Faith, Home, & Family
My middle daughter had her 20th birthday last Thursday. I made her our favorite chocolate cake. If you want the best chocolate cake ever, get a can of Hershey's Cocoa and follow the recipe on the back of the can. Honest. You will not believe how awesome this cake is. Flavorful and always so moist. Make sure you use the frosting recipe … [Continue]
My kids can go through so many bars of soap. Is it just my house? (Please tell me it's not!) They are not whittling soap bath toys. (at least I don't think so!) The soap just seems to "melt" and be used up so quickly. Have you ever been using a bar of soap, and it gets so soft and squishy, it seems like a lot of the soap is coming off … [Continue]
The new recipe I tried last week, Venison Guisado, turned out to be a big hit. Guisado means meat & spices, and is a Mexican dish. This recipe I tried from the new venison cookbook I bought, uses taco seasonings, and is served on tortillas. So basically, a taco. lol The family loved it! They said they liked this recipe better than the usual … [Continue]
Transcripts. Just the word is enough to send a homeschool mom running from the room. Or is that just me?! Our oldest two kids never wanted to go to college. So I never made transcripts for them. The next two graduated in 2013 with neither one planning on going to college. Now, they are both talking about going. Our 5th that graduated in September … [Continue]
Turns out, I didn't take any food pictures last week! In my defense, it was a really busy week. Multiple doctor visits, kid activities, driving kids to and from work, church activities, and my husbands birthday! The family did get together for his birthday, and I did make him a cake. I just didn't take any pictures! In a way, that's a … [Continue]
We had a good Thanksgiving. And quite the feast! Here is my long counter filled with Thanksgiving dinner. I didn't get a picture of the buffet before everyone went through. That's why some of the dishes are empty. That's not counting the dinner rolls, cornbread, 4 different kinds of pie, and the drinks. They didn't fit … [Continue]
I'm swamped in Thanksgiving preparations right now. I wanted to take a minute (or 20 lol) and share what I am doing. I do know that we are having at least 12 people. I do not know how many extras will show up. That's ok, everyone is welcome. I just need to make sure I have enough food! Here's my Thanksgiving … [Continue]
