Pioneer Woman at Heart

Horrible thunderstorms woke us up Tuesday morning, and later I found out there were tornadoes that touched down within an hour of us. Youngest started her internship, and with the rain constant along with Hubby's work schedule, it's been indoor work for the most part.   I broke down, did some research, and ordered us some reusable potato grow bags.  I just need to get the dirt and give an update on that.  I could not find one person with experience or a resource for bags, so I went with what my out research did.  It can't hurt at this point, as we are as desperate and desperate can be. I sort of have a plan for the 54 jalapeno plants, but not for the 54 plus green pepper plants. Rats chewed another hole in the chicken coop.  We patched that and built a rat trap, but noticed a crack in the bottom of my 5 gallon bucket.  We'll buy a new one and reset it. As for the ants in the herb garden, I sprinkled grits on the hill.  So far, no ants....

I'm joining Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom.  Oldest Daughter brought Mia for a day so she could go snow boarding with friends.  She ended up staying the night due to her falling and hitting her head and the lateness of her return.  She plopped an ice pack on her head and relaxed.   Sunday morning we had another relaxing day other than doing dishes.  I literally hung out in my PJ's until the mood hit me.  Guess what?  I found more beets in my freezer - waahhooo!  So happy to find them.  Who knows what else I will dig out as we empty it throughout the winter and spring. On the breakfast plate. . . Hubby made this for breakfast for all of us yesterday morning.  Yum.  Candy apple jelly on the toast too.  We both got a chuckle Sunday morning.  Oldest stayed the night, and the girls usually sleep in very late.  Both were up by 9am, with the smell of bacon and coffee in the air. Today's breakfast? ...

I don't know why I have never thought of millet vs. rice when I stuffed peppers to freeze last summer.   I'm very happy with the taste of my "thrown together" recipe too.  We had a so-so bell pepper year, so I had to (gulp!) buy these (organic of course).  They were pretty large, so I purchased 4, however the amount of filling I made, would have stuffed 5 large peppers. Here is how I made them, and the next batch I make will be doubled and some frozen for winter.  I have never frozen cooked millet, but from what I have read, it will freeze well.  However to freeze these, I will blanch the peppers first, so the crunch won't be there.  When cooked with fresh peppers, you get a nice crunchy pepper. Made with organic ingredients, home grown etc.   Millet Stuffed Peppers 5 large bell peppers, cut in half, seeds removed Set aside and continue: 1 cup millet, rinsed 3 cups broth (your choice, vegetable or chicken) Cook millet per instr...

Looking for ways to cook green beans? Or Mil let? We had a very good harvest of green beans and this combination of vegetables was not only delicious, but utilized my garden goods we stocked up on. Here is what I did using organic and homegrown ingred ients.