Have I ever mentioned how much I love food? The only better than good food, is recreating food from my childhood. Not only recreating the flavors but the smells. Growing up my Mom cooked a lot of food from scratch, sure she used a shortcut here and there but most … Continue reading
Hutterite Soup Bean This variety is revered for making fabulous soups, having a great creamy texture and fine flavor. The seeds are a creamy color and the bush plants are productive. This variety was grown and preserved by the Hutterite Christian group, who followed the teaching of Jacob Hutter, their … Continue reading
Did you know that June is National Hunger Awareness Month? Please if you can, donate to your local shelter or food bank. Even if it is just one box or can, it can make a difference between a family, child or person being fed or having them go hungry. Also … Continue reading
Zack has now gone through the MEPS, or Military Entrance Processing Station, but we are still waiting on our dependency waiver & his medical waiver (white coat hypertension but Dr said he’d sign off on it if we got independent readings, which we did and they were great). It shouldn’t … Continue reading
My cucumbers I love… love.. love… those deli style pickles. The big ones in the scarey, scarey barrels. I like them sour with a strong garlic bite too. Heck I love pickles! Sweet, sour, spicey, spears, chips, relish, I love it all. Now I have never, ever made my own … Continue reading
I love corn on the cob, not so much off it though. I think it might have something with the experience and feelings that come with corn on the cob. Even with my love of it, it can get rather boring after the first few times. Zack has been talking … Continue reading
Does your Mac & Cheese have bacon? mmm BACON!!! I really don’t have a name for this except best freaking mac & cheese ever. You can dress it up or down, make it special or make it plain. Really you have endless wonders with Mac & Cheese and I love … Continue reading
Photo courtesy of DarkBorder I get asked a lot of the time why we chose to homeschool. The biggest reason is today’s sorry excuse for an educational system in the USA, unless of course you can afford private school (who can afford it these days?), and even then I am … Continue reading
