After having packed and moved so much stuff, there are things I'll never have to by again. Not really . . I don't have a lifetime supply of anything except yarn and fabric. I have plenty of home canned meats and veggies. What I didn't move was junk food/comfort food. I don't keep a lot of that kind of stuff anyway because it doesn't keep that great and it isn't something we couldn't live without. ...
Quiet House
Yesterday Chad and Nicole went shopping in Joplin. They wanted to go a few places without Addie so they called to see if that was ok. Yep . . fine with me. They came by a little after 3 and got her. They needed to let her pick out a heavy winter coat so they left my house about 4 to go do that. The minute they leave and I walk back in, this house seems so empty but I got busy, got a few things ...
Chirping Smoke Detector
Last night Addie and I were just talking about going to bed and I said "I think I hear a chirping smoke detector!" She listened for a second, didn't hear it and said "No!" Then we both heard and it and went on a search. There are 7 on the main level and though I didn't count, there are 6 or 7 in the basement. My fear was that it was in the master bedroom and there are 12' ceilings down there. No ...
Packets of Mixes
How often do I mention using packets of mixes? I don't think very often but maybe/hopefully I'm wrong because I sure have a lot of it. There are a couple of pressure cooker recipes that I use a packet of seasoning/mix but other than that .. why do I have all this. If you need brown gravy mix . . I'm your girl! 16 packets of it and guess what I bought at Walmart last week? Yep, a ...
Pulled Pork Baked Potato
A couple of days ago as I was putting away jars of home canned food, there was a case of pints of pulled pork. We had smoked a couple of pork butts, I shredded the meat with forks, added a bit of a vinegary sauce and canned quite a few pints. It has been so good to serve with sandwiches or on baked potatoes. I couldn't stop thinking about it so I baked myself a potato and had a pulled pork baked ...
Addie Cooking Breakfast
She loves making (and eating) ebelskivers. Yesterday morning she wanted to make them all by herself so I helped her a little but she did most of it. Earlier this year I found blueberry sour cream pancake mix on sale at King Arthur and I bought several boxes and kept it in the freezer. I can make half of the recipe and we'll use half one day, put the rest in the fridge and fix it the next ...