So, I will admit something this morning that y’all will probably think qualifies me for immediate crazy status: I always get a real kick in the grocery check-out lane out of buying something that elicits the question of “What is this again?” from the checker. I think it is fun – exhilarating, really – to…
Positively Recipes
Nothin’ Better Blondies
Friends, I have a problem. Ok, so it’s probably really not a problem, per se, so much as it is a conundrum. My kiddos love to help me out in the kitchen, and baking things together is not only a way for us to have fun together, but it is also a really good teaching opportunity for…
Loving my homemade laundry soap!
Ok. I know what many of y’all might be thinking when you read the title of this post. Is she serious? Homemade laundry soap?Isn’t that a pain?Aren’t the ingredients hard to find?Really, how much money could that save you in the long run? And, perhaps most importantly, Does the stuff really work? I was skeptical, too….
Indescribable goodness (and this week’s menu)
Might I just say that there is nothing, absolutely nothing I have experienced in my entire culinary life as divine as the farm-fresh items we picked up on Saturday from our first order through the Arkansas Sustainable Network Local Food Club? I cannot even begin to say what a thrill it is to be able…
New pages and tonight’s recipe
I had a little bit of time to sit at my scrap table and finish a couple of pages today, my first creations as a Scrapbook Corner design team member. I was so glad when I picked up my supplies last week to see that there were some terrific boy-oriented papers waiting for me! I…
A very delicious deviation
Tonight’s supper was based on a recipe I have used a number of times now, a very tasty beef stew with sun-dried tomatoes you can find here. The thing you need to know about me is, I cannot leave a recipe alone. It is fair impossibility for me. And the problem with that is the…
A marvelous day
There is something so wonderful, so magical, about awaking to a world covered in white. We weren’t even expecting a snow storm when we went to bed last night, just more rain. It was quite a pleasant surprise!I hadn’t seen snow like this since we moved here from Lubbock five (!!) years ago. The flakes…
My own little space – and a tasty treat!
A little bit of Bell family math: 1550 square feet / (2 adults + 3 children + 1 beagle) = close quarters Since things have settled with Cecily of late, I have been on a serious creative kick. The girls usually nap at the same time in the afternoon, and after my little guy and…
What’s for breakfast?
I love quick breads. Love them. Most people consider them to be a breakfast item or an afternoon nosh with coffee or tea, but their subtle sweetness to me is perfect any time of day. Citrus is at its peak in the dead of winter (one of a few bright spots in dreary January!), and…
Carne Adobada with Avocado Salad and Spicy Vinaigrette
It has been cold here. Seriously. (Stop snickering, you Yankees, you. 😉 And when it’s cold out, the first things I crave are #1) soup and #2) good New Mexican food. When you’re a mom of three small children, you learn to streamline, and I was as pleased as could be that it dawned on…