Countertop Compost Bucket

Nothing spectacular today, but I thought I would share my perhaps unusual “compost bucket.” I’ve seen people use those huge ice cream buckets or just a plate or even a large feed bucket. But I wanted something that was fairly attractive to sit on my counter AND something with an easy to remove lid. I [...]

Ultimate Potato Soup

Image Credit This is my very own recipe that took me quite a few trial pots of soup to come up with a perfect combination of flavors and just the right consistency. The Ultimate Potato Soup is actually a combination of several recipes. Each potato soup recipe I would try, I would like a certain [...]

Tackle It Tuesday ~ Baking

I have many tasks to accomplish today, such as trying to at least get the potatoes and onions in the garden before it rains tonight, reporting the children’s grades (I keep procrastinating!), preparation of meals, homeschooling, laundry, & house cleaning etc…but the one task I am most excited about today is baking! So that will [...]

The Simple Woman’s Daybook ~ March 23

For Today…Outside my window… the sun is just beginning to make an appearance over the horizon and the weather man promises it will be a glorious spring day filled with sunshine & warmth! I am thinking… today is full of new opportunities to let my light so shine before my children. I was [...]

Menu Plan Monday ~ March 23

This week’s menu should not be too hard to stick to as we are going to avoid the grocery stores this week and eat what we already have. I do not really like to have a very full pantry and freezer of things that have been lost over time so occasionally I like to clear [...]

Guest Post

Below you can see my post for Scrumptious Sunday, but I also made a guest appearance at someone else’s Scrumptious Sunday carnival. Meet The Happy Housewife. She asked me to share with her readers my recipe for Whole Wheat Banana Millet Muffins and I was ever so happy to oblige! The Happy Housewife is one of my favorite [...]