At our last dinner group get together, which we hosted in our backyard, we planned a summer meal for the evening. Even though our dinner group met over Labor day weekend, we carried on like it was the middle of July. Well, that is until it got chilly and dark. So dark that it was… Continue reading Dinner Group Gathering
Month: October 2012
Weekly Meal Plan and No Paid TV
Every Friday morning during football season, my teenage son heads straight for the sports section of the newspaper to see if his favorite NFL team is being televised on network TV. His team is the Washington Redskins and with us living on the west coast and without paid television (think bunny-ear-antennae here), our chances of… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan and No Paid TV
Pumpkin Spice Cake
The thing with recipe testing is that you have to have people other than yourself make your recipes before you hit publish and send it out to the world. When I say “people” I mean the people in my family. So, this past Saturday, I ever so sweetly asked our 15-year-old son, “Do you want… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Cake
Home Exchange Holidays
My favorite way to travel is to home swap and after 8 home exchanges in 8 years (4 in the U.S. and 4 in Europe), I’m ready to go again! When you home exchange, you get to stay in a home with a kitchen, live like a local in a non-tourist area, and skip having… Continue reading Home Exchange Holidays
Weekly Meal Plan
If you read our weekly meal plans, you know how often I cook with dried beans. About once a week, I cook 6-cups or 2 1/2 pounds of dried beans in our electric slow cooker that has a ceramic insert. I love it because beans can cook whether I’m home or not or even overnight… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Happy Two Year Anniversary Go Gingham
Yes, indeed, it has really been two years of me pushing the publish button. I know it feels like just yesterday we were high-fiving and butt-bumping about my one-year blog anniversary and yet here we are again. Here’s a little review of the past year. What have I learned? Posting everyday doesn’t work for me:… Continue reading Happy Two Year Anniversary Go Gingham
Personalizing a Wedding, Part Two
This is a follow-up guest post from my sweet sister, Mary, who just got married. She shared with us previously about personalizing a wedding.... Your wedding can be however simple or fancy you want it to be - it's your wedding. If you are in the midst of planning one or you know someone who… Continue reading Personalizing a Wedding, Part Two
Weekly Meal Plan and Freegatarians
This week in my kitchen felt like the bounty of the season had descended upon us! We had so many things cooking, roasting, and freezing it looked like a tornado had hit. Are you wondering what a “Freegatarian” is? Well, it’s someone who is accepting of free food – even if they have to harvest… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan and Freegatarians
How Our Freezer Gets Used
When you cook at home, you need pantry staples and refrigerator basics for cooking healthy, wholesome food from scratch. I try and keep the basics on hand so that I’m ready to cook or bake but my kitchen is small and I don’t have much space for storing items. How our freezer gets used helps… Continue reading How Our Freezer Gets Used
Hanging Clothing to Dry on Laundry Lines
Now that you know why I’m a lazy laundress and why I hang the clean laundry inside my home rather than outside and you know how to install an inside laundry line in your very own home, here’s how I use the laundry line. Once the washing machine is done, I place everything in the… Continue reading Hanging Clothing to Dry on Laundry Lines
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