Large Family Raising Fruit John 15:5
As we were getting ready to butcher chickens, we realized there is a lot of prep involved! We were blessed to have a friend who has butchered before come over & help us. That was such a blessing! He also told us what we needed …
Sun 8/16 – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veggies, fresh homemade rolls M 8/17 – Lasagna & Garlic Bread T 8/18 – Burgers & Brats W 8/19 – Kiev & Rice Th 8/20 – Burritos F 8/21 – French Toast & Sausage Sat 8/22 – Polish Sausages …
The kids found a bunch of ripe wild grapes after the storm this week. They are tiny, with several seeds & very little fruit. Not great for eating, but as I was researching, it said you can blend them up in smoothies, seeds & all, …
I was holding Ellenor (who is 2) & she was patting my back repeatedly & says, “I burping you!” Ellie was popping back & forth behind a chair & says, “I playing seek-boo!” (Like a cross between peek-a-boo & hide and seek) Lucas has blood …
We were gifted a bag of cucumbers last week & Lizzy did some research & made some refrigerator pickles. They were really good! Hope we can make some more! Refrigerator Pickles Recipe is the recipe we used. We did end up using less sugar on …
Yesterday we shared the 4H results for all our kids’ projects they submitted, but today I wanted to share the girls’ short stories that they wrote for the Fair. For some reason the stories are not available online with the other 4H projects. They put …
We are so proud of all the hard work our kids put into their 4H projects. We only did a fraction of what we had originally planned, just because logistics & whatnot was very different this year and for the Spring months when we should …
Did you know that the hard rind on aged cheeses, such as Parmesan, are edible? And, they actually have a ton of flavor! So, how do you use them? They add amazing, deep, rich flavor to soups, stews, rice, stocks, etc. Basically soaking/boiling it in …