As I was making a fresh batch of soaked graham crackers this week I thought it might be fun to try making sourdough graham crackers. Rebecca and I set to work right away 🙂 I used this recipe as my base and adjusted it to use my sourdough starter. The graham crackers turned out quite …
Red, White and Blue Parfait
I made this dessert for the Fourth of July…but never got around to posting the recipe. Oops. This was a simple, fun treat that everyone enjoyed. Layers of vanilla pudding, graham crackers, sweetened cream cheese and fresh berries – delicious! A perfect holiday summer treat. Red, White and Blue Parfait Vanilla Pudding (from Heavenly Homemakers) …
Meal Plans Week of 7-29-12
Good morning. It sure feels good to be home!! We were in Chicago all last week. It was fun, but nothing beats coming home to your own bed and good food 🙂 We did so much fun stuff including Lego Land, Shedd Aquarium, the American Girl store, Navy Pier, Chicago Children’s Museum, a live performance …
Meal Plans Week of 7-22-12
Another week of summer has flown by. Last week was quite busy. I did lots of produce preservation (blueberries, zucchini, beans, corn and blueberry topping) and baking/cooking (zucchini bread, sd muffins, yogurt, kefir, ice cream, roasted beets and pesto). Plus I used any extra time I had (and even stayed up a little late sometimes) …
Blueberry Bread Pudding
Last night I tried a new bread pudding recipe that I got from our local newspaper. It was submitted by Sharon Heethuis. It’s called Over the Top Blueberry Bread Pudding. If you make it exactly according to the recipe it would be quite over the top with a white chocolate sauce to pour over top! …
Meal Plans Week of 7-15-12
Good morning. As I’m writing I’m listening to my friend and local blogger and creator of Grand Rapids Natural Living Donielle Baker talk about natural fertility at the Real Food Summit. I’ve been listening to great presentations all week. I hope I have time to listen to all three presentations today. Matt Stone is also going …
Meal Plans Week of 7-8-12
Good morning. So thankful today for a little break from the extreme heat. We had multiple days with temps in the 100’s! Finally last night we were able to open the windows…the house is back into the 70’s again. It feels wonderful. Highs only in the 80’s at least for the next few days. I …
Is Your Diet Causing Deficiencies?…Potassium
**A heads up – this is a lengthy post. But it contains a lot of good information.** I hear a LOT about macronutrients these days. There is always a debate about what “diet” is better…high/low fat, high/low protein or high/low carb. My opinion…find a balance that makes you feel good. It’s pretty easy to keep …
Meal Plans Week of 7-1-12
Another steamy morning here to start off the holiday week. Our schedule will be a bit crazy to start the week as well. I hope we’re up for the heat and the chaos 😛 A few updates from last week…I finally got around to sewing Rebecca’s doll dress. I’ve had the fabric since February! I …
RR – Rice Balls
It’s time for this’s week’s Rebecca’s Recipe. Rebecca decided to have rice balls for dinner. I’ve never made or eaten a rice ball. But it sounded good. We came up with a very simple recipe that actually was really good! Even Justin really enjoyed them. They are basically a combination of rice, cheese, egg and …