I love you! I'm glad I got you as my father! Once this shutdown is lifted, we will have a huge party for all the birthdays, Easter, Mothers' Day, and anything else we've missed out on due to COVID-19! Promise! My favorite photo of my Dad ever - feeding sourdough pretzel sticks to Beef in … Continue reading Happy birthday, Dad!
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Homemade dishwasher soap – dirt cheap recipe!
We are doing our best to flatten the curve by staying home and by truly limiting our grocery store trips to just once or twice a month. Sometimes we run out of stuff, and I'm doing all I can to figure out how to make all of these items from scratch with what I have … Continue reading Homemade dishwasher soap – dirt cheap recipe!
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Biscuit quest – try #1
Once when I was a kid,, I heard an old lady at a church supper say, "There are two kinds of cooks at church suppers: the ones who bring biscuits out of a can, and the ones who bring biscuits made from scratch." LOL I want to be the type that makes the biscuits from … Continue reading Biscuit quest – try #1
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Lotion tip
With the shutdown, I can't just run out and buy another tube of my favorite lotion when I run out. So what's a woman to do? Easy: I remember seeing my Mom do this years ago - get out a pair of shears, cut open the tube, and scoop out everything left into a little … Continue reading Lotion tip
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Tuna patties recipe
I made these today for lunch, and they are fast, easy, cheap, and DELICIOUS! Ted just loves these. Ingredients 2 small cans tuna, drained 2 eggs @ 3/4 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 onion 1 Tbl mustard 1 tsp lemon pepper Salt & pepper to taste Mix it all together well and form it into patties (about … Continue reading Tuna patties recipe
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Gramma Billie’s Big Fat Easy Yeast Rolls
Ted's Mom gave me this recipe. He absolutely loves this bread. YUM!!!
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A little peek…
...at the chicks!
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EASTER CHICKS!!!
Ted holding the first chick to hatch for us in 2020 I haven't hatched eggs out since the spring before Gramma Izzie got sick and died (two years ago on April 25th). It was something I did every year that she just dearly loved. Often, I'd have to give state testing to students on hatch … Continue reading EASTER CHICKS!!!
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Easter 2020
Easter 2020 is here. There's no doubt that we are all celebrating this holiday quite differently from years past due to COVID-19. For the first time in 25 years, I'm not cooking a huge Easter meal here for the entire family/cooking dishes to take to a huge Easter meal at another family member's home. Ted … Continue reading Easter 2020
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Tomatoes!!!
Last weekend early on Saturday morning, I cleaned out an upper kitchen cabinet to see what was in it, use up food close to its expiration, and basically find something to kill a couple of hours. I saved two plastic egg cartons, and on Sunday, Jake and I added a little dirt to them and … Continue reading Tomatoes!!!
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