May 24 2021
Looking for an easy summer dessert recipe? Beat the heat with this simple recipe for a chocolate peanut butter ice cream torte. More great recipes can be found online at www.peanutbureau.ca. Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Torte Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 3 minutes Freezing time: 1 hour Makes 10 servingsIngredients:Chocolate Peanut Crust: 1 …
May 21 2021
With Father’s Day coming up next month, I thought now would be a good time to get started on posting a few Father’s Day Craft. I decided that I would start off with a real tear jerker of a gift idea. This is one that I made for my husband on his second year of …
May 17 2021
Well, it’s time for another cheat sheet for parents to add to their little resource library of things their children are going to encounter. I felt that toads are a great example because most children experience a frog or a toad and sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between them. I mean, we …
May 10 2021
Make Your Own Cleaning Solutions and Save Money Is your spring cleaning really as clean as you think it is? Spring cleaning is supposed to be a ritual of purging the accumulated dirt, germs and odor from a winter-weary home to create a clean and healthy living space. Unfortunately, the often caustic and toxic ingredients …
May 10 2021
I am a big fan of reading, huge, gigantic, enormous. I can add many adjectives to just how big of a fan I am but I think I may have already got my point across and one look at the boxes of books that I don’t have room for will confirm it. For this reason, …
May 10 2021
Making homemade soap is fun and rewarding for me, however I don’t always have the time or money to shop for a long list of specialty oils. This is when a simple trip to the grocery store will suffice. You can make some very fine soap with oils found in most every grocery store. The …
May 06 2021
I mentioned a while back that I was going to do a cheat sheet on Volcanoes since I had a stage in my son’s development where all he wanted to talk about was Volcanoes and more specifically, Pompeii. Today, that’s right, I’m going to give you a quick cheat sheet on Volcanoes. When it comes …
Apr 26 2021
Kukicha is a type of Japanese green tea that is made mostly or exclusively from twigs and stems. This stands in contrast to most teas (green or otherwise) which are made mostly from leaves and buds of the tea plant. Sometimes kukicha is referred to as kukicha tea, but the “tea” is redundant as “cha” means tea …
Apr 20 2021
Candles have forever been a great gift idea and why not—they seem to be the ideal choice for any occasion. If you’re looking for something a little different in the way of candles though, you may want to consider the latest in candle innovation: soy candles. Soy candles are becoming increasingly popular for several reasons …
Dec 26 2020
Still basking in the glow of Christmas tree lights, we’re enjoying a cozy weekend at home with our favorite cinnamon spiced apple cider. It’s a simple stovetop hot apple cider recipe. Ingredients This recipe makes about six servings. 8 cups apple cider or apple juice 1/8 cup brown sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp …
