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Keep Calm and Bake Bread
My amazing husband bought me two more advanced bread making books for Christmas. He gifted me Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast by Ken Forkish and The Bread Baker’s Apprentice by Peter Reinhart. I’m not sure his motives were completely pure, as he … Continue reading
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My first adventure in canning!
So sorry it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but life happens. We have successfully moved into a brand new built 4 bedroom house and the kids have gone back to school, and boy am I glad that all that … Continue reading
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Adventures of cooking with my CSA share!
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted a weekly menu that last 2 weeks. Well, that’s because I don’t even know what I’m cooking until that morning or even an hour before dinner. I have been busy getting … Continue reading
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Weekly Meal Plan June 17-23, and sourdough overload!
This week my sourdough starter has really taken off (out of control one might say), so I’ve been baking a lot. I’m glad my homemade starter turned out to be so healthy and is giving great rise and flavor to … Continue reading
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Weekly Meal Plan May 20-26,2016 and Mussgo Mac and Cheese Recipe
Cheese is probably my favorite food…the thing I would choose if I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life. My love of cheese started as a kid when my Poppy ( Grandpa) would bring home logs of … Continue reading
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May the 4th (be with you)!
My Husband and son, Brickman, are pretty big Star Wars nerds, so we started a tradition of celebrating May the 4th. For those of you not into Star Wars, May the 4th be with you is a play on words … Continue reading
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Grocery store score!
I have made it a habit to always peruse the clearance racks at the grocery store. Like I mentioned in earlier posts, I have 2 full sized refrigerators with freezers, and a large chest freezer, so I have room … Continue reading
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Weekly Meal Plan April 22-28, 2016 and my friend Marcy’s Alfredo recpie
I finally got to the store to restock my pantry shelves and freezers. I ended up spending $480 at Costco, but $110 of that was renewing my membership fee. I get the executive membership because we buy most of our … Continue reading
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Weekly Meal Plan April 15-21, 2016, plus 1 chicken 3 meals!
Well, I didn’t get to do a restocking grocery trip this week after using up my pantry items last week. This week has been too full of disasters and sickness for us to get out to go anywhere other than the … Continue reading
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Weekly Meal Plan April 8-14,2016 and Haluski Recipe
My pantry and freezers are getting pretty full, so my goal for this week’s menu was to cook with what I already have. The only things I needed to get from the store this week were avocados, fresh tomatoes, and … Continue reading
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