I have a little secret for my kitchen work. My grandma, whom I love dearly and is a great treasure to me, always told me: “Never do anything standing you can do while sitting down.” In many modern kitchens, we find islands to work at, high bars and long counters. This leaves people standing […]
It’s that lovely, lovely time of year again – when our hens, ducks and {two} geese burst outside to their little field and discover growing grass, collections of bugs and sunshine awaiting their feathers. We do not pen our chickens, geese or ducks inside a caged run, so they are […]
“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy …” Ecclesiastes 9:7 For the past little week or so, I’ve been doing some researching, trial by error baking and reading up on sour dough bread baking. I had read that sour dough bread was a healthier alternative a few years back, but hesitated […]
It is now Spring! Praise the Lord! With the arrival of this blessed Spring, it also brings the most sacred celebration for a born again believer – the death and incredible resurrection of Jesus Christ. This year, we are doing things a little different and will not celebrate “Easter”. Instead, will be attempting to […]
Well, my vanilla beans arrived from France – and do they ever smell lovely! I ordered them off ebay and shipping did not take long at all. I know making your own vanilla extract is well heard of in many kitchens – in fact, it is so easy, there’s not much to post about it. […]
