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Ok, so the other night I was browsing online for something to make for supper, when I found Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas from Stacy Makes Cents .  The only problem was: #1- It was a crock pot meal and (I know this sounds terrible, but I don't know how to use my crock pot very well) or maybe, I'm just not a big fan - you have to plan ahead to use a crock and I don't plan ahead when it comes to meals.  #2 - It takes like 4 hrs. to cook and it was already past supper time. #3 - It called for items like peppers and onions (my family don't eat peppers and onions) Anyway, after going out to the shop and  telling complaining to hubby about how I found this good recipe, but I couldn't make it, etc. and after, putting it off as long as I possibly could, I decide to come back inside and get super duty over!  But, I couldn't get that wonderful yummy sounding recipe out of my mind, so decided to try to make it anyway - only with items that my family would

Around our place, it's berry season.... we just finished the strawberries and are now full swing into raspberry picking.   We have both red raspberries and black raspberries. My personal favorite would be the black raspberries, as I think they are easier to prune, pick, and can be used in more recipes than the red, but that is just a personal opinion! This year I planted yellow raspberries, but it will be another year or two before they'll be ready to pick.  Oh and blueberries - this is our first year to pick blueberries! We don't have many, just a few handfuls so far, but they sure are yummy and so fun to pick right out of the garden - that is something new for us! Anyway, back to the subject..... I like to put both the red and black raspberries in the freezer to use in desserts throughout the winter. But, the kids love to pick and eat 'em right out of the garden, so sometimes I don't always get as many as I'd like to put away for later.

Well, It's Spring-time here in East Central Indiana - and that means, that soon rhubarb will be plentiful! I have two beds of rhubarb in my garden  - both the Victoria and the Crimson Red. I like them mixed.  I love to freeze rhubarb.... it is so easy and it makes the best rhubarb crisp, jellies, and rhubarb cream pies!   Here is one of our family's favorite rhubarb deserts!  ~ Easy, Delicious, Rhubarb Crisp ~ 4 cups chopped rhubarb 1 package strawberry Jell-O 1/3 cup sugar 1 package white cake mix 1 cup water 1/3 cup butter melted   OPTION 1: Place rhubarb in a 9x13"  baking dish. Sprinkle with gelatin, sugar and cake mix. Pour water evenly over dry ingredients; drizzle with butter. Bake @350* for 1 hr. or until top is golden brown. (NOTE: I usually bake for around 1 hr. and 10 min.) OPTION 2: Place rhubarb  in a 9x 13" baking dish. Sprinkle with gelatin and sugar. Mix together cake mix and water and pour/spoon over top; dri

Mine used to be full of hazardous chemicals....... Here is what I cleaned with in the past - Dangers under my sink included phenols, cresol, lye, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, petroleum distillates, ammonia, sodium hydroxide, butyl cellosolve, phosphoric acid, formaldehyde, morpholine, phthalates and much more. Educate yourself about what you bring into your home at www.householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/products.htm But Now I clean with Shaklee....... Here is what I clean with now: (kitchen, bathroom, disinfect, laundry and all other cleaning needs included!) Note: the three spray bottles behind the Basic H2 bottle on the right hand side is all Basic H2 -just mixed differently for different cleaning jobs! Did you see that!!!! I went from 24 (toxic) items to 6 (safe) items! That's a BIG difference! . Shaklee  believes health isn't just about what you put into your body, but what's around you. That's why they b

I love granola bars.... but I don't like the price tag when it comes to buying them and I've always thought they'd be too dificult to make. That is until my sister in law shared this recipe with me. I 'tweaked' it alittle from the original - but our whole family loves them and best of all, these granola bars are super easy to make!  Best Chewy Granola Bars Mix together in a large mixing bowl and set aside: 2 c. rice crispies 4 c. oatmeal (I use quickoats) 2 c. grahm crackers (crushed) 2 c. cherrios 2 c. chex cereal 1/2 c. flax seed (optional) Melt 1/4 c.butter and 1/4 c.oil in a 3qt. saucepan. Add 1 1/2 lb. marshmallows  (I use 2 1/2 - 10oz. bags) and stir till melted. Remove from heat and add 1/4 c. honey, and 1/2 c. peanut butter. Pour over cereal mix and stir immediately. Gently press into two lightly greased pans (either 13x9 for thicker bars or 10x15 jelly roll/cookie sheet with sides for thinner bars) Melt 1 bag semi sweet chocolate chips and 1 c. pean

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Every fall - we get apples from Michigan, picked fresh off the tree's - at a very nice price I might add. My sister and husband make quite a few trips up there and always come back with bushels of apples, pears, sweet cherries, plums, peaches, grapes, and other fruit. On their last load they brought back 600+ bushel of apples! I always buy both Gala and Golden Delicious apples each year. The Gala are mainly saved for eating - these are about 6 weeks old now, and still keeping great in the garage. The yellow Golden Delicious is what I make my applesauce, apple butter, apple pie filling and apple cobblers with - they are sweet enough you only need to add a very little amount of sugar! OK, so now for the quickest apple cobbler - here we go - You need two round pie crust's - I buy them at Aldi, as I do not like the mess that making homemade pie crust's make - They come in a box of 2 and are around $1.79 per box. Place a pie crust in the bott

A List of Uses for Shaklee Basic-H  Since there are over 1,001 uses it has been difficult to compile a complete list. So, here are a few to start! First, how should Basic-H generally be used? The genius of Basic-H is that it makes water, the “universal solvent,” penetrate dirt and grime more quickly while then rinsing away easily and leaving no toxic residue. Intensely concentrated, Basic-H’s cleaning power is unleashed when it is diluted in water to the strength required for the cleaning job at hand (spot-test first). GENERAL USES FOR BASIC-H2 and Basic H the Classic  CLEANING JOBS: 1/2 to 1 teaspoon to a quart of warm water WINDOWS, MIRRORS: 2 to 4 drops to a pint of water FLOORS: 2 tablespoons to 1 gallon of water BASIC-G AND BASIC-H CONCENTRATE: 3 Cups H to 1 Cup G (this mix will be diluted in water as needed) OTHER USES FOR BASIC-H Some of these uses are not approved by Shaklee. You can see their official ways to use Basic-H and

So, this past week, I started milking our Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goat aka 'Jelly Bean'! It actually went very well. She didn't try to kick at all, but she does however try to lay down, while on the milk stand.... (not sure what that's all about!) And speaking of milk stand..... my handsome hubby and daughter spent an evening and built me one.... it is top of the notch and I love it! We are using the 'Once Daily Milking' schedule by The Homestead Prairie So far, I really like this schedule.....  I separate mama and babies at night, milk after morning chores, and then let them be together all day.                                      ........and am planning on sticking with it! . Since our goats are dwarf sized.... there is no need of big buckets or jars! I have a small stainless steel pail that I keep ice water and vodka (yep, you read that right - hubby wasn't too impressed) and keep it in the freezer. (the vodka keeps the ice water from freezing).

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to cook and bake, but I HATE very much dislike washing dishes! Well I still don't care for dish duty, but there are a few things I've found that help to make clean up easier when it comes to a sink full of dirty dishes! First of all, let me say that if there is one thing to spurge on in your kitchen, you should get a nice set of non-stick pans.  Earlier, this year my hubby bought me   a complete set of The Pampered Chief Executive Cookware  ( both the 7 piece & 5 piece )!! Here is a post with more info and some of my other favorite kitchen items. OK, so I really like my pan set, but sometimes, while cooking, I get expectantly called away from the kitchen. (that's what happens when you have three small kids, home school, run a home biz and try to operate a small homestead!) Occasionally, I come back (quite awhile later) to the stove only to find the inside of my pan looking somewhat like this: (Now, I'm sure non

veggies from the garden.....   I enjoy canning food for my family...... I love to open the pantry doors and know that I did my part to in feeding our family over the winter months!         My canning shelves the hubby built for me.... they are right by the garage door off the kitchen - I love them! Here is a list of some of my homemade canning must-haves.......  Green Beans ready for the canner....... Note: My oldest Daughter does not like cooked green beans...... she likes them raw.....straight from the garden!  Sweet Potatoes -  click here for the reciepe to make the best sweet potato bread you've ever ate ! Sweet Pickels   Squash - If you run out of pumpkin for pumpkin pie - Squash is a great substitute ( acually my hubby likes the squash pies better than pumpkin!) Chicken Broth - Pork Broth - Beef Broth - doen't have MSG in like store bought Shredded Po rk - great for bbq or reg. sandwiches T