Thanks to everyone who commented on the granola giveaway – it was fun to hear from all of you! And, I even got to “meet” two super-talented and creative gluten-free bloggers – Betsy and Katrina! Be sure to go and visit them when you get a chance! And now, without further ado, the winner of… Read More And the crunchy winners are…. (and a recipe, too!)
I’ve been wanting to do this for a while….even more so after winning a game giveaway on Rachel’s blog! (Dinner Games for Families!) So, instead of a recipe today, a chance to win an already prepared gluten free recipe from a couple of weeks ago – Pan Roasted Granola Also, I want to offer two… Read More The Great Granola Giveaway
Yesterday was our first day of Classical Conversations – Challenge 1 level, and this is our class pictured above – Kory, me, Briana, and Megan. We had a great day, but also a big dose of reality. High school/college prep coursework is difficult! As I began the Latin instruction, I thought that the kids would… Read More Continuing With Classical….(Part 3 =My Story)
As part of the application process to be a tutor in the Classical Conversations homeschool program, you are required to write an essay response to Dorothy Sayers essay entitled “The Lost Tools of Learning.” I mentioned this essay in a previous post. You may read it for yourself here. I am printing it (my essay)… Read More Continuing With Classical….(Part 2)
Found this recipe in the same issue of Living Without magazine that I found the fudge pops. Any gluten free folks (or peanut, dairy, egg free folks) really should get a subscription – always lots of wonderful recipes, helpful articles, and personal stories. I just renewed my own subscription! Made this cake last night for… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Zucchini Quinoa Cake
About 10 years ago, right before I started homeschooling, I attended a homeschool conference with my friends Tamyra and Karla. While there, I was drawn to the “Trivium” table in the exhibition hall. There stood Laurie and Harvey Bluedorn ( I had no idea who they were at the time!) with all kinds of information… Read More Continuing With Classical….
The last time I had twice baked potatoes was at a “progressive dinner” with my neighbors in Stillwater, OK – you know, where you have a different part of a meal at a different home throughout the course of an evening. I was the last house of the evening, and so provided the dessert –… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Twice Baked Potatoes
I love this photo collage, because it truly reflects the joy in this vacation we take every year. (We got back a week ago.) And being from Texas, it never ceases to amaze me that my kids are growing up spending 4 days in Maine every summer! (Not to mention hanging out in Boston and… Read More Fun in Maine!
I wouldn’t recommend eating these in the same manner as the fudge pops from a couple of weeks ago….unless you really, really love pesto, but this is a really great way to store your homemade pesto, which my friend Kim reminded me of last week. And just in time too, because there are rows and… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Pesto Pops
I’ve received many inquiries through the years on how I planned to give my children proper “socialization” since they are being educated at home (as if public school is THE ideal place to teach children proper social skills, as if same age segregation is real life “socialization”, as if…..umm…this subject seems to require its own… Read More The Socialization of Chickens (and children, it turns out)