Fillable & Printable January Cleaning Calendar
Take a little looksy at my cleaning calendar for January: I know the month technically began 3 days ago, but I have been in vacation mode as Mr. Christensen’s holiday …
Kitchen
Try New Things: Chocolate Chip and M&M Cookie Pie in a Cast Iron Skillet
Last time I was at the library, I checked out The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook. Upon flipping through it’s delicious laden pages, I spotted this giant cookie in-a-pan. It spoke to …
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Homemade Pancake Mix in Bulk
Anything I can do to save a few minutes here and there seems to be well worth it these days! And since we’ve been having pancakes quite frequently lately, I …
How to Peel a Banana the Easy Way
Caring for Cast Iron
I was first introduced to cast iron skillets via my sister, years ago and until very recently had the least desire of ever owning one. They are really hard to …
Mini Berry Cheesecake Trifles
Thrift finds, mini, and cheesecake are a few of my favorite things. Put them together…and you have yourself a very satisfying dessert! I picked these cute (everything’s cuter on a …
A Favorite: Cakemix Snickerdoodles
Today, I thought I’d share a recipe for the best snickerdoodles I’ve ever had-hands down. In fact they are probably my favorite cookie, if it’s possible to choose a favorite cookie. …
Food Pro Tip: How to Separate an Egg Yolk from the Egg White
If you have a small funnel laying around, then you can quickly and easily separate an egg yolk from the egg white! Simply place the funnel over a glass jar …
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Fall Fever : Read Halloween Themed Books by Flashlight
For the past few weeks, we’ve been scouring the shelves of the library for fun Halloween books. Today we read a few of them by flashlight. But no ordinary flashlight, mind you. We transformed Daddio’s maglite into The Jack-O-Light.
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Yummy and Tender Crepes Recipe
Learn to cook – TRY NEW THINGS – learn from your mistakes, be fearless, and above all have fun.
– Julia Child
I use to hold the false assumption that crepes were really hard to make! After eating them at a friend’s house, I decided to give them a try. And I’m so glad I did. They are not so difficult to whip up and have quickly become a family favorite!