Pioneer Woman at Heart

I have had more re quests for this pattern, so I am re-po sting the link on my blog.

I had a request for the link to my homemade biscuits:  Click "Here" to get the recipe.

. . . finished a few mo re knitted dishc loths for the store .   . . . cut up three t-shirts to get a head start on yet another pr oj e ct .  . . . working on my "getaway" scrapbook regarding hubby and I.  I am continue to add new ph otos, stor ies, captions, and memorabilia to it.  It cont ains our happiest memories of getaways together, taking the stress out of our daily lives, and making time for each other.  The term "island time" came from our most recent isl and re treat, where it means there are "no rules" for anyt hing. No pressures, no demands, no schedules, and no worr ies.   Simply live and enjoy, and don't worry over anything. . . . fin ished two more pot holder sets for sale . I started to w eave a few bookmarks , using up some thread that I bought at a thrift store (and Scrap sto re) years ago.  I posted this project on my S.C.R.A.P. blogspot . There are advantages to being sick - finished up old proje cts a...

I adapted the recipe for Egg less Peanut Butter C ookies , by using natural peanut butter, and lard (v s. shortening) .  Once we have goat's milk again, I will bake these again, using organic butter and goat 's mi lk ( vs . the buttermilk ). These were pre tty good, and I got about 6 1 /2 dozen cookies, by using my smaller pampered chef cookie sc oop.   I think these woul d make a wonder ful addition to our Christmas cookies next season too.  And I am betting they would freeze well.  

. . . made homemade chewy granola bars . These, al though buttery, were absolutely amazin g.  The flavor is incr edible.  This was the fir st time we used almond flour and ground mace.  I found the almond flour less expensive at the health store, vs. at the grocery store.  I f I find more recipes to use the flour in, I will make my o wn almond flour, using my dehydrator .  The store brand we were buying co ntain ed High Fru ctose Corn Syru p. Chewy Granola Bars (from The Back in the Day Ba kery Cookbook , by Cher yl Day and Griffith Day) 1 1/3 cups quick -co oking oats 1 cup packed light brown su gar 2/3 cup almond flour 1/2 teaspo on ground cinnamon (I used organic) 1/4 teaspoon ground mace 1 cup sal ted cashew pi eces, roughly chopped 1/2 cup dried ap ricots, finely chopped 1/2 cup dri ed p ru ne s, finely chopped 1/2 cup dried blueberries 12 tablespoons, uns alted butter, melted (I used org anic) 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 cup (G...

The next time you go to the store to buy any artificial flavoring in any food , consider what it's made from.  According to Snope s.com , the FDA con siders Castoreum (part of it is beaver urine) as safe , and can be found liste d as "natural" on the food lab el today. Read about it here:  Snopes. com :  Casotreum You'll think twice before buying a Raspberry or Strawberry flavored Iced Tea at the check out again .   I wonder w hat else the government is adding to our foods? It's bad enough to search out stores that don't have an tibio tic/hormone free foods, let a lone genetically modified food s /ingredients. And some folks think I'm crazy for growing my own food/meat and making things homemade.   Sickness remains in my home.  I'm not sure what it is, but three of us are down for the count.  My 19 y ear-old daughter missed her college classes today, and my 20 year -o ld son stayed in bed almost all of ye sterday....

We woke up today with all of the snow melted.  The w eather w as still chilly over the past weekend , but today it said to be as warm as 43°F.  Here is my olde st daughter's birthday "cake ."  She wa nted cupcakes, so she frosted them so you can see the number 1 9 (white ).  S h e topped them with candy canes, an d crushed peppermi nts and blue sprinkles.  She was originally due on Valenti ne's day the year she was born, hence the hearts made with candy canes. I'm readin g yet another home reme dy book, and have been surprised at a few things I have learn ed (if they are indeed tru e). ~if you take too much zinc (more than 30 mg a day, acco r ding to the book ) you can a c tually ruin your immune sy stem.  I found this interesting and plan to do more research. ~you can soak your feet in a warm tub of water and dry mustar d to help your circulation.  It is said to help remove head con gestion, b y causing the blood to go to your feet ...