The Neighborhood Paper Boy and His Faithful Assistant A few weeks ago, we got a call from Kory’s paper route supervisor informing us that the local newspaper was planning to hire an outside company to do deliveries. The new company’s policy is to hire only those 18 and older. Bob, the supervisor, apologized and congratulated… Read More Outsourced
I learned to make these crackers at a “gluten free day” at a local health food store. I was asked to be a vendor that day with my book, and there were many other vendors serving all kinds of yummy gluten free foods. Another part of the day was a cooking demonstration by Ingrid Lysgaard,… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Homemade Crackers
This recipe appeared in a 2004 issue of Real Simple magazine. I’ve made it several times through the years, but only recently felt that I tweaked the recipe enough to make a good gluten free version. I love making it to go with soups – especially Minestrone. It is also great as a side dish… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Rosemary Olive Oil Bread
So much has been happening here that I want to blog about….field trips to wind turbines and apple orchards, visitors from Texas, football games, back to school stuff, half marathon training, etc., but this event was so special that I’m skipping over lots of things for now to give you a peek into our church’s… Read More A Special Birthday
The kids and I have been apple picking twice in the last month. Once with dear friends and visitors from Texas, and once on a homeschool field trip. I think I have made a total of 5 apple crisps since then for various occasions. You just can’t beat it served warm with ice cream on… Read More Gluten Free Friday: Apple Picking = Apple Crisp
I remember being introduced to this dish quite a few years ago as an appetizer at a restaurant and really being surprised at how good it was. Years later, my kids had the same experience…as an appetizer at a restaurant….and surprisingly delicious, even to them. So, I decided to try and make it myself this… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip
Not gray matters like whether or not you should wear white after Labor Day, the recording label of Jars of Clay, or even the way that the color gray/colour grey is spelled, but rather the gray stuff that grows out of my head creating a silver halo around the other gray (and white) matter which… Read More Gray Matters
In case you haven’t noticed, quinoa is quite the rage lately….one of the top ten “superfoods” of late, as listed in every health and foodie magazine out there. I had only used it in “flour” form until a few weeks ago, but then decided to try it cooked as a whole grain and a side… Read More Gluten Free Friday – A Couple of Quinoa Recipes
This morning I was ready to wring his neck over homeschool work, chores, and general bad attitude….but as usual, by the afternoon he had me smiling. Humor can be so helpful on hard days. I had to leave him ALONE at home for about 45 minutes this afternoon. He never has to do this, because… Read More Life With My Middle Child
A few days ago I was talking to my friend Sherri on the phone. Sherri lives in Georgetown, TX. Her husband, Kevin, was my husband’s college roommate at The University of Texas. Their oldest son and ours are the same age, and we were commiserating about having children old enough to be high school freshmen.… Read More How to know you are not in Texas anymore #101