This recipe comes from Rebecca Reilly’s Gluten Free Baking. She specifies a couple of different flours to use, but I just use my typical mixture of rice, tapioca, and potato flours, and they seem to work just as well. I have made these multiple times for camping trips and backyard bonfires, so that the kids… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Graham Crackers
This chicken’s name used to be “Chocolate” or sometimes “Chocolate Bar,” (Kayla named them all) but now she is affectionately called “Hard Head.” She is extremely stubborn. In fact, all of the Barred Plymouth Rocks that we raised have this same stiff-necked streak. So, last night we went out to lock them up for the… Read More Adventures with Chickens: The Renegade
This past Saturday was the PERFECT day for apple picking! It was sunny, but cool, and the fall colors are starting to show everywhere. We went to two different orchards that are actually right next door to each other. Kayla found a very short and low hanging tree that doubled as a hideout. She gathered… Read More Apple Picking
This seems like such a perfect fall dish, and we’re planning to pick apples at a local orchard over the weekend. I haven’t actually tried this one yet, but plan to soon. Possibly for my dad’s 70th birthday in a few weeks. He’ll be visiting us here in New England for the special occasion, and… Read More Gluten Free Friday
Well, we don’t really ever “finish” church for the year, but in the fall when the students from the 5 College Area return, it feels like we are beginning again. This year marks our 10th “fall launch” as Robert calls it, and it always brings new faces and lots of activity. The 10th fall launch… Read More Back to Church 2008-2009
My friend Jenny in Texas just started a little business making these wonderful “word hangings.” Some of them hang from a line like mine, and some are on wreaths. They are so beautiful and creative – each letter is mounted on a page from an old book! I believe mine is mounted on pages from… Read More You Need One (or more) Of These!
We just completed our third week of the school year, so I though I’d post the things what each child is studying/participating in this year. I can’t believe Kory is in the 8th grade this year – which also means it is our 9th year of homeschooling! Kory is a great student – such an… Read More Back To School 2008-2009
I’ve been watching the local apples turn red for a month or so now. Fall in New England is pretty spectacular, and we love to pick apples, but my heels start digging in as I feel winter approaching! Making apple crisp is one of my favorite ways to celebrate fall. I made the first one… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Apple Crisp
This recipe can be super easy if you use canned beans, or a bit more involved if you don’t. We have it for lunch quite a bit with tortilla chips and cheese on top, or with a side of quesadillas. Black Bean Soup 1 large can black beans, undrained1 small can black beans, undrained(or 3… Read More Gluten Free Friday – Black Bean Soup
I didn’t even remember planting pumpkins in the spring, but a few weeks back I noticed an unfamiliar plant growing up into the tomatoes. It was near the squash, so I thought it was some sort of mutant zucchini – round and light green. Later it became dark green and took on a more familiar… Read More News From the Pumpkin Patch