by Laura Macklem | Apr 23, 2015 | Preserving, Recipes |
My family doesn’t like bottled dressing. We will choke it down if we must, but we find it flat, fake and oily tasting. Unless it’s a bottle of Ranch, we make our own. One of our favorite dressings is one made with berry vinegar. Of course, if you buy...
by Laura Macklem | Apr 16, 2015 | Canning |
When boneless chicken breasts go on sale for $1.79 a pound, I’ve been known to buy 30 pounds. It may sound crazy, but it’s just good home economics. I do many different things with this chicken – – I freeze uncooked in a variety of marinades,...
by Laura Macklem | Nov 18, 2014 | Dehydrating |
I recently bought a 50 pound of carrots, ’cause I got them for $15. That’s 30 cents a pound. I had been missing my dehydrated and canned carrots, so I was glad to get this deal. What does one do with 50 pounds of carrots? After all, I don’t have 19...
by Laura Macklem | Nov 15, 2014 | Desserts |
We recently went to a homeschool fall celebration party, where the kids all painted pumpkins. My kids spent a lot of time brushing the perfect picture on their sugar pumpkins for Halloween, and were extremely proud of their artwork. We displayed them on the front...
by Laura Macklem | Nov 9, 2014 | DIY |
I keep powdered milk on hand for several reasons. First of all, for emergency purposes. When I say emergency purposes, I don’t mean just tanking of the economy, leading to cleared off grocery shelves. My version of an emergency also includes realizing on Sunday...
