Today is the Ohio Blogging Association‘s All State Blog Swap where bloggers from all around the state are swapping posts. My guest is Danielle from Find Time for Fun…in Northeast Ohio, a great resource for parents looking for fun family activities in the Cleveland area. Visit Poise in Parma today to read the rest...
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After the eggs are dyed and the baskets filled, many families are left with dozens of boiled eggs. Hard-boiled eggs are full of protein, vitamins, and minerals. Mixing boiled eggs into egg salad, slicing into potato salad, or eating whole for breakfast is fine but with an abundance, maybe you want to try something...
Read more →The hillbilly ham house hootenanny concludes today. Catch up on Part One: Why Build a Hillbilly Hamhouse and Part Two: How to Construct a Hillbilly Hamhouse. So there she was, in all her glory. I ran her for a couple weekends to churn out some smoked meat to give away for Christmas. I poked...
Read more →Rachel’s dad Mitch is contributing to the blog this week with his Mark Twain-esque story about making a hillbilly ham house. Start with Part 1 where he reasons out why to engage in the project. Today’s part 2 reviews the construction process. Fer me, makin’ Christmas presents has jest one rule—I gotta use stuff...
Read more →While the Hound family is vacationing, Rachel’s dad is taking over the blog with a hillbilly hamhouse hootenanny. Stay tuned all week for the full story. The thing is, I’s spose to make me something for to give away at Christmas. That’s what it started out as, ennyhow. I’s made sum burnt-wood pitchers in...
Read more →We set out to mark Robert Burns’ Day, But made the food in our own way: Haggis for meat, Wouldn’t menu be neat, If all puddings were on the buffet. Several puddings each guest did provide; Mushroom leek and corn first arrived, We made Yorkshire pud, Oh my was that good. Indian carrot completed...
Read more →In honor of Saturdays and Farmers Markets, today’s giveaway is for three of my favorite reusable bags. I love these sacks from b.b.begonia because they roll up into tiny bundles with the included snap. I keep one in my purse at all times for trips to every kind of store. When the bag gets...
Read more →Last year, when I turned 30, my birthday was all about me. This year, I want to celebrate with you fellow cooks and readers. Let’s countdown to my birthday (October 9) with some giveaways! First up is free shopping at Krogers. Krogers is a supermarket store chain in the Midwest. I shop at our...
Read more →Step 1: Put out a call on Facebook that you are canning. Tell friends you will teach them. Step 2: Offer to entertain their kids with paper mache when friends respond. Step 3: Breathe deeply as chaos ensues when friends and kids come over. Step 4: Enjoy the chatting as you work together to...
Read more →Lots of awesome things happened around the homestead today: we pickled homegrown peperoncini peppers, filled the basil jar with dried basil, made stuffed sausage, put cabbage into a crock for sauerkraut, and brined pork belly. In the evening I convinced Alex to clear out the cornichon cucumber patch because they were past their prime....
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