Saturday - Sabbath- Make ahead meals- Macaroni Salad, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Hot Dogs, Left over hamburgersSunday - soup & sandwich day - Egg Salad sandwiches, carrotsMonday - beef - Memorial Day Cook-out Hot dogs, Hamburgers, Macaroni Salad, Homemade Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Watermelon, S'moresTuesday … [Continue]
Saturday On The Farm
It's been such a rainy week that we didn't get much done outside. During a rare moment of sunshine, the rooster decided he liked my rocking chair on the front porch.The other night, everything outside looked pink. Living in our little valley, we don't get to see the sun set. Here is my view of the red sunset over the top of the house.The Daylily's … [Continue]
This Weeks Favorites
I found lots of new favorites this week!This is a great video and even greater story! Never Give UpHow to Convert a Tripod into a LampA Useful Tip for Re-Using Plastic Bottle CapsPicnic Placemat Tote Tutorial5 Ways High Fructose Corn Syrup Will Kill YouPreparedness - Homegrown MedicinalsWildcrafting 101 - wildcrafting is collecting your herbs … [Continue]
How to Prepare For a Large Cookout or Picnic

*This How to Prepare For a Large Cookout or Picnic post contains affiliate links Post updated April 15, 2024 We love to host large cook outs. It is so much fun to have friends and family over. Since we do our cooking over our fire pit, its very relaxing to sit around the fire with them. No need to stress about having everyone over, here's … [Continue]
Wordless Wednesday – Got Anything Good to Eat?
The animals love to look in the front door at us. The chickens even "knock"!For more pictures, visit Wordless Wednesday,Wordless Wednesday at 5 Minutes for Mom ,Say "Cheese" at It's a Blog PartyA Beautiful Mess,Live and Love Outloud,Shibley SmilesAngelica's Awesome AdventuresThe Florida HogansThe Life of Rylie & Bryce, tooMama to 4 … [Continue]
Easy Fruit Salad
3 oz. cream cheese, softened4 cans fruit cocktail or other canned fruit, well drained, reserving 1/4 cup juiceCombine the softened cream cheese and the 1/4 cup juice reserved from draining the fruit, until well blended. You want it to be thick because even the well drained fruit will have some juice to thin it down and you don't want it to be … [Continue]
What’s For Dinner?
Saturday - Sabbath- Make ahead meals- Chicken & rice soup in crockpotSunday - soup & sandwich day - Egg Salad sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, pickles, carrotsMonday - beef - Steak, smashed potatoes, green beansTuesday - pizza - Homemade Pizza, carrot sticks,Wednesday - super simple - leftovers, saladThursday … [Continue]

