I love beef stew and finally have a new favorite (grain and nightshade free!) recipe to replace my old favorite which is no longer on the list of foods I can eat. This stew is so nourishing and delicious! I discovered the recipe it in a cookbook I...
Last Thanksgiving we started the morning with a yummy brunch, including Pillsbury's Cinnamon Roll Turkeys! I doubled the recipe to make 10 cinnamon rolls for our family. My kiddos 'gobbled' them up! I am planning on making them again this year, perhaps using Trader...
"You are so lucky, Kit," sighed Ruthie. "This is a wonderful party." The sun had set. The yard was lit with lanterns Aunt Millie had saved from a trash pile and repaired. The lanterns had candles inside them, and they swayed in the soft evening breeze so that their...
Outside my window...The boys were playing hockey in the driveway yesterday afternoon and called the rest of us out to the front porch to watch the sunset. It was gorgeous!I am thinking...I didn't participate in any of the online discussions about the Pope's recent...
One of my favorite desserts has always been Mud Pie from Baskin-Robbins. I can't enjoy it any more, thanks to my dairy-intolerance, but this past Friday I decided to try and make a homemade dairy-free and gluten-free version for my birthday. It turned out really...
Maple Bacon Party MixIngredients: 2 cups corn chex2 cups rice chex2 cups wheat chex1 cup peanuts, salted and roasted6 strips bacon, cooked extra crispy and chopped4 T. butter, melted4 T. maple syrup1/4 – 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (depending on how spicy you like...
Yesterday we celebrated our oldest son's 14th birthday! This year, for his birthday theme, we decided to focus on one of his favorite foods: BACON! When I asked the birthday boy what type of cake he would like this year, his answer was, "A white cake topped with...
One of my favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, in addition to the Praline Pecan Yams, is our Raspberry Cranberry Jello Mold... It also is perfect for Christmas and New Year's as well! Here is the recipe: Raspberry Cranberry Jello Mold2 cans jellied...
Praline Pecan and Mallow-Topped Sweet Potatoes I've been busy in the kitchen all morning, getting as much done as possible before our company arrives! (They were suppose to arrive last night, but are coming this evening instead.) I have a spaghetti sauce simmering...
We are so blessed to have two of my friends, who are Catholic mothers and home educators, tutoring our children through the home-based charter school we use. Our "allotment" goes quickly with the extra tutoring, so over the summer my friend Trina and I discussed...
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
