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WFMW

WFMW – Using A Pressure Cooker

May 19, 2010

Recently, while looking for some homestead blogs, I found a lady who was giving a recipe which involved a pressure cooker. She had quite a number of comments and probably 90% of them said they hadn’t used their pressure cooker in years. I was floored! My pressure cooker is practically part of our 10 Commandments. [...]

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Banana Nut Muffins

May 12, 2010

You know those blue-haired ladies at church that rule the potlucks?  This recipe is SO good, they ask me for it all. the. time. *serious eyes* Cream 1 c. sugar and 1 stick of butter.Add 3 large mashed banana and 2 well-beaten eggs.Add 1 t. baking soda + 4T hot waterAdd 2 c. flourAdd 1/2 [...]

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WFMW – Cooling treats

May 5, 2010

I don’t know about the rest of the US, but Missouri is heating up already! We were barely into Spring and the temps were in the 80′s. Which means the boys are already doing the revolving-front-door dance asking, “Got anything to cool us off, Mom?” [Ok, so it's more like..."MOM...We're dying!!!!"] I would love to [...]

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My Kind of Chest of Drawers

April 28, 2010

I can’t stand the price of Chest of Drawers. And if you get the cheaper ones, they’re made with plywood and plastic. Also, I’m a sucker for things that are multi-functional. So when I saw that Target had these cubby drawers on sale, I jumped on it. The boys use it for all clothing except [...]

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Making Twitter Work For You

March 31, 2010

I have read many, many articles about how to make Twitter work for you and depending on your Twitter usage some of those article will click light bulbs on over your head and some will be Greek. I, personally, use Twitter to engage in a community as well as build my “brand”. {Psst…I really hate [...]

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Bread Pudding with Lemon Sauce

March 17, 2010

Bread pudding is not my gig. Sorry…but I really think it’s because I get caught up in the whole pudding-but-it’s-not-really-pudding thing. All that being said, there is ONE recipe that makes me swoon.  And in all honesty, it’s more the sauce with the pudding than the pudding recipe itself. Bread Pudding 6 cups bread cubes1 [...]

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