This is DELICIOUS! It's very easy to make. I didn't do any hand kneading (I can't with my wrist), and I used @ 4 cups of flour total (the recipe calls for 3 1/2). http://bakerette.com/crock-pot-white-bread/ Mix the ingredients in a stand mixer. Line the crockpot with parchment paper. Dump in the dough. I let it … Continue reading Bake bread in the crockpot!
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Best chili seasoning ever!
I found this chili seasoning recipe and threw it together in a jar (minus the flour). I browned a pound of hamburger and added it to a pound of cooked (starting from dry that morning) red beans and about a pint jar of tomato juice and two cans of tomatoes with rosemary and garlic. Delicious!!! … Continue reading Best chili seasoning ever!
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BBQ short ribs
Since I'm still healing from surgery, I'm pretty much functioning with one hand, and I wear out so quickly. Recipes need to be easy and fast to make with minimal prep. This is a super easy dinner for the crockpot: bbq short ribs and sweet potatoes. The ingredients are minimal. It's a dump it all … Continue reading BBQ short ribs
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Garden time!
Even though it looks like this outside my front door right now (with 4"-8" more expected today!!!), I'm getting some things going for my garden! What could I possibly do with an old ice cream bucket? I can start a little compost in it!!! I'm clabbering a little milk for my hens in one milk … Continue reading Garden time!
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Kickin’ it into high gear
My hens are ridiculously backwards with their egg laying. Most hens lay tons when it's warm (late spring through early fall). My girls lay eggs when it's super cold. It's like they think a snowpocalypse is going to force them to the brink of extinction, and they lay tons of eggs to propogate their species. … Continue reading Kickin’ it into high gear
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DIY – Chocolate Syrup
"Ohhhhh.......yuummmmmmmmmmm......chawwwwwklit!!!!" What? Do you mean that your evenings aren't full of Spongebob reruns like mine are? LOL If you have a little Spongebob addict in your home like I do in mine, you know exactly which episode I quoted above! If you don't, I highly suggest that after you make this chocolate syrup, you jump … Continue reading DIY – Chocolate Syrup
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Taco Seasoning Recipe – DIY
Why spend a dollar on a tiny packet of taco seasoning when you can make your own without all those preservatives and additives that you don't want anyway? This little recipe takes less than four minutes to measure out into your own jelly jar and mix together. It will make several batches of taco meat … Continue reading Taco Seasoning Recipe – DIY
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Easy Lemon Chicken
This is a recipe I threw together. It was delicious! Put boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts in ghe bottom of the crockpot. Sprinkle with sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste. Squeeze the juice of one lemon over the whole thing. Dot with 1/2 a stick of real butter (no substitutes!). Sprinkle with … Continue reading Easy Lemon Chicken
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Local meat IS CHEAPER for the buyer!
When you buy locally from a farmer near you, you know you're supporting a local family and humane treatment of animals. What are the benefits to YOU, the consumer, though? Aside from the obvious health benefits (anybody will agree cattle not pumped full of antibiotics and being allowed to roam pasture and be CATTLE - … Continue reading Local meat IS CHEAPER for the buyer!
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The best part is yet to come…
...The best part of baking a turkey, that is! I drained off as much of the broth from the cooked turkey as possible and set it in the fridge to cool overnight. It came out looking like jello this morning which means that it did what it was supposed to do while cooking. You want … Continue reading The best part is yet to come…
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