The winds were crazy on Sunday! Stead winds at about 25 mph with higher gusts. The sun hid behind the clouds and the winds weren’t very warm, so our time was mostly spent indoors. The girls invited their cousin over for a playdate and about mid-afternoon they decided to do some baking. For Christmas, LiliContinue reading “On a Windy Day”
Category Archives: Baking
The Great Bread Experiment
For Christmas, Santa brought me a grain mill to grind my own flour. It became a necessity when I accidentally purchased a 50 lb bag of wheat instead of a 50 lb bag of flour. Oops!!! Since I received the grain mill, I’ve been trying to figure out how to bake with freshly ground wheat. Yes folks,Continue reading “The Great Bread Experiment”
Wheat Flour
Because I bake so much from scratch, I use quite a bit of flour. One day I decided it was time to get a big ol’ bag of flour to reduce the number of times I was running out to buy more. I ordered a 50 lb bag of organic wheat flour and when it arrivedContinue reading “Wheat Flour”
Dandelions, the Super Food
Dandelions!!! It seems that many will do whatever it takes to rid their yard of those little yellow flowering weeds. For a matter-of-fact, we were once in that same camp. Then we moved over to the “I don’t care” camp and just mowed right over them when we cut the grass. I have now movedContinue reading “Dandelions, the Super Food”
A Homestead Kind of Day
Winter Storm Nika moved through last night and early this morning leaving us about 6 – 7 inches of snow. This required another snow shoveling work-out and after my work-out I decided it was a good day to enhance some of my homesteading skills. Since I was down to just enough laundry soap for maybe twoContinue reading “A Homestead Kind of Day”
First Time Pop Tarts
Visiting our son Ryan, can be a bit challenging. The town he lives in is a college town and finding places to take him that he can handle are somewhat limited. For those who haven’t been reading my blog long, Ryan is our adult son who has autism. He is at the lower end ofContinue reading “First Time Pop Tarts”
Stickernoodle Brownies
Okay, so I left Facebook and have replaced it with Pinterest. It’s a good trade because I spend a lot less time on Pinterest, I have found some really good information and I’ve gathered some awesome recipes. Yesterday I tried one of the recipes I found on Pinterest and it was a hit, especially withContinue reading “Stickernoodle Brownies”
Crispy on the Outside, Flaky on the Inside
I have tried different recipes over the years and have finally found a biscuit recipe that I love. More importantly, a biscuit recipe my family loves. I tweaked the recipe a little and the results were yummy!!! Crispy Outside, Flaky Inside Biscuits 3 c all-purpose flour (I use unbleached flour) 2 t baking powder 1/4 tContinue reading “Crispy on the Outside, Flaky on the Inside”
