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Shells ‘N’ Cheese with Ham
This is simply delectable – comfort food at it’s finest! I also like to double this and freeze a batch of for later, since it reheats really well. Time: 35 minutes not including bake time, 1+ hour if baking right … Continue reading
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Freezable White Sauce
This is a very simple, basic white sauce that is freezable, or great fresh. I like to customize it to suit the dish, since it’s rather bland on it’s own. Time: 20 minutes Yield: about 2 cups Ingredients: 2 tablespoons … Continue reading
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Cleaning House
I have been praying all week to know what to write. I’ve had no inspiration, and been a little frustrated about it. I feel like the food, making, gardening, parts of my blog are just fillers, not the really good … Continue reading
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Bluff Climb
Tim came home Monday night and on a whim decided to take me to climb the bluff. There is a park full of trails a few miles from our house, and we went there for our adventure on one of … Continue reading
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Honey Whole Wheat Bread
This is my go-to bread recipe. I usually double it and freeze 3 loaves. This way I only need to bake bread about every 3-4 weeks. Due to the honey content, it has an amazingly long shelf life for homemade … Continue reading
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Flowers In Front
When we moved into our house the two front “flower beds” had one potentilla and one spirea each. All 4 plants were hideously gnarly and overgrown, with bare sides and ugly flowers. I pruned both back to about 12″ (they … Continue reading
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Baked Potato Soup
This baked potato soup recipe was acquired by chance, and I am so glad of it! It’s a favorite among friends and family for obvious reasons. It’s also relatively quick to make if your potatoes are already baked. I don’t … Continue reading
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Quick Alfredo Sauce
This Alfredo sauce is quick, easy, and very flavorful. Tim doesn’t like it as a stand-alone Alfredo sauce, but he absolutely loves foods that I make using this as the base. Later I will try to get some of those … Continue reading
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Thickeners
Thickeners can be tricky, but they can take a meal from ok to Amazing! pretty quickly. Here I will attempt to explain uses, methods, and potential variations of a few types of thickeners. Corn Starch: Corn starch is a very … Continue reading
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Drawstring Wet Bag
I cloth diaper Kira, so wet bags are a necessity. I recently made a lined drawstring bag big enough to fit in an 8-gallon flip-top garbage can. It holds 2-3 days worth of diapers, and is very easy to use … Continue reading
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