Archive for June, 2008

I have been focusing on replenishing my pantry in order keep our grocery bill at or under budget for the next 6-12 months. The price of food and gas has been consistently increasing but we do not have to become hostages to the changes in the economy. The first thing you should look at when [...]

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I hope that everyone has had a great weekend. I spent part of my weekend making dish cloths. I have really enjoyed making these dish clothes for friends and family. I will be adding them to mini gift baskets filled with inexpensive kitchen gadgets and a sweet smelling dish soap. As I crochet each of [...]

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Below is one of the web images that inspired my window herb garden. I love to decorate but my rule of thumb is that the decorations that adorn my surfaces must be both useful and lovely. If it’s just lovely then it won’t work for me and vice versa. In order to make the cut [...]

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I keep mine in the back of my closet on a primary colored children’s peg rack. It’s kind of inconvenient having to slide all of my clothes out of the way to get a purse but, at least it is organized. Where do you store your purses? **This post may contain Affiliate Links**

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Kacie asked if I could compile a post regarding freezer cooking. So I did even better than that. I compiled a list of the websites that got me started. Most of these links are for bulk cooking and OAMC (once a month cooking). The links below include many great freezable meals. I have never attempted [...]

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I have had a few readers inquire about which recipe I use for bread making. There are so many variations that can be found online and you will need to find the recipe that works best for the type of baking dishes that you are using as well as the type of stove (gas vs. [...]

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This week I will be tackling the task of preparing pre-cooked meals for the freezer. Plenty of baked bread Rolls for tonight Sub-rolls for sandwiches Fresh Baked Pretzels (1/2 for now 1/2 for later) I’ve also made two roasted whole chickens and potato stuffed perogies. The square bread in the first picture is my pastrami [...]

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1.) Bible Study: Morning devotions using Our Daily Bread • (Monday) Psalm 128 • (Tuesday) Matthew 24:36-44 • (Wednesday) Ephesians 2:11-19 • (Thursday) Isaiah 53:4-12 • (Friday) 2Corinthians 12:7-10 2.) “MUST Do” List: • Begin crocheting another dishcloth • Continue adding pre-cooked meals to the freezer • Laundry: washing, drying, folding, ironing, putting away. • [...]

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I got out of bed this morning at 5:30am to retrieve my HMB from my desk. I had so many plans swirling around in my head as to how I would plan out my families day. Usually if I don’t write these thoughts down and filter out the unnecessary activities I end my day feeling [...]

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