If you browse through all of the recipes on this blog you will notice an abundance of recipes that include pumpkin. I guess I didn’t realize how much I love pumpkin, but it is evident here. So, even though Thanksgiving is over, I’m posting a really great pumpkin recipe that I received via my Celiac… Read More Gluten Free Friday – More Pumpkin!
If you prayed for our chickens to start laying eggs, thank you so much! 🙂 I believe it was the very next day that I received a call while having coffee with a couple of women from church at Starbucks. It was an out-of-breath Cooper calling to report that Kayla had just discovered an egg… Read More Chickens: Triumph and Tragedy
Well , the chickens are now more than 6 months old and have yet to produce any eggs. My friend Christina, who got her chicks on the same day and from the same place has been getting eggs for about 3 weeks now! I have done all I know to do……put fresh hay in the… Read More Hens on Strike?
If only my heart and mind felt as peaceful and quaint as this photo looks. Truth is, this front porch always sets the scene for the coming and going of the Krum family and many others on a very consistent basis. So, here’s a few glimpses of what we’ve been up to…….. Robert has been… Read More Fall Frenzy
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I have needed to start thinking about our menu. And even though I do grow weary of the never-ending focus on food around here, I do love to prepare this big meal and share it with whoever will join us! Above is a photo of Carnival Squash stuffed with… Read More Gluten Free Friday – A Little Thanksgiving Prep and a Nice Surprise
So, just a week after my dad returned home from celebrating his 70th birthday in Massachusetts, he was scheduled for a total knee replacement! I’d known about this surgery for quite a while, but didn’t think a thing of it until he started talking about driving himself to the hospital and hobbling out on crutches… Read More Birthdays, Bum Knees, Brides, Boys, and Blues
This is just one of the ways we’ve enjoyed the apples we picked last month. I made apple butter out of the not-so-pretty ones! Baked Apples 8 apples – cored, but with bottom of apple in tact1/2 cup brown sugar2 tsp cinnamon1/2 cup pecans1/2 cup raisins4 Tbsp butter1 1/2 cup boiling water Arrange cored apples… Read More Gluten Free Friday
Here they are – the ladybug, the football player, and the border patrolman/secret agent. They had a great time trick-or-treating with friends and made quite a haul. Afterward, Kory and Robert headed to church for the annual Free Rides outreach. This is the church’s 9th year to offer free rides to anyone who calls on… Read More Halloween
My sister called this week wanting this recipe, so I thought I would post it. I stopped using the chili seasoning packets when we discovered our gluten intolerance, even though some of them are gluten free. It’s easy enough to season chili with your own spices. Easy Beef and Bean Chili 1 lb ground beef… Read More Gluten Free Friday (Saturday !) – Chili
Whew! The birthday bash is now over, and I can take a moment to report to you that we celebrated Robert’s 40th in grand, and totally tubular 1980’s style! I had prayed about this party for months – asking that it would be fun, encouraging to Robert, and a recognition of his faithfulness in ministry… Read More Wayfarers on, Baby…..