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In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu

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I have no pictures to share this week.  I didn’t do anything special in the kitchen this week. Basically, just tried to keep my head above water with meals and dishes.

I put Jag on the menu this week. I haven’t made it in a long time, but it is a family favorite. I linked the recipe below. There is no picture on the recipe post, so I’ll make sure to take one this week. So I’ll definitely have a picture to share next week.

 

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner? See my menu below! [Read more…]

Our Homeschool Week in Review

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I bought some plywood to build a new desk in the school room. We won’t talk about how long ago I bought it, ok? lol  Calen, now 19 and a 2013 graduate from our homeschool, decided he was going to build it. He did a great job. He even drilled holes for all the wires to go through. The only problem is he nailed some of the legs to the wall. So much for pulling it out to paint or stain! lol I’ll just do it where it is, I guess. lol

It’s a long, low desk. The desk top is the height of the keyboard tray on our old computer desk to make it comfortable for typing and writing. There are three spots in the desk, so I will be able to get Abby and Zach working there with plenty of room for computers and books.

Here’s Abby working on her (affiliate link) Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1. Right now, the printer is taking up the middle section of the desk. We will be making a shelf for the printer to free up that spot. As soon as I buy more shelf brackets.

Abby has volleyball practice on Mondays and Thursdays. The lighting in the gym is horrible for the flash on my camera. But I love this picture that Hannah, 17 and a 2013 homeschool graduate, took of Abby. She really gets into volleyball. lol

She had her first volleyball game of the season on Tuesday. Unfortunately, they lost the  game 25-18 and 25-19. I took this picture after she got home from the game. She was in good spirits, even though they didn’t win, because the team they played was really good. Actually, she always has a good attitude when they don’t win a game.

She has in 3 games on Saturday. Should be fun. And tiring!

 

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And that’s Our Homeschool Week in Review. See you next week!

 

To see more homeschooling posts, visit Weekly Wrap Up.

 

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Crock Pot Cheeseburgers Recipe

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This is an excellent recipe for busy days. Whether your too busy to cook, or short on time to eat dinner. This recipe works for both types of days. These are so good. Everyone loves them, children and adults. They are like a sloppy joe, only with cheese.  And this Crock Pot Cheeseburgers recipe is so easy!

crock pot cheeseburgers

 

Crock Pot Cheeseburgers

1 1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
8 oz. box processed cheese (aka Velvetta type cheese) , diced (2 c.)
1 medium green bell pepper, diced (1 c.)
1 small onion, diced (1/4 c.)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
8 buns

Cook beef, garlic and peppers until brown; drain. Mix beef and remaining ingredients, except buns, in a 3.5 to 4 quart cooker. Cover and cook on LOW heat until cheese is melted and combined. This may only take 2-3 hours in your crock pot or leave in the crock pot up to 6 to 7 hours. Serve on buns.

 

This recipe is especially easy if you have the meat already cooked in the freezer. In that case, if you were using fresh peppers and onions, you wouldn’t have to cook them before hand, they will cook in the crock pot. Just dump everything in and turn it on. It doesn’t get any easier than that! You can, of course, leave out the onions and peppers, but they add so much flavor. You could also sub a hotter pepper instead of the bell pepper for a different kind of cheeseburger. I got this recipe on an email list over 10 years ago, so I don’t know the original source.

 

In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu

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We finally got to work on those apples this week! Now remember, we already canned 39 quarts of applesauce. So, here’s what we got done this past week.

18 half pints and 2 4 oz jars of apple syrup.

apple syrup

I’ll let you in on a little secret…..This was supposed to be jelly, but it didn’t jell. Shhhhh….don’t tell anyone because I meant to make apple syrup.  🙂

13 pints and 2 –  4 oz jars of apple butter

apple butter

14 half pints and 2 – 4 oz jars of apple jelly that actually jelled.  🙂

apple jelly

13 quarts of canned apples – 6 with cinnamon, 7 without. I had one quart that didn’t seal so we ate it.

canned apples

And allllllll these dehydrated apples. 12 jars of different size, and the three trays in the dehydrator. In case your wondering, some of those jars do indeed say “Chicken Apples” on top. lol I labeled the jars with the kinds of apples inside. These Chicken Apples came from the big apple tree next to the old chicken pen. It’s not really a variety of apples. lol

dehydrated apples

That’s a lot of apple products! And I still have a lot of apples to process!

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner? See my menu below! [Read more…]

Saturday on the Farm – The View From My Front Porch

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It’s the first Saturday of the month (lol except I’m not posting this on Saturday ! lol), so it’s time for The View from My Front Porch. It’s definitely a fall view!

The Butterfly Bush by the stack of white flower pots is practically bare. The Hardy Hibiscus to the left of that, is bare, just the branches sticking out of the ground. The only bright spot in the yard is the Burning Bush by the corner of the house.

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