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Year: 2011

Strawberries, Strawberries, and More Strawberries

Posted in Homemaking, and Photography

Project 365 – #158 Today was all about strawberries.  I ordered a lot of strawberries with my Bountiful Baskets order this week.  Our whole house smells like strawberries.  Yum!  Here’s a glimpse into our strawberry day…. It was a very long, but delicious day in the kitchen.  It’s nice to have lots of strawberry jam and frozen strawberries put away in the freezer. The popcycle is simply pureed strawberries that I put in the popcycle molds.  It was a very healthy, refreshing treat on a hot afternoon.

Review: Simply Canning

Posted in Homemaking, and Reviews

It’s that time of year again when fruits and veggies are growing like crazy.  Farmer’s Markets are open (in most parts of the country – not here).  The food co-op baskets are usually filled with fresh produce.  The prices for produce start to come down as the supply goes up.  Now, is the time to stock up on your favorite fruits and veggies. It seems like the idea of preserving food had gone away for some time.  People just weren’t all that interested in taking the time to prepare the food themselves – after all, they could just grab what…

A New Family Member

Posted in Family, and Photography

Project 365 – #157 Munchkin has really been missing her guinea pigs.  One passed away while D was deployed last time, and a few months later we needed to give up the other one for adoption due to our cross country move.  Since that time, she’s been wanting guinea pigs.  D and I held off for quite some time as I didn’t want the responsibility of taking care of another pet. Earlier this year, D told Munchkin that if she could show that she would be completely responsible for a pet, we would consider it.  She had to write up…

Gluten Free Stuffed French Toast

Posted in Gluten Free, Homemaking, and Photography

Project 365 – #155 Today, I decided to make something a little different for brunch.  I had some fresh fruit from the Bountiful Baskets that I had just picked up, so I decided to incorporate some of those items into the meal.  I had some Udi’s multi-grain bread that had been left out a little too long (oops!) which meant that I needed to use that up.  I thought it would be fun to make some french toast as I haven’t made that for some time.  I wanted to make it a little special, so I went for a stuffed…