One of my favorite recipes from my mother is this apple muffin recipe, which we call Baked Apple Donuts Donuts 3 c. flour 1 tsp. salt 1 Tbsp baking powder 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 c. sugar 1/2 c. shortening 2 eggs, beaten 1 c. milk 2 c. finely diced apples Topping: 1/2 cup butter...
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Psalm 34:8
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The grocery list on the side of the fridge is beginning to grow. The milk and the flour are getting low. We’re out of bread and vinegar and several other things that I don’t recall at the moment. I’m toying with the idea of going to the store tomorrow, but nothing is truly urgent....
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This morning I went off to spend the day writing. And no, I did not resist the siren call of coffee shop coffee. Furthermore, I ate both breakfast and lunch at fast food joints. The guilt– I tell you, it is crushing me, people. I spent $6. If that had been in the grocery...
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Meals Today Breakfast:scrambled eggs, grapes and toasted hamburger buns, since we’re out of bread and I haven’t found time to buy/make more. Lunch: Tomato melts, fried zucchini, and fresh apple juice Dinner: chicken enchiladas from the freezer, cucumber/tomato salad, and apples. The garden is making me tired. This is how my kitchen counter looked...
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I was less than thrilled over spending $100 filling our van with gas today. But living 8 miles from town, gas is something we can’t really do without. I’m doing my best to drive as little as possible this month, but gas is NOT counting in my $200 grocery budget, thankyouverymuch. Today’s Meals Breakfast:...
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Things I resisted: –this hard water dishwasher aid touted by Pioneer Woman. (Instead I emailed the company and asked if I could review it on my blog.) –this flatiron- Walmart emailed to tell me was back in stock. Darn. I guess I’ll pass on that one for now. Am also bummed to think that...
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Last spring I read about Sophie’s and Shannon’s trip to Uganda last spring, where they blogged on behalf of Compassion International. It sounded like such a neat chance to help a favorite charity that I wished I had been chosen to go as well. Compassion is planning another trip, this time to the Dominican...
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A bang-up start to our Thirty Days. The dishwasher is leaking and the van’s brakes are squeaking. Both are headed for repair this week. On the bright side, we did get a coupon for a free box of Cheerios in the mail. During this 30 days I am going to try to: –serve oatmeal...
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Here we are at the start of the month! If you are planning on doing the 30 Days of Nothing in any way, shape or form, sign in so that we can all visit each other. Remember, it’s OK to do this in a way that seems workable for your family. You decide the...
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