Sunday Dinner

We had a real live Sunday Dinner today. Maybe for the first time ever in our own home.
Before church this morning I put country ribs, an onion, and a jar of sauerkraut in the slow cooker with a little salt to taste. After cooking on high for four hours the meat was perfectly [...]

Best New Recipe of 2008

This recipe gets the award for being beautiful to look at, simple to prepare, and incredibly tasty. It is the entire family’s new favorite on our menu.
Noodles with Broccoli and Meat (Cambodia)Kuy Tew Cha (goi dieu chah)Serves 4
Cook according to package directions:

8 oz. Chinese noodles or thin spaghetti (250 g) (I use spaghetti.)

Drain. Add 1 [...]

Breaking Free

Mike Is Being an Artist Again
From a Sonlight buddy’s blog. I love to read about folks my age who are rediscovering their lost passion for art.
(While your visiting listen to the fiddle music. It’s great!)

The Simple Woman’s Daybook

FOR TODAYMonday, December 29, 2008…
Outside my window…The sun is reflecting on the surface of the pond and the light is blinding. The reflection is shimmery all around the edges and it’s beautiful.
I am thinking…About my New Year’s Resolutions.
I am thankful for…Herbal tea and guaifenesin with real pseudoephedrine.
From the learning rooms…The students are taking a [...]

Eat at HomeEvery Day 2009

Like other forms of human affection, cooking delivers its truest and most enduring gifts when it is savored in intimacy — prepared not by a chef but by a cook and with love.

No Chefs in My KitchenBy MARCELLA HAZANPublished: November 29, 2008
The food Americans eat that is made fresh at home by someone who is [...]

I am a creative creature!

I was too embarrassed to actually submit my blog name for Art Every Day Month 2008. I much prefer to stay out of the spotlight and just do my thing. I’m in awe when I see the kinds of things the others create and pretty much feel like the poor relative living [...]

Art Every…… so often?…. Month

I’m going to stop joining these once-a-day-for-a-month things! Every time I try crazy things happen. This time Princess (14) fell and twisted her ankle badly at her first basketball game and my sister ended up in the hospital. My dryer went kaput with six loads of laundry waiting and Flower Child has [...]

Art Every Day #9

Yes, I skipped over a few there. What can I say? It’s much easier to remember the date than it is to remember how many posts I’ve made so far this month.
My Sunday project:

Flower Child’s Sunday project:

My Partner in Art

My Flower Child (age 10 years 10 months and 29 days) helped me got into the groove today. She is my artist in residence and general all-around creative kid. She loves to create using whatever she can find. She has lots of cool art supplies, but the key word there is ‘whatever [...]

Cool Stuff, New stuff

Is it cool to mention that I love white glitter? At my age, that might not be politically correct. Maybe it’s some kind of subconscious connection to the snow in Illinois or possibly it just reminds me of Christmas. In any case, I believe that no home should be without at least [...]