We thought we would head to the community garden and check out our plot. It’s been quite warm, throughout April, so we are looking forward to seeing how the garlic and asparagus did over the winter. “I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden.” — Ruth…
Month: April 2023
Cottage Pie
Today we are making a delicious and hearty British-style casserole — cottage pie. I grew up eating what we called shepherds pie that was made with leftover roast beef. Traditionally shepherds pie is made with ground lamb whereas cottage pie is made with ground beef. To the meat some veggies are added, broth and tomato…
Easy Banana Bread
Nothing beats banana bread fresh from mom’s kitchen! My family loves banana bread and this is one of my favorites to make! It’s fluffy and moist and has such great flavor. And you can easily change it up by adding chocolate chips or nuts, or even berries. It makes the best french toast — which…
Corn Dog Muffin Bites
We decided to do Disney Days again. For our homemade Disney Days, we play our Xbox Kinnect Disneyland game, hide hidden Mickey’s around our home and make food from around the park. We search Disneyland restaurant menus online and then make our own versions of food found in the park! Today, we made these scrumptious…
Creamed Chipped Beef from the Great Depression
I have always been interested in food history, and learning about food from the Great Depression (which impacted the world from 1929 to 1939) is definitely worth learning about, especially in our times now. With rising costs of food, I thought it would be a great lesson (and perfect for our homeschooling) to learn about…
