save the most useful things in this house when we moved in last January. The stools, now in the kitchen, were originally in the basement and had obviously been exposed to years of basement life (dirt, extreme temps, etc.). I wish I had taken a picture of them before we started this project, but these will have…
January 18, 2011
I had a dental appointment this morning. I am really, really a big chicken about dental work- but, the Lord was good and things seemed to go just fine. On my way home, I stopped by the store for a few things and saw these really cute vinyl Valentine’s tablecloths for $5.00. I chose the pattern that I liked and…
Compost and Gardening
It’s that time of year! We’re planning to expand our garden again this year. What are your plans for the coming season? Compost bins Joshua made for our family last year. These were built from pallets given by family friends. The new issue of Hobby Farm Home arrives!! Hurray!! Do you think the chickens know they will be getting new…
It’s Been Said…
“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. “ –Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ, c.1420