Well, hmmmmmm

As you can see I haven’t been blogging regularly lately.  I have been busy living real life.  I have been cooking, canning, putting activity totes together for my preschoolers.  I am kind of having a little bit of bloggy burnout and I don’t really have anything earth shattering to share.  When I do though you [...]

Adventures in Canning

Last year was my first year to can.  This year I have canned green beans and peaches so far.  I have frozen green beans and peaches as well.
I used the instructions from Laura at Heavenly Homemakers and I used my Ball Blue Book of Canning as well.

This next picture is kind of dark:
I am hoping [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Preschool

My son and nephew on their first day of preschool.
For more Wordless Wednesdays, visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

The Best Whole Wheat bread Recipe and variations

I have spoken about this bread recipe.  Well, I can’t talk about it enough.  I forgot to mention that I use the bread machine method and it turns out perfect every time.  Although I do add about 1/4 cup more flour than the recipe calls for.  I keep thinking I will try it the other [...]

Menu Plan Monday and Easy OAMC

I am planning to do another OAMC.  I plan to do it over two days.  For this week’s menu I will be using the leftover freezer meals that I have.  My menu is at the bottom of the page.
Here is my OAMC plan:
To make convenience foods:
Whole wheat bread dough (10) for:
Cinnamon Rolls (2)
Pizza Dough (2) [...]

The Indiana State Fair

I love the fair.  I really love the state fair.  I can tell I am getting old though because tonight I wanted to go see the exhibits in the “barns” rather than ride the rides.  I rode the farris wheel with my 4 year old son and I was really scared at first – how [...]

Eddie’s Homemad Salsa

Woah baby!  This is my absolute favorite salsa recipe.  I should say that generally I am not of fan of chunky salsa.  I actually prefer no chunks in my salsa.  I like it pureed smoothly – normally, but this salsa is so good that I actually like it chunky.  It is HOT, HOT, HOT.  If [...]

Happy Birthday Dad

We celebrated my dad’s birthday this week and my sister made an awesome cake.  She is selling her cakes on the side so if you are in or around Indy let me know if you want to order from her.  She is suppose to be making her own blog soon.  Not only is she talented, [...]

Got Milk?

So this is  a short but sweet post.  Aldi’s milk is on sale for $0.99 a gallon!  If you aren’t in the Indy area I don’t know what it is selling for.  But this is an unbelievable price.

Colorburst Cupcakes

I decided to try to make these cupcakes for my nephew’s birthday.  I did not have a lot of time so I did not get very creative with the toppings.  I decided just to ice them and let the kids put their own sprinkles on.  My colors were not as vibrant as the original, but [...]