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Author: Heather L

I'm proudly married to my best friend, an active duty US Marine. I'm happily taking care of our homestead and our ever growing entourage of animals. I enjoy writing, reading, cooking, crafting, diy projects, and various outdoor activities. It's all about enjoying the journey of life with my family.

GF Chicken Pot Pie ~ Leftovers

Posted in Gluten Free

What do you do when you have leftover chicken (or turkey) and don’t feel like eating it by itself?  Well, I make some gluten free chicken pot pie.  This is one of those throw together recipes, so I do not have exact measurements. I toss together 2-3 cups of shredded chicken and 2 cups of frozen veggies (or leftover veggies from the fridge).  For the gravy, I place 2 cups of chicken or veggie stock in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.  Slowly add in 2-4 Tbsp of potato flour stirring constantly to avoid lumps.  Once the gravy…

When cleaning makes you smile

Posted in Homemaking

I’d love to say that I’m one of those people that takes great joy in cleaning my home, but I’m not.  I don’t dread it, but I don’t enjoy it like I do baking/cooking.  So, it’s always nice when something happens to make me smile while I’m cleaning… I admit that I get a bit frustrated at the daily drips of syrup that are left on the kitchen counter, but today’s drip was rather amusing.  Have you noticed all the hearts that I’ve been finding lately?  So, as I’m cleaning the counter, I decide that I have to take a…

Gratituesday: Unexpected Surprises

Posted in Family, and Photography

As we were coming home from our little desert outing on Sunday, we saw this big hot air balloon floating ahead of us.  The closer we got to home, the more we realized that it was going to go right over our house!  Now, keep in mind that we live in base housing, so having non-military aircraft (even a hot air balloon) go over our house is not the norm. As soon as we pulled near the house, Munchkin and I hopped out of the truck.  I had my camera in hand as the balloon went over our head.  All…