Would you like to have some Home Fries? Slice 4 scrubbed potatoes into 8 wedges each. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Lightly mist the tops with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoning salt. Bake at 425 for 20-30 minutes.…

Multigrain Waffles with Chocolate Syrup–Happy Birthday Heidi! Waffles 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup oat flour (pulverize rolled oats in a food processor) 1//4 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon sugar 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup oil 2 eggs 2…

My first yarn!
It's not perfect but it's mine :).  I spun a naturally colored white single (from a white sheep) and a single from a brown sheep and plied them together. My kids and I worked together to wind it onto a homemade PVC…

Is expensive yarn cramping your craft style? Here's an alternative! Second hand sweaters that have outworn their stylishness can be unravelled and turned into new projects! Follow the instructions from Dawn Prickett http://dawnprickett.blogspot.com/2008/01/recycling-sweaters-for-yarn.html to do this yourself. This is a…

Crochet Alternative Moebius
Do you love crochet more than knitting?  Here's a cute pattern from Lyon brand yarn.  http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/90268AD.html?noImages=0&utm_source=20100115_Jan15&utm_medium=Emails&utm_campaign=Weeklynewsletter&utm_content=Preview-CardiffCowl&r=1 This one isn't a moebius, but it could be just by adding one twist before joining the intitial chain.  If you wanted it to be…

Do you have a Moebius yet?
They are all the rage.  So in about 3 years I should see a lot of them around town.  (That's how it goes in the midwest.)  I found this free pattern online:  http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/en/visoppskrift.php?d_nr=94&d_id=16&lang=en  This is my favorite site for free…

Peche Fraise Crepes
Does it sound fancy in French?  We ran out of milk today and my Mother-in-Law is delivering 2 gallons of raw, organic, hand-milked goodness on Sunday and I just can't bring myself to buy regular store milk to tide us…

Power Snack: 1 cheese stick, cut into cubes, an ounce of raw almonds, a couple of tablespoons of craisins, and a handful of raw sugar snap peas. In this small mixture you have something from every food group, a wide…

Introducing Fritz!
We have a new addition to our family, a cute German Angora named Fritz.  He is just a baby but already outweighs most cats.  We expect him to be about 12 pounds when fully grown.  He had his first haircut on…

Eat 1 Freeze 3
My sister in law, Gena, just shared with me her delicious tuna casserole recipe.  It makes 4–9×13 casseroles.  Serve 1 for dinner and freeze the other 3.  It makes a great meal for a new mother. With a recipe this…