There has been a word that has been floating around and at first I had no idea what it was. Kefir. What the heck is that? There are two kinds of Kefir; Water Kefir and Milk Kefir. Today, I will focus on Water Kefir. Water Kefir is also known as, Sugar Grains, Tibicos, Tibi, […]
Archives for September 2013
Fresh Peach Pie
I always seem to forget how much I love peaches. I generally say strawberries are my very favorite fruit. But then peach season rolls around and suddenly I can’t stop buying and eating them. They go on my cereal, in my smoothies, on my pancakes, and in my crepes. I freeze peaches and […]
A Word or 2 on Respecting Children
Have you ever seen, or read the book “Horton Hears a Who”? Do you remember the quote, “A persons a person no matter how small”. Why is it that we often find ourselves treating our own children like less than that. Have you ever gone up to a sleeping baby and touched them? Have you […]
Why I Chose to Express Colostrum Before Giving Birth
So who here has heard of antenatal expression of colostrum before? …. That is what I thought. Very few. Which means it must be a little weird… But I’m doing it anyway. So what is antenatal expression anyway? Antenatal expression of colostrum is the practice of expressing your breast milk while pregnant. Yep! I said […]
Cheesy Ground Beef with Spaghetti Squash
Our spaghetti squash are on. Along with a lot of other really yummy squash. This week my husband was asking for hamburger helper…and conveniently he also loves spaghetti squash so I combined the two and here you go. How to cook Spaghetti Squash 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Cut the ends of the […]
Canning Green Beans
Growing up, canned green beans were a common veggie to go along with dinner. Buttered, with some seasonings, mmm… so yummy! This year in the garden we planted one of our 100 foot rows(by 3 feet) full of beans. After rediscovering them from the weeds, they have started to produce like crazy. There’s […]