Posted by Jenni on May 27th, 2008 in Gardening
We finally did it, we got most of our garden planted, some of the boxes we will wait to plant as we go so that they wont all be ready at the same time. But we got a little of everything planted, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, basil, cilantro, cauliflower, romaine, mixed salads, orange/red beets, kohlrabi, celery, yellow/pickling cucumbers, pumpkins, corn, and potatoes. I have a couple more things that I would like to plant and I will continue to plant through the summer. And hopefully plant some winter crops this fall. It’s been such a fun adventure, I’m learning so much and have so much more to learn!
And here they are close up…
And the pumpkins in the corner, I will train them to grow along the fence.
Posted by Jenni on May 27th, 2008 in Breakfast, Cooking with kids, Desserts, Healthy Snacks, Juicing, Low Sugar, Raw, Sweet Things, Whole Foods
This ice cream or sorbet was perfect! The kids had a blast making it with our new juicer and it was so fast and easy. The best part about it is that it’s so healthy, you could eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner. Nothing added, just frozen fruit. Half the fruit I froze myself and the others, I bought at Costco. It really is a simple and quick dessert, the whole thing (without kids) could be made and cleaned up in about 15 minutes! All the kids loved it and they always love to help me in the kitchen so that was an added bonus!
Posted by Jenni on May 20th, 2008 in Desserts, Drink, Food News, Healthy Snacks, Juicing, Low Sugar, Raw
For those of you who know about juicing, this juicer is amazing! The pulp is totally dry when it comes out and I’m getting a lot more juice for how many vegetables I am juicing. Tonight we made ice cream from frozen fruit, it was absolutely amazing! We are going to get years of use out of this machine and will probably use it daily if not multiple times a day! I can make juice, nut butters, ice cream, soup, and if I had the other attachments I could make pasta and bread sticks (among many other things). Anyway, this tool is going to be a great benefit to the health of our family, thanks for letting me get it hon!
Green Lemonade Just wait until you see the ice cream we made tonight, simply from frozen fruit, that’s it! It was delicious, although I think it gave the kids a bit of a fruit sugar high, they were really wired before bed time! :) You gotta live a little right?!
Posted by Jenni on May 14th, 2008 in Dinner, Lunch, Salads
Last night we had taco salad for dinner, it was wonderfully refreshing! I had been thinking about this delicious salad for several days and finally managed to get the ingredients together to make it. We were really pleased with how it turned out, I think taco salad is a great way to get kids used to eating salads.
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Posted by Jenni on May 1st, 2008 in Desserts, Sweet Things
Tonight I was really craving something sweet. I may have broken down and drug the family to Cold Stone Creamery if we had had any extra cash. But we didn’t, so I had to be creative. So what is the first thing that draws the creativity out of me when I am pregnant and tired? Chocolate. These brownies were really amazing. I have never made homemade brownies before, and now I’m pretty sure that I will never again buy a mix (okay, don’t say “never” Jenni!) I adjusted this recipe a bit, that I found from Allrecipes, they turned out wonderfully!
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Posted by Jenni on April 10th, 2008 in Uncategorized
Yes, for those of you who have begun to wonder. I am still alive. I haven’t forgotten my homemaking blog; abandoned it temporarily, but not forgotten it. But for those of you who have ever been pregnant and experienced the gloriously trying nausea and energy loss, you can understand why I haven’t wanted to write about food these past few weeks. I was on such a role, writing several times a week, even concocting my own recipes! And then overnight, nothing. The cause? I’m pregnant. 11 weeks, and counting the days until I’m in my second trimester where I know I will be able to live and feel human again. This season is a challenging one, I never really look forward to that first trimester of pregnancy and yet we have to endure it if we want a baby out of it :)
What does one do? How do I plan, prepare, shop, and serve my family when I’m pregnant and the last thing I want to do is plan, prepare, think, food?! Like I said, it’s a challenging season. I don’t think I have all the answers. I think the thing that has helped me the most is giving myself a goal to look forward to. I know that from the time I discover I am pregnant, I have about 6 or 7 weeks before I’m going to be feeling good again. Then I take it one day at a time. After I’ve gotten a week behind me I look at that week and ask myself, “Can you do that again?!” Of course I can! I give myself breaks, I allow my house to get messy when I need to rest. I don’t force myself to do the dishes as often because sometimes I just need to sit and watch a movie with the kids. And I think the most important thing to remember, I’m going to have another little baby. This baby is going to be an incredibly important part of this family, and I will sacrifice my time, energy, and comfort to have the honor of bringing this child into the world.
Well, I’m almost there. I’ve already started to feeling better. I’m not nearly as sick unless I go too long between meals. I’m starting slightly to get my energy back (just the fact that I am doing the post says a lot!) And today I branched out and made up a new dish for the family for dinner. I added hamburger, onion and Italian seasonings to my fried potatoes, they turned out delicious! I think I better stop here. It’s about time for me to hit the hay! Goodnight!
Posted by Jenni on February 13th, 2008 in Desserts, Sweet Things
My dear friend Rene made me a Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake for my birthday. I must add that she is 13 weeks pregnant and really sick (and she can’t eat peanut butter while she pregnant because it makes her sick!). Thank you Rene, it was a beautiful cheesecake and tasted so good! A few of my lady friends met me at a Starbucks in Marysville to have coffee for my birthday, it was so nice visiting with them. I have some really great friends, God has blessed me :) Thanks ladies, and thanks again Rene for the sweet cheesecake, I know that it was a sacrifice for you to make it. Bless you!
Posted by Jenni on February 12th, 2008 in Contests
Have you been wondering if you won the little apron this morning? Well, I was surprised at who won it. We had 30 entries, and the only guy who entered was Doug, and he won!! Doug, you will look very cute in the apron ;) Okay, so you didn’t enter for yourself :) Doug and Carol are expecting their first baby in March (who happens to be a little girl), and I am sure that she will look adorable in this little apron. Well, bless you both and thank you to all of you who entered the drawing, that was fun!!
Posted by Jenni on February 12th, 2008 in Uncategorized
Sorry, I will let you know in a minute, Cait is hungry :)
Posted by Jenni on February 7th, 2008 in Gardening, Podcasts
I am excited to announce my first podcast on The Joy of Homemaking!
A little history on the podcast. In the 6 years my husband and I have been married, each year I have attempted some sort of garden (in planters or buckets of some sort), all of which have failed. This year I am going to attempt raised bed gardening. Even though I grew up on a small farm I have realized that I don’t have as much knowledge about gardening as I would like to think I had. In an effort to raise a successful crop this year I decided to call in the troops, my friend Karen Engstrom who is an experienced mother of seven and gardener, has let me interview her. Thank you so much for you time Karen, all that you had to share was very helpful! Continue reading this post…
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