by Laura Macklem | May 17, 2016 | Canning |
When my kids don’t like a vegetable, I don’t give up. I make it several different ways, and sometimes even wait a couple years before re-introduction. I’m my kids’ nutritionist, and I’m putting the effort in now to set them up for a...
by Laura Macklem | May 1, 2016 | Main Dishes |
Spring is the busiest time of year for me. Yearly homeschool testing, church musical, church lock-in, ordering ribbons for swim team, and the list goes on. I just signed up to be director for a homeschool group as well, so I’ve spent a portion of the last two...
by Laura Macklem | Apr 16, 2016 | Main Dishes |
When I make pork barbecue, I go big. I always slow roast a 4 to 8 pound pork butt. You can absolutely can the leftover meat, but I haven’t tried yet. I freeze leftovers in portions for other meals. I needed something quick and easy last night, so I pulled out...
by Laura Macklem | Apr 13, 2016 | Canning |
I love Aldi. In fact, I haven’t been to the farmers market in almost 2 months because I’m getting such good deals at Aldi. It’s been awhile since pineapples have been 99 cents each, so I had to stock up. I dehydrated four pineapples, made 5 pints of...
by Laura Macklem | Mar 31, 2016 | Side Dishes |
I’ve been very sick. Thankfully, by Easter, I had started recovering. Easter dinner is easy, and I was still able to pull off dinner. The most difficult part of holiday dinners for me, is the one-oven dilemma. I have an electric roaster, which saves me every...
