Note: My Scrapbooking blog is no longer private. You can visit it at HomebasedScrapbooker and subscribe via email. Enjoy! We are headed out for our annual Week at the Beach. It is one of my favorite weeks of the year. Our family is able to get away from our “normal” life and just relax at our [...]
Herbed Pasta
June 25, 2009 By 5 Comments
For our anniversary this year I gave Jim a cookbook. Not a very romantic gift for a 28th wedding anniversary but I had my reasons! For the last couple of years I have been telling Jim that I would cook for the first 30 years of our marriage and he was in charge of cooking the [...]
Flatbread with Fresh Herbs
June 24, 2009 By 5 Comments
One of my favorite ways to use herbs is in bread. Not only does it taste yummy but it smells heavenly as it is baking! Last week at the herb class I taught at my home I shared a couple of different breads made with herbs. The first one was the No Knead Bread I [...]
Cooking with Herbs
June 23, 2009 By 11 Comments
A few weeks ago I taught a class for a group of women from church on cooking with herbs. It was a fun class to prepare for and I learned a few new things myself. This week I will share with you some of the tips on cooking with herbs as well as a few [...]
Back from Camp and Giveaway Opportunity
June 22, 2009 By 2 Comments
I am back from Girl’s Camp and trying to catch up on my sleep. The adult women really roughed it in our enclosed cabins with showers and toilets and then there were those three meals a day prepared by a full kitchen staff! We had a great time – lots of fun! If you are interested, [...]
Pizza Hut Pan Pizza
June 18, 2009 By 18 Comments
Note: Be sure and check out the great giveaways this week at iLashGirls! The More Fun, Fun, Fun Giveaway has my favorite things–things to wear!! Two fun pairs of earrings plus a great hand-dyed summer scarf! Years ago we went to Disney World. We got into town late and we were starving. The first restaurant [...]
Cupcake Capers in Portland
June 15, 2009 By 9 Comments
Note: I am headed to Girl’s Camp with Tessa and the girls from church. I will be gone roughing it all week! I will be totally disconnected from my computer and the internet – please pray for me! I will respond to emails, comments and questions when I return. I do have a couple of [...]
Baked Beans
June 11, 2009 By 9 Comments
As promised I am sharing my baked bean recipe that we served with our early Father’s Day dinner last week. This recipe came from my husband’s Aunt Dawn and has been a family favorite. One of the tricks of wonderful baked beans is baking them for a long time. These beans bake for 3 hours [...]
Rose Festival
June 9, 2009 By 10 Comments
Note: Be sure and check out the two different great giveaways this week at iLashGirls! The Fun, Fun & More Fun Giveaway has two great summer items. I think I want the sidewalk chalk for myself and the beach bag is so cute!! And if you have ever thought about starting a blog Sherra and [...]
Father’s Day Feast – BBQ Ribs
June 8, 2009 By 14 Comments
We celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday, two weeks early. We wanted to celebrate while all the kids were home. Jim didn’t seem to mind since he got to have all of his kids with him! And besides having all four of his children with him we fixed him a feast fit for a King. In [...]
