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Cream of Broccoli Potato Soup and Broth Powder Recipe
May 19, 2010
This cream of broccoli potato soup is my most requested recipe. It's often served to guests, is my favorite potluck contribution and is my go-to meal when I prepare food for a family in need, ie: the arrival of a new baby. Everyone who has eaten it likes it, which ...
Strangers in Our Front Yard
May 17, 2010
A funny thing happened to me while I was taking the bus to meet my mom for our girl's weekend. I met a couple traveling on the same bus and after 5 minutes of knowing them invited the two (perfect strangers) to come stay at our home. They showed up ...
Friday's Flowers
May 15, 2010
Yesterday afternoon I met the lovely Megan from Homeschooling on the Run. My first blogger meet-up, which was as fun as I hoped it would be. Of interesting note - Megan is a homeschool graduate and I always love meeting those types. Megan came to visit so I could give ...
Involving Dad in your Homeschool
May 12, 2010
Interrupting our week of eats to direct you to my latest post at Simple Homeschool, Involving Dad in Your Homeschool. he juices oranges, he teaches the kids computer programming... he's Wonder Dad! Excerpt from that post: If you are like “the average” homeschooling family, one parent is largely responsible for ...
A Green Revolution
May 12, 2010
Have you noticed that every one is talking about green smoothies these days? Or is it just in my little world where people are whizzing up these healthy cocktails and extolling the virtues of drinking your salad? Green smoothies are nothing new for the raw foodie types, but they are ...
Chia Vanilla Pudding (and other dessert thoughts)
May 10, 2010
Getting our priorities in order, let's start off this week of eats with a dessert recipe. Kind of ironic considering we don't prepare typical desserts for everyday fare. I bake cakes for my kiddos' birthdays, or even better, my mom might be visiting and do the baking instead. After years ...
A week of Eats ~ Get Ready
May 9, 2010
I've mentioned before, in fact I wrote a whole post about it, that I spend more time in the kitchen than homemaking or homeschooling or any other task I do. Yet I don't talk much about that because I get more joy from the non-consumptive creative aspects of my life. ...
