97 days until Christmas

Adventures from the last few months, but today's date for countdown.

The store visit was not even planned. It was a spur of the moment, driving by, kind of stop, and I did not know they had a room for Christmas items either. I fell in love with the little wooden sign and the necklace. Yes, I splurged on myself.

Yep. I added a few more ornaments to our tree ornament collection, and they were picked out by my husband this time. Cracker Barrel for the win for these.

Now, on to a new recipe tried . . .

Thelma Lou's Finger Sandwiches. First recipe to try from this gifted cookbook. Different for sure, but we liked them. Simple ingredients, and most people will have them on hand. I guess it all depends on the type of bread used, but next time I will add more garlic. The recipe called for garlic "salt" and onion "salt" so I adapted by converting it to salt separate and the seasonings separate, but it reminded us of a toasted garlic bread. Would be great for crowds, or for yourself at home with some home canned tomato soup.

Note: I did not cut the bread exactly in squares, but I did remove the crusts, as the recipe stated. I forgot to get a photo of the recipe, so I'll be back to add that as soon as I can.

97 days until Christmas © September 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

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Horsetail Salve ~ A "first" this Year

We purchased some horsetail salve to try last year. It is said to help with severely dry, cracked skin. My husband was the first to try it, with very, very dry and cracked hands from work. He loves it! He joked I could not have it back. I started the infused, horsetail oil the last part of March. Something I learned: horsetail is also called shavegrass. I infused horsetail in oil, and strained it. I then made horsetail salve. I remembered to label my jar with what oil(s) I used, so I can journal this all in my "Herbal Remedies" journal. I often forget to write the oil used. Now, the one we bought, has more in it than I put in ours, as far as ingredients (the purchased salve had lanolin, and aloe). We'll see if ours works just as good. I added the sage essential oil, and vitamin E oil. A "first" time experience for us this year. I bought the larger tins at a seed store in an Amish area last year. They a...

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Chit Chat

The pickings are slim right now, but we'll take anything we are blessed with. I made a salad and cleaned the beans. The rain will give us more for a meal in a day or so. The green beans are every so slowly coming on this season. I made a batch of homemade granola, and instead of my homemade vanilla extract, I used my homemade Christmas Spice Extract. It smelled so good in the oven, and while cooling. I picked some purslane, and am doing an experiment with it this time. Update soon. Chit Chat © August 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

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New Recipe Tried and other Bits

I tried a new granola recipe and boy it's good. First, it's a recipe from Mennonite Girls and Cook, and called "Backpack Snacks" online. It calls for granola, so I used my homemade granola that we love. Picture is the dry ingredients. Second, I pressed the final mixture into a 9 x 9, parchment lined baking dish instead of rolling it into balls. The color of these photos are all different, because of the time of day, and how dark the house was from the thick Canadian smoke that was still outside at the time. These cut very nicely, and were very good, straight from the refrigerator. It was hard to eat just one of them. I will be making this again, and switching out the peanuts with walnuts, and switching out the raisins with dates. Oh my! The binder is honey and peanut butter. These are perfect for your hiking days, camping, your grandkids, or just for snacks when you want one. The rain arrived thank goodness, and washed the smoke in...

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