Living a Real Life in an Artificial World
There are those mornings when all I want is a cinnamon roll. Now. I don't want to wait the 2-3 hours of rising and baking that a "normal" yeast roll would take. These little guys are perfect for a quick cinnamon roll fix. They are actually more biscuit rolls than true yeast cinnamon rolls, but they do in a pinch. Plus they are "mini", which means they make a great breakfast side dish. Mini-Cinnamon Rolls Print Recipe type: Breakfast Author: … [Read more...]
The other night on Facebook I was debating whether to enjoy a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate. My friend highly recommended Heavenly Homemaker's Chocolate Soother recipe. In perusing the recipe (and reading the comments on it), it looked like it would be pretty thick with four egg yolks and two tablespoons of arrowroot powder (which is an all natural alternative to corn starch). That's almost pudding thick! So I adjusted the recipe to be less thick and made it for breakfast the next … [Read more...]
I wish you could smell my house while this cooked. Oh my goodness. Better yet, make this yourself and your children will run around telling you how good it smells (even if they refuse to eat it!). I've made a New England Clam Chowder (the white creamy kind), but this was my first foray into Manhattan Clam Chowder, which is the "red" one. This is actually my husband's preferred type of clam chowder and I was in the mood for chowder, but nothing too thick. This got better the next day … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago my dad arrived at our house with a shelving unit for our garage. After filling it full and realize we needed one a few more shelves, we headed to the hardware store... where we also found a 5 gallon bucket of mis-tinted paint for $20. So for about the price of a sushi dinner, we spent a weekend painting and organizing our garage and it is GORGEOUS! As part of the organizing venture, I commandeered an entire shelving unit to use for extra kitchen gadgets and my crafting … [Read more...]
It's been a few months since I've posted anything about homeschooling. The reason for the lack of posting is because there hasn't been much homeschooling going on around here. This Fall proved to be a very frustrating, but very informative homeschool season. I pretty much hit every brick wall I anticipated plus a few more. I also learned a lot about my kids, myself, and what works (or doesn't) for us. I decided to take some time off to read some more for myself and to re-evaluate what … [Read more...]
My kids are pretzel fanatics. I stopped buying pretzels at the grocery store years ago because I got tired of the constant requests for pretzels for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now, they are a special treat. Even more than they love eating pretzels, my kids love to make them. We've made some before using a Guy Fieri recipe, which is a good recipe. But this recipe makes amazing pretzels! I'd never seen a pretzel recipe that calls for boiling them first before baking them. It's really a … [Read more...]
I love chocolate and mint together. It's one of those combinations I just can't get enough of. This recipe is from a friend of mine. She makes this dessert for an annual Christmas gathering we both attend. This year, however, she was going to be out of town for the gathering! I asked for the recipe and she kindly obliged. There are several steps to the recipe, but none of them are hard and it's totally worth the effort. Just make sure to plan ahead. Grasshopper … [Read more...]
Lately, I've been trying to include two vegetables at dinner each night. My goal is for one green veggie and one other colored veggie. I love this spinach salad because it's so delicious and really easy to make as far as side dishes go. I usually make the bacon first and set it aside and leave the grease in the pan. Then, just as my main dish is finishing up, I warm up the bacon grease and start cooking the onions and mushrooms and proceed from there. From this step, the salad only takes … [Read more...]
I pinned this Manifesto idea on to my Pinterest boards and it has gone viral in my "real" life! My darling sister has been handing out my blog address as the place to get it. So if you're looking for the Manifesto (it's printable!) GO HERE! (Or just click on the picture!) … [Read more...]
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