This is an updated recipe for what my 8 year old fondly calls Miracle Soup. The change here is my new electric pressure cooker.  It is a six in one appliance.  If you have read past post, then you know that I have been using my rice cooker for all sorts of cooking.  Now my [...]

I have finished my first freezer cooking adventure and loved it!!!!  I used the “Big Book of Freezer Cooking” along with a trial of their software (found on their website) to do the planning. Honestly, it was very easy.  The book is easy to read. Each recipe has it’s own page with a chart so [...]

One of the things I have learned in recent years is that I must prepare ahead.  This saves time later but also saves lots of money.  Today, I cut up six sweet peppers to freeze.  Three of these were from Aldi. They have produce at really good prices and I have been very pleased with [...]

Chloe has beautiful handwriting. Yes, I know bad posture for writing. She loves doing school and most of it she doesn’t even consider work.  So I let her do school where she likes and thus she spends lots of extra time doing school out of enjoyment. Today though was a beautiful lesson for both of [...]

Don’t you love soup season! I certainly do.  One of our favorites is Cream of “veggie soup”. It is easy and comforting. We personally like any green vegetable best.  Tonight is Asparagus Soup. Talk about yum! Asparagus Soup 3 tablespoons unsalted butter Medium Onion roughly chopped 1 teaspoon chopped garlic 3 tablespoons freshly milled white [...]

Life here has been busy, busy, busy! Added to that. . .I have used the time I did have to update my other blog. But it is time to get down to business.  As I struggle day in and day out to keep up with my responsibilities, I realize that others do too. So my [...]

Last night we enjoyed a delicious Spinach Breakfast Pizza for dinner.  For the crust, I used the first recipe here:  Breadbeckers Spinach Breakfast Pizza Pizza Crust 8 Eggs Box of frozen Spinach, thawed & drained Medium Onion Shredded Cheddar and/or Mozzarella Small amount of white gravy (I use flour made from white beans and milk) [...]

I haven’t posted here much the last couple weeks and there is a reason.  About four weeks ago, my husband and I went to a seminar about making a simple change in our diet.  Well, we thought it would be a simple change.  The seminar was about whole wheat flour and why mill you own.  [...]

BBQ Pizza with fresh made Crust First I start by making fresh bread.  I use a grain mill to mill the wheat berries and then use my Kitchenaid mixer to mix the dough. First start milling the flour. While it is milling, place the oil, honey, water and yeast in the Kitchenaid bowl.  The yeast [...]

Tonight we are going a bit German.  Sauerkraut, sausages and mashed potatoes.  It will be finished off with fresh made cinnamon rolls.