Recipe Of The Week#35 Patriotic Potato Salad
I have posted this before but since the 4th is a few days away I am posting it again! Enjoy! Patriotic Potato Salad 6 red potatoes 6 white potatoes (Yukon Gold, or Russet) 6 blue potatoes (Purple Peruvian try Trader Joes, Whole Foods, or Farmers Markets as stores do not carry these on a regular basis and some not at all!)) 1 Cup Miracle Whip ½ cup cooked peas (optional) Salt, pepper, parsley flakes, paprika to taste. Cook potatoes. Leave the red potatoes skins on. Mix all other ingredients together and add potatoes. Add more or less mayo depending on how you like it. Use organic ingredients to make this recipe super healthy! If you really want to be frugal save the cooked potato skins and melt with cheese for about 10-15 minutes in your oven and serve with ketchup! That’s another meal right there! Enjoy!
Wordless Wednesday: My Lil’ Doll!
Cooking Story: Bread Explosion!
Once I was cooking bread and I left it in the Bosch,And I forgot all about it!
My younger brothers and sisters came running upstairs a half hour later shouting “the bread overflowed the bread overflowed!”I ran down the stairs and in the kitchen I saw that the bread had indeed overflowed it was all over the floor, counter, Bosch, and garbage can, it was a mess! only half the dough was usable I learned my lesson not to leave bread dough to long!
Blessings ,
RL
Kneading Dough by Donna Cosmato
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Recipe of The Week #34 Homemade Yogurt Recipe
Recently we tried our hand at making homemade yogurt. Here is how to do it with pictures!
First of all you need:
1 Quart whole, skim, or 2% organic milk
2TBSP organic cow yogurt
2/3 cup dry milk (non- fat)
A yogurt maker. (We have a Salton Yogurt Maker model #GM5that works wonderfully! It was a good buy!)
Candy thermometer
Pot
Spoon
Ladle
Add Starter thermometer
First of all preheat yogurt maker.
Than add the quart of milk and 2/3 cup of dry non-fat milk.
Than boil the milk mixture in the pot until it reaches 212 F.
Than cool until the thermometer reaches the right temperature on the add starter thermometer.
Add starter and stir.
Ladle into yogurt maker. (you must ladle or else you have a HUGE mess! Believe me we tried this before 
Let cook for 1o hours. Than let sit in the refrigerator for overnight.
In the morning you may sweeten with organic cane sugar appx. 1/3 cup to taste and 1 tsp. vanilla.
Flavors:
Banana: 1-2 Bananas chopped up or pureed.
Strawberry: 10 strawberries chopped up and washed.
Blueberry: 1 pint of blueberries washed.
Berry: Berrys of your choice washed.
Peach, plum, or nectarine: 3 of either fruit washed and chopped up.
Vanilla: 1 tsp of vanilla.
Add your choice of flavors and stir.
Enjoy!
~Miss RJ
By Me, Cooking, Family, Family Life, June 2010, Life At Home, Recipes, Siblings, Virtuous Girlhood | Comments (2)Interview With Kathryn Y.
Miss Kathryn Y.
RJ: Thank you so much for being willing to let me interview you!
Kathryn: Thank you so much for having me!
RJ: So let’s start with a little bit about you. (If you don’t mind) What age are you? How many siblings do you have? What are some of your interests?
Kathryn: I am 18, and I have one younger sister, who is 16. My interests… Well, my biggest passions would be music, writing and photography. I play the harp, which is my main instrument,n though I also play the piano and sing. I like writing historical fiction the most, but I enjoy most forms of writing. I especially like nature photography and portraits.
RJ: That’s neat! I know that you run Maidens Of Virtue but what is its purpose? And what is it?
Kathryn: I started Maidens of Virtue mainly to encourage other young ladies out there who hold the same beliefs as I do, that women and girls are to remain at home serving their families and honoring the Lord. The website has lots of articles, recipes, poetry, and some book reviews. I also have a blog along with the website, and a small online store where I sell homemade things that I or other young ladies make.
RJ: What made you decide to start MOV?
Kathryn: I was paging through Stacy McDonald’s book, “Raising Maidens of Virtue,” and thought it would be a good idea to start a website along those lines for girls. My mom thought it was a good idea for the purpose of encouraging others, but also as a school project, as I would be using my writing skills as well as learning web skills.
RJ: Alright, now besides just posting articles and such do you do anything else with MOV? Contests?
Kathryn: Yes! As a matter of fact, we have 2 contests going on right now – a photography contest and an essay contest. The essay contest ends June 30, 2010, so there is still plenty of time to enter! It’s open to ages 9-25, and we have some pretty fantastic prizes! The photography contest is open to all ages and is a “year-long” contest, so it’s open till the end of the year. I love lots of entries, so I encourage your readers to consider entering.
RJ: Know let’s talk about your other business Prairie Rose Designs. What is that? And what services do you offer with it?
Kathryn: After starting Maidens of Virtue and the blog, I became interested in graphic design. Prairie Rose Designs was born out of that and I now offer graphic design services at very reasonable prices. I design headers, banners, buttons, Twitter backgrounds, signatures, ebook covers… Pretty much anything, really. If it’s not already available in my store, you can always email me with a custom project and I’ll see what I can do. The PRD website has just undergone a complete re-designing – you might say it was in honor of its anniversary as it is nearly a year since I started it.
RJ: What made you want to start PRD?
Kathryn: I had been “messing around” with graphic design for little personal projects for a while, and really enjoyed it; and then my mom suggested I start a little business, since so many people now are blogging and making websites, and there is definitely a market for it, plus since I am not considered a “professional,” my services would be affordable. I was also wanting to earn some extra money to save up for a harp. So I took her advice and I have gotten some good business since then!
RJ: Okay, know let’s talk about your book writing? What are some books that you have authored? And why did you write them?
Kathryn: Oh, wow, I didn’t know you would want to talk about that! I have written a children’s book, titled “A Tale of Tails,” which is a short story about two cats. I didn’t write it intending to publish it, but then my friend Emily and I decided to collaborate on it, with her doing the illustrations. I’ve written several stories about Purrkins (who drawls) and Pit-Pat (who lisps and stutters), but only one is in print at this time. I wrote all of the stories when I was younger, around 13 or 14. It is available at http://purrkinsandpitpat.com. ”If you enter the coupon code SUMMERREAD305, you can get 10% off your order! The offer expires June 30, 2010.”
I hope to have another children’s book, this time a chapter book, coming out soon. This is a book which came from a collection of true stories that happened in our family or stories from friends, embellished of course, with some fiction thrown in. It’s a simple little book; not an edge-of-your-seat action tale by a long stretch, but just a group of family stories strung together into one book. This book is definitely Christian-based (where “A Tale of Tails” is just a funny story for children). At this point I do not know when the book will be available but I hope soon!
RJ: Ok, know besides you doing all that do you have any other “enterprises” that you would like to do/run?
Kathryn: In the future? Not at present; someday when I am married I would like to be able to assist my husband in his business, but right now, I suppose having my own little business ventures is helping me to prepare for that.
RJ: Know I just have 2 more questions this is the first. What is some advice that you have for young ladies family and spiritually wise?
Kathryn: Hmmm… Both of your questions are rather broad, so it is hard to narrow it down into a concise sentence. I suppose I would say, be reading God’s Word every day, and spend time with your family every day. Many young women spend their time wanting to be married, when they should be enjoying the season of life they are in! If you think about it, the majority of your life will most likely be spent as a married woman, and you have only this short time to enjoy and be a blessing to the immediate family in which God has placed you.
RJ: And for the last question what are some things that you have learned that might be helpful to other young ladies striving to be God’s maiden?
Kathryn: Again, this is a broad subject and it is somewhat similar to the above; one thing I am currently working on is simply holding my tongue. Even little things, that might be said in a joking tone to my sister but that might have that tiny bit of a sting in them, are best left unsaid, and that’s something that isn’t always easy (for me) to do. If I sat here long enough, I could probably come up with a list of things, but that would be tedious for your readers.
RJ: Thank you so very much Kathryn for being willing to let me interview you! I have enjoyed working with you!
Kathryn: Thank you for interviewing me! I enjoyed it very much!
RJ: Please be sure to check out Miss Kathryn’s websites: Maidens Of Virtue, Prairie Rose Designs, and Her Books web page.
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Our Farming Adventure
Recently (last Fall) my parents took Stateline Farm Beginnings Course the only reason they took it is because God graciously provided them with a scholarship from SFBC (Stateline Farm Beginnings Course) they took it and learned alot from it. Just this past April we started looking into a rented farm property inside Bull Valley, IL the owner really wanted us to rent it but, unfortunately the Farm Department of IL reported that it was not good for farming so, that is out of the question. But, amazingly a few days before we received the phone call from FD we received a e-mail from a former SFBC graduate stating that she had farmland to rent free in exchange for produce. But, God worked it out that we would get it! We have water supply, a small John Deere tractor to use, as well as free horse and chicken manure! 1 week ago our soil test results came back stating that our soil was good to go! It has been pretty amazing!
We have planted corn, peas, green and yellow beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, melons, watermelons, pumpkins, squash, zucchini, onions, potatoes, spinach, radishes, lettuce. We have planted quite a bit of each! We still have alot left to plant and hope to have a good harvest! Here is one picture of the field un-tilled, and un-planted about 2 weeks ago. It does not look like this now!
Website Of The Month
The website of the month is drum roll please…………. Congratulations Miss Kathryn Y owner of Prairie Rose Designs!
Over the year or so my family has had much pleasure of working with Miss Kathryn! She is a great graphic design artist! She has done great themes for RobnT Business Solutions (One of my family’s business) Faith And Family Books Blog, (yet another of my family’s business!) and friends websites like: Liberty Day As well as graphic design for her Photograph Contest and much more!
- She is very easy to work with!
- She is very patient!
- She knows what she is talking about and is very helpful!
- Her prices are not that expensive!
- In addition to blog theme design she also does twitter, E-book covers, banners, buttons, headers and more!
Congratulations Kathryn! Please consider supporting a fellow Christian and checking out her site! Who knows maybe you need some affordable graphic design.
Blessings,
Miss RJ
April 2010, Family Life, Life At Home | Comments (2)Sorry…..
Sorry for the lack of posts. We are down with colds/ flu like symptoms. So it is very probable that I will not be posting regularly this week! As I seem to be the one that is getting better the fastest!
Anyhow thought I would let you know!
Blessings,
Miss RJ
April 2010, Family Life, Life At Home | Comments (2)Baking and Selling at a Farmers Market
(Article used with permission from the Kings Daughters)
Baking and Selling at a Farmers Market
By Sarah Bayer
Rules and regulations vary from farmer’s market to farmer’s market, but with ours, you only have to become a member of the farm bureau for $20.00 a year, which is a great deal because of the profits you’ll make selling your produce. It’s totally worth it!
With some farmer’s markets, they have special requirements for your kitchen. As far as the food goes for the market that I go to, you cannot sell anything that is made with dairy products or that needs refrigeration.
Here’s what I typically bake each week for market: whole wheat bread, cinnamon raisin bread, cinnamon rolls, apple pie, rhubarb pie, peach pie, sugar cookies, monster cookies, peanut butter cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, banana nut bread, and granola. (See end of article for recipes.) What I bake varies depending on the kinds of fruits and vegetables that are in season and what people are in the mood for. For example, I have found that people aren’t really in the mood for pumpkin bread in the summer, but in the fall they are.
Some other ideas of items that you can make and sell at farmer’s market are soap, jam, cookies in a jar, dry salad dressing mix in a jar, dry homemade pasta, pretzels, buns, dinner rolls, and much, much more! Just be sure to check out the rules ahead of time and bake away!
Set-up
You’ll need a canopy, table, tablecloth, chairs, and a money box. When I first started I didn’t have a canopy because I couldn’t afford one. Then one day, one of my customers generously bought me one because he felt bad for me sitting out in the sun, even though it didn’t really bother me. A canopy is a big help in shielding the produce from the sun (or rain). Sometimes I tie a tarp to the back for added protection.
Building consistency with your customers is also important. This past summer I was out there selling whether rain or shine.
Another thing that is very important is to bake the highest quality goods possible – this means no hairs J! It is also important to be consistent in what you make, in the size, and in the taste. To help with consistent sizes, I make large cookies and measure them in a ¼ cup measuring cup, and I weigh my bread dough so that each loaf weighs the same amount. If you decide to make large cookies, getting the right size and baking time is something that you just need to get the knack of. For instance, after measuring and rolling the dough into balls, I flatten them with my hands – a little with the oatmeal raisin and a lot with the peanut butter cookies. Each kind of cookie has a different consistency.
Packaging
It is important to display your produce in an orderly and appealing way. I package my produce with bags from B&G Products. Their web site is www.bgpaper.com. They have a variety of different sizes. Since the bags are long, I cut them with a paper cutter for my cookies. You can also get twisty ties from this company. I print the labels on our computer using sticker paper. If you print labels on your computer, be sure to use a font that is easy to read. I also print posters with prices on them and posters of specials.
Business
Here are the prices of everything that I sell (as of the year 2002):
Cookies – package of six for $3.00
Double crust pie – $7.00
Loaf of bread (1½ lb.) – $3.00
Cinnamon raisin bread – $3.75
Cinnamon rolls – seven for $3.75
Banana nut bread – $2.00
Zucchini bread – $2.00
Granola – $2.00 a pound
Always be sure to be friendly and courteous, even with crabby people, those who criticize, or people who are particular about things that seem very insignificant. One time a lady was mad about the bills I gave her for change. Be humble about people’s suggestions, and don’t be disheartened if you only make a small profit the first time (or the first season, for that matter). One guy made only twenty-five cents the first time he went.
The first time I baked for market, I earned only around $40 to $60 profit, which was only enough to pay for ingredients for the next week. But as time went on, I began to make more and more. This past summer, I made $100 to $300 a week. (It would depend on the weather and the town’s activities.) The Lord really blessed!
Over time you’ll find what the biggest demand is and how much to charge. But once you set a price, keep it, unless of course something happens like the price of apples go up, or you’re not making a big enough profit. But don’t let people talk you out of your price. I’ve had people complain about my prices and even try to bargain with me. But hey! I sell it for what it’s worth to me! Sometimes I need to remind myself that it would be better to bring it home to my family than to sell it for less. And by the end of the day, I’m usually sold out! If not, my family is delighted! My parents agreed to pay for the electricity and the bread ingredients in exchange for my leftovers.
You can freeze leftover cookies for the next week. Just make sure that they are completely thawed by the time you sell them. You can also keep granola for a long time. But everything else needs to be baked fresh because, after all, that’s why they’re coming to you – for fresh products. I bake the granola early in the week because it’s time-consuming and doesn’t need to be baked fresh. On Thursday, I bake the banana bread and cookies. I bake the bread and everything else on Friday because it is most important for the bread and pies to be the freshest possible. And I sell on Saturday.
Sometimes I pass out free samples of mini cookies, or bread cut into small squares. People love it!
I think I’ve pretty much included everything I know from baking for a farmer’s market. Everything else just comes with time. Don’t get disheartened if the first time you try, your batch flops! Over the years that I’ve been baking, I have made so many mistakes. It’s not even funny – especially when it’s the second or third time you’ve made the same mistake. My most recent blooper was to put two tablespoons of sugar instead of salt in my bread. This seems to be an all-time favorite with bakers – we’ve all done it! But keep on baking!
For you, things will be different than they are for me. Maybe you’ll make more money, maybe less. Maybe the town you sell in will be smaller or bigger. Or maybe there isn’t a big demand for baked goods. But take heart! You’re not only making a monetary profit, but you’re also learning valuable skills.
I love baking as well as cooking and, even though I sometimes get sick of it, I keep coming back to it. I just can’t help but make another batch of cookies J. I love it! Making desserts is definitely my favorite! Happy baking!
Sarah’s Recipes
Whole Wheat Bread
6 cups warm water
1 cup oil
1 cup honey
~ 18 cups whole wheat flour, divided
2 tbsp lecithin
¼ tsp vitamin C
4 tbsp gluten
2 tbsp salt
3 tbsp instant active dry yeast
Preheat oven to warm. Place water, oil, honey, and 6 cups flour in a Bosch mixing bowl. Add lecithin, vitamin C, gluten, salt, and yeast. Mix on speed one, adding remaining flour until the dough sticks to the sides a little. Put lid on, increase speed to three, and let mix for four minutes. Spread oil onto a countertop; remove dough from bowl. Divide into six equal parts, weigh, shape, and place into greased loaf pans. Place in warm oven for 15 minutes or until risen just above the sides. Increase heat to 350 for 30 minutes. After removing loaves from oven, place immediately on cooling racks. Makes 6 loaves.
Pumpkin Bread
2/3 cup shortening
22/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 cups (16 oz.) pumpkin
2/3 cup water
31/3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
2/3 cup coarsely ground nuts
2/3 cup raisins
Heat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients in given order. Pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Makes 2 loaves.
Variation: substitute zucchini for pumpkin, omit cloves, and add 1 tsp vanilla.
Banana Nut Bread
2½ cups flour
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
3½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1¼ cups mashed bananas
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1/3 cup milk
1 egg
1 cup chopped nuts
Heat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Remove from pans when completely cool. Makes 2 loaves.
Cinnamon Rolls
1 batch of bread dough, divided into six equal parts and weighed
cinnamon, divided
1½ cups brown sugar, divided
3 cups chopped nuts, divided
Preheat oven to 350. Roll out one of the sections of dough. Sprinkle with cinnamon until dough is covered. Sprinkle ¼ cup brown sugar. Evenly sprinkle ½ cup nuts. Roll. With scissors, cut into seven pieces. Place in a greased pie pan. Repeat process with remaining ingredients. Bake for 30 minutes. Place pans on racks. Place on styrofoam plates when cool. Makes 42 rolls.
White Frosting (for cinnamon rolls)
½ cup butter, softened
¼-½ cup milk
1 tbsp vanilla
2 lbs. powdered sugar
Beat in given order until smooth. Place into pastry bag with a large circle tip. Swirl frosting around each roll. Let dry for several minutes before packaging.
Caramel Frosting (for cinnamon rolls)
½ cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup milk
~ 2 cups powdered sugar
Boil butter and brown sugar for 1 minute. Add milk. Boil 1 minute. Let cool for several minutes. Put in Bosch mixer and beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Place in a pastry bag with a large holed tip. Swirl onto rolls. Let sit for several minutes before packaging.
Granola
3 gallons rolled oats
2 lbs. sliced or slivered almonds
3 cups pecans
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup whole wheat flour
2½ tbsp cinnamon
1 cup wheat germ
3 cups water
4½ cups oil
4½ cups honey
1 tbsp vanilla
Mix first seven ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Stir all together. Add more honey and oil if necessary to coat all dry ingredients. Spread on greased pans – not too thick, or it will not cook evenly. Bake at 325 for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Note: I usually substitute walnuts or another type of nut for almonds, since almonds are so expensive. Makes 14 lbs.
Sugar Cookies
3 cups flour
½ tsp baking soda
1½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350. Mix dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Combine both mixtures. Shape, and place on a greased cookie sheet. They will be sticky, but if you grease your hands, it will help. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup shortening
1½ cups peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
3 cups flour
Preheat oven to 350. Combine first six ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Stir all together. Shape. I measure it in a ¼ cup and roll into a ball. Flatten onto an ungreased cookie sheet, and bake for 10 minutes or until fully cooked. Cool on racks. Makes 3 dozen. For market, I usually bake 2-4 batches.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup raisins
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2½ cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups oats
¾ cup chopped pecans (opt)
Preheat oven to 350. Mix eggs, vanilla, and raisins; soak for 1 hour. Cream butter and sugars. Add raisin mixture. Add remaining ingredients. Stir. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Makes 3 dozen. I usually make 2-4 batches.
Monster Cookies
12 eggs
4 cups brown sugar
4 cups white sugar
2 cups butter, softened
6 cups peanut butter
3 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp baking soda
2 cups chocolate chips
18 cups oats
2 cups M&M’s
In a very large bowl, mix all ingredients in given order. Mix thoroughly after adding each ingredient. Shape dough (using ¼ cup measure again), and place on a greased cookie sheet; flatten. Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes. Cool before removing from sheet. Makes 6-7 dozen. These cookies are my customer’s favorites. I only bake one of these huge batches.
Pie Crust
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup + 2 tbsp shortening
6 tbsp water
Combine flour and salt in a Tupperware bowl with a lid. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add water. Mix gently. Place lid on bowl, and shake until dough forms a ball. Remove from bowl. Divide into four parts. Roll out on floured surface. Fold in half and then half again. Place in pie pan and unfold. Place filling on crust. If making a double crust pie, repeat recipe and then crimp the edges. Makes 4 crusts.
Fresh Apple Pie
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup flour
½ tsp nutmeg
½ tsp cinnamon
dash salt
6 cups thinly sliced pared apples
Pastry for 9” double-crust pie
2 tbsp butter (opt)
Preheat oven to 425. Mix dry ingredients. Stir in apples. Pour into pastry-lined plate. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Crimp edges, and poke with a fork. Bake 40-50 minutes. Makes 1 (9 inch) pie.
Fresh Peach Pie
1 cup sugar
¼ cup flour
¼ tsp cinnamon
5 cups sliced fresh peaches
1 tsp lemon juice
Pastry for 9” double-crust pie
2 tbsp butter (opt)
Preheat oven to 425. Mix dry ingredients. Combine peaches and lemon juice; add to dry ingredients. Pour into pastry-lined plate. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Crimp edges, and poke with a fork. Bake 35-45 minutes. Makes 1 (9 inch) pie.
Fresh Rhubarb Pie
11/3-12/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup flour
½ tsp grated orange peel (opt)
4 cups chopped rhubarb, divided
Pastry for 9” double-crust pie
2 tbsp butter (opt)
Preheat oven to 425. Mix dry ingredients. Pour half of the rhubarb into pastry-lined plate. Sprinkle half of the sugar/flour mixture onto rhubarb. Repeat layers. Dot with butter. Cover with top crust. Crimp edges, and poke with a fork. Bake 40-50 minutes. Makes 1 (9 in.) pie. ©
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Recipe Of The Week #27
Grandmother’s Coconut Chess Pie
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. flour (should be heaping)
1/8 tsp. salt
¼ cup white sugar
¾ cup white Karo syrup
1 tsp. vanilla
unbaked pie shell
¼ lb. butter
12-14 oz. coconut (can or bag)
Beat eggs well and set aside. In mixing bowl blend flour, salt, and sugar; then add eggs. Next add syrup and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell. Slice butter into thick slices and cover top of pie. Sprinkle coconut on top of pie and bake for about 1 hour in 300 degree oven or until firm and brown. Serves 8
Linda: “I inherited this recipe from my Grandmother Evans. It’s one of the best pies I’ve ever tasted!” (Page 83)
This is another recipes from my mother’s review! Here:
Articles By Others, Family Life, Life At Home, Recipes, Virtuous Girlhood | Comment (1)Beauty Tips: 3 Recipes To Make Your Own Lipstick
Well you say, I don’t/can’t wear lipstick well I am sure your mom, Aunt, cousin, or grandmother does! Make some for them! So, here are three recipes for lipstick! (plus a base recipe!)
These make great gifts and are easy to make for little to no money!
Happy crafting!
Photo credit of here.
Articles By Others, Family Life, Life At Home, Reviews, Tip Of The Week, Virtuous Girlhood | Comments (5)Bible Verse: Philippians 4: 6-13
I would have to say that Philippians is my favorite book in the bible! It is so encouraging to me so I thought I would share part of my favorite chapters!
Philippians 4: 6-13
Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9 What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you. 10 I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me; you were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11 Not that I complain of want; for I have learned, in whatever state I am, to be content. 12 I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound; in any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and want. 13 I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
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