It's never good when your computer greets you with this:"Special Weather Statement"It's going to start off as light rain, then change to a mix of rain and snow by midnight.NO!!!I guess I'll be bundling up. I bet the electric company will love this early winter weather.but not me! … [Continue]
Frugal Lunches
Once the weather starts getting colder, the kids don't like to have sandwiches for lunch anymore. Well, except for grilled cheese.We had some leftover soup from supper last night. It wasn't enough for lunch by itself. So I thickened it, and served it over biscuits.There are lots of frugal lunches that can be made with leftovers.- left over taco … [Continue]
Freezer Biscuits
We wanted biscuits for lunch today, so I made a quadruple batch of my regular recipe. I used half white and half whole wheat.I baked 12 biscuits for lunch, and put 35 in the freezer.I freeze them on a cookie sheet with each layer separated by waxed paper. When these are frozen, I will put them in a freezer bag. because I froze them separated, they … [Continue]
Cooking Day
I just had a cooking and baking day last week, but I need more meal starters in the freezer. It makes meals so much easier when you can pull out parts of the meal that have already been cooked.I often make completed meals for the freezer also. Lasagna, meatloaf and the like. I like having the meal parts frozen separately so I can mix them up to … [Continue]
Cooking and Baking Day
Today is going to be a cooking and baking day for me. Since I've been sick, my families nutrition has really suffered. The kids haven't been eating enough fruits and veggies, and have been eating more store bought snacks. I normally try not to buy snacks that I can make myself. I need to get our family meals and snacks back on track. Homemade … [Continue]
No Bake Cookies
No Bake Cookies2 cups sugar1/2 cup cocoa1/2 cup milk1/2 cup butter1/2 tsp vanilla2 cups oatmeal3/4 cup peanut butter1/4 tsp saltPut first four ingredients in pan. Boil for 1 and 1/2 minutes. Remove from heat, then add the remaining ingredients. drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper and cool. … [Continue]
The Secrets of Jonathon Sperry
Have you heard about this new movie? The Secrets of Jonathon Sperry is a Christian movie about 3 twelve year old boys and a 75 year old man set in the summer of 1970.We are really looking forward to seeing this movie. So far, the nearest theatre that is showing it is an hour away. You can check HERE to see if it's playing near you. They are adding … [Continue]
