We’ve made gingerbread houses each year at Christmas-time for years. It’s a highlight of the holiday season for the boys: candy, sugary icing, gingerbread cookies… a likely favorite for any child, right? Traditionally, we purchased a gingerbread kit, complete with precut cookies, tubes of royal icing, and an assortment of colorful candies. These kits worked…
For years, I’ve wanted to make a birthday cake for Jesus with the boys on Christmas day, but for one reason or another, this is one tradition that never came to be – until this year. This year, Connor’s Classical Conversations co-op teacher gave each of the children in her class a “Birthday Cake for…
Ah, the scents of Fall: pumpkins, cinnamon, cloves… Golden Glow Pork Chops. The crock pot is on, the house smells wonderful… and we can’t wait for dinner tonight! In our house, Golden Glow Pork Chops mean Fall has arrived! The spicy scent of cinnamon and cloves fills the house while they cook, and the flavor…
Nothing says Fall like a big pot of chili, and nothing is easier than this chili con carne prepared in the crock pot, but don’t tell your friends how easy it is, they’ll think you slaved in the kitchen for hours! This recipe makes a LOT of chili, but never fear, it freezes easily and…
Since going gf/cf several months back, I have been on a quest to find snacks for the boys that don’t break our food budget. While I did find a wide variety of gf/cf snacks in the aisles of our local grocery stores, $5.00 for a small box of crackers or cookies that would not last…