With pregnancy fatigue (and morning sickness) and a tight budget, we’ve embraced a season of cheap, quick, and easy meals. This Sausage Rice Skillet has become a weekly staple that (almost) everyone enjoys. We do have that one child who picks around the veggies. It may seem difficult at times to create healthy meals on […]
Growing an Indoor Culinary Herb Garden – With Children
Small spaces, homeschooling, no garden, love for cooking, love for gardening…. All of these things started popping up in my mind as I racked my brain trying to figure out what to teach 4th graders and above at our spring homeschool co-op. What could be more fun than learning about growing a few culinary herbs […]
Homemade Vanilla Extract
I have been wanting to make homemade vanilla extract for at least the last three years! My brain finally started working enough to remember in time to make it before Christmas this year. These are perfect if you’re into DIY Christmas gifts! (hint, hint). In my mind, I see a bottle of extract bundled with […]
Dad’s Homemade Applesauce
From harvesting the apples in the neighbors yard, to gathering again in the kitchen a few days later to make homemade applesauce, these are the moments to enjoy and savor. It was late in the morning. John and the kids and I finished up our various chores at the house before heading down the driveway […]