I am going through old blog drafts that didn't make the cut for some reason or another.  I found this one from May of last year.  It...

The title should be "what's not happening" ha ha!  Hubby is still working 12 hour shifts.  I see him for about 2 hours from wh...

On a whim, yes I did it again, I tried a new recipe shared by my mother.  A recipe that was not in my "pile." Sigh. Recipes will...

My ladies have been slacking in the egg production department lately.  Considering the amount of feathers out in the run, I'm guessin...

I pulled the last two bags of garden carrots from the freezer.  I added them to dinner last night, and made Honey-Ginger Carrots.  It'...

Although these can wait to be finished, I did get one done for photo sharing purposes. Here's this year's next (I say next, becaus...

(this morning's sunrise) We got buckets and buckets of rain yesterday.  Just when a shower would end, another one started.  It was ...

(Elderberry Oxymel and club soda) I had no idea these even existed, and read about them at Strangers and Pilgrims on Earth .  They men...

Two weeks ago, I placed dried elderberries and raw honey in a canning jar.  I let it sit in a warm location to infuse.    The resul...

I did not go looking for this recipe.  I found it in a library book - Pearls of Wisdom, Tops, Shortcuts, and Recipes from a Country Hom...

With some fresh cut broccoli, and sugar snap peas, I thought it would be a perfect time to make a chicken stir fry (over organic brown...

I have one kiddo who loves frozen yogurt.  However the stuff you buy in the store is processed with unhealthy ingredients (high fructose co...

Yesterday I made 2 loaves of homemade Steel Cut Oat Bread.  This was a first time recipe for me.  I have never used steel cut oats in a...

I have some exciting news!  We got a letter from Son, who is at Parris Island, SC. He asked for us to send photos, especially of his dog.  ...

If spring weather is giving you a sore throat, make yourself some sore throat ice pops. They're not just for kids.  This recipe comes ...

(the beautiful snowflake kitchen towel was part of a Christmas gift from my Mom) Here we go again.  Cough, cold, and flu season.  Howev...

I have been looking through some of the recipes I collected over last summer.  Recipes that I had not yet tried.  I found one that uses s...

I happened to be thumbing through a book I got for free at the library, and found a recipe for a healthier zucchini cake.  Although the b...

I needed Italian dressing for a steak marinade and did not have any on hand.  I checked my cupboards and made this from scratch.  If you ...

I found this recipe in a library book - Food to Live By , by Myra Goodman. The recipe is more so a semi-homemade recipe, as you will se...