Pioneer Woman at Heart

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls Yield:  12 You don't even need a mixer for this dough! Step 1:  1/4 warm water with 2 1/4 tsp. yeast (or one packet) - allow to dissolve for 5 minutes. In a large bowl add: 1 cup warm water 1/3 cup sugar Stir. Then add dissolved water and yeast 1 organic egg, beaten 2 tsp. homemade vanilla extract Using a wooden spoon add 2 cups of organic all purpose flour.  Stir for at least 100 strokes with the wooden spoon.  Cover bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and allow to sit for 15 minutes. It will look like this after 15 minutes. Step 2:  Add: 1 1/2 tsp. salt Then add: 4 Tbsp. organic butter, softened Add: 1 3/4-2 cups more flour, adding it about 1/2 cup at a time.  Stir well each time you add flour. Flour your hands and knead the dough right in the bowl when you can't stir it any long (2-3 minutes). Step 3: Place the ...

Okay, Mama Pea said she wanted "picture proof."   Here it is: I'm not moving very fast in all the get-up either, but it is keeping me warm and well covered.  I just have to be careful when walking.  Hubby's old carharrt is a bit long for me (oddly).  I had a problem with steaming up my sunglasses, but that morning sun was piercing my eyeballs yesterday.  I am thankful for it (sunshine), so no complaints. I wear Hubby's hat over the face mask in colder weather too. Want to know how far one roasted chicken stretched for us? Normally, one home raised, roasted chicken lasts about two days around here.  However, with Son gone (and oldest Daughter gone more often), we have more leftovers.

I took this photo Monday morning.  Winter has officially arrived - rain, freezing rain, snow and bitter temperatures (but not as bad yet as last winter).   Yesterday, although a bit cold, the sun was shining and there was a pretty good wind out there. Larger towels were dried in front of the wood stove. I've sort of been hibernating and ever so slowly finishing up some crochet and knitting ventures.   I took this crochet project camping in August of 2014.  I found it in a bag in my closet while cleaning. . . .

I'm cutting breakfast costs down, by eliminating organic/natural boxed breakfast cereals.  That cuts down on buying organic milk as well.   That leaves breakfast to some type of egg dish, because our faithful chickens are supplying us an abundance right now.  So, in search for a veggie side (that was not a bread or meat, or a vegetable mixed into the eggs) that I can add to scrambled eggs, I found several. It's tough to find time to roast vegetables, so I roasted them for dinner, making extra for leftovers.  Then I simply re-heat them as a side for breakfast. What did we try?