How to Make Biscuits

How to Make Great Biscuits There are keys to making those great biscuits that your mom, or aunt, or grandmother used to make. Key #1 Use the right flour. Use a soft, low protein all-purpose flour meant for biscuits. Do not use bread flour.  Key #2 Keep your ingredients cold. Temperature is critical to buttery, flakey biscuits. [...]

Book News: March 29, 2008

Here are some books that you may want to keep your eye on that have just been released: Handle with Care (Jodi Piccoult) Description: “Handle with Care” explores the knotty tangle of medical ethics and personal morality. When faced with the reality of a fetus who will be disabled, should a parent have the right [...]

When a Skeptic Finally Reads the Book

I admit it; wholeheartedly in fact. I was completely avoiding the whole thing. The excitement and the frenzy around it was baffling. I didn’t get why people were so excited about it. So I purposely didn’t read it. I’m talking about Twilight. When I first heard the buzz about it, I picked up the book [...]

Old-Fashioned Lemon Bread

We live in northern California and we have two lemon trees in our backyard, a Eureka Lemon tree and a Meyer Lemon tree.  A Meyer Lemon is actually a cross between a true lemon and an orange and is slightly sweeter than a true lemon. We had a bumper crop of lemons this year and I [...]

Turn Your Child Into a Smart Snacker

I found this article at Everyday Health. You should continue to offer your children a variety of fresh vegetables even if they don’t always eat them. You’ll find out what vegetables they like, and kids often develop a taste for vegetables as they grow. Children will also be more likely to eat their vegetables if [...]

Turkey Burgers

   Moist, delicious, and flavorful turkey burger! Ground turkey makes a denser burger than ground beef because turkey has less fat. The addition of the light mayonnaise provides a little needed fat to keep it moist, and you can’t taste it at all. Great to freeze and have on hand for a quick meal! While this [...]

Gardening: A Fun and Creative Backyard Project

When summer rolls around, many individuals enjoy spending time in their backyard. When it comes to summer, many individuals associate backyards with picnics, barbeques, swimming, and outdoor sports. While all of these activities are nice, there are not the only things that you can do in your backyard.  In fact, there are a number of [...]

Exploring Nature with Your Child, In Your Own Backyard

Backyards, they are where individuals of all ages go to relax and have fun. While many people enjoy being in their backyards, they are not the only ones. In fact, when you are in your backyard, you are rarely ever alone. At any given time, your backyard is filled with amazing, living things. If you [...]

Does Spring Mean Cleaning at Your House?

It seems like it’s perpetually spring at my house since it always needs cleaning but I have a question for you… What does Spring Cleaning mean to you? See, I live in Central Florida where we rarely have temperatures under 50 and NEVER see snow so I don’t have to do things that people from [...]

Strawberry Cream Pie

Spring officially arrived on March 20th. Fresh strawberries are beginning to appear at our supermarket so I decided to make a strawberry pie. I had a small piece of Strawberry Cream Pie for dinner tonight and it tasted so yummy. I’m loosing some of those extra pounds that attached themselves to my body over the [...]

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