Faith, Home, & Family
Last week I used some of our home-grown grapes to make Grape Jelly. It's easy, and oh so good! We don't use a lot of jelly now that the kids are older so I don't have to make very much anymore. I got 7 jars out of this batch. And another half of a jar. I didn't process the 1/2 jar in the canner, but … [Continue]
I got the directions for making grape juice this way from someone in a group. I made it for the first time last year. It's definitely a different way to make juice. It's so much easier! No need to cook the grapes first to get the juice. The best part? It tastes so good! The Easy Way … [Continue]
*This post contains affiliate links Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. Yes, 35 years! Our oldest son, 30, made us a cake. I bought almost 3/4 of a bushel of green beans from a friend. I pulled my pressure canner out only to discover it was missing a part! I couldn't find it … [Continue]
My kids are always looking for snacks. Always. I try to make those snacks as healthy as I can. Sometimes, though, it's fun to give them a treat that they will love. My kids love s'mores. So I made them some S'mores Snack Mix. This is more of a dessert snack mix. I added peanuts this time. It makes the snack … [Continue]
*This post contains affiliate links I love to review homeschool curriculum. The books I'm going to tell you about now aren't just for homeschoolers! They are for all students, no matter where they go to school. The Big Fat Notebook series of books are study guides for middle school students that focuses on the five core … [Continue]
*This post contains an affiliate link Taking pictures of what I do in the kitchen is turning out to be helpful to me in a way I didn't imagine. Sometimes I feel like I haven't done anything in the kitchen, or I feel like I haven't been feeding my family meals that are "good enough". Now I can look at the pictures that I took and see … [Continue]
Over the years our kids have participated in several different sports. They have all requested sports drinks to have for practices and games. I was happy to receive this 6 pack of BODYARMOR sports drinks to review so my son could try them. BODYARMOR is a premium sports drink with potassium-packed electrolytes, coconut water and vitamins … [Continue]
