Our Thanksgiving Day was fairly quiet this year. I was pretty bummed because we had no extra people at our table. But the Lord did bring us an opportunity to fill a need for someone else so we were able to cook 2 meals and deliver 1! While Jeff and I were out deliveri
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Today we'll spend a pretty quiet day (Lord willing) at home with just our immediate family. This is what happens when there are miles between you and your family. Sometimes the miles are an actual physical distance and then there are times when the miles are measured in conviction, faith and worl
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A couple pie crust hints: Use a deep dish pie plate (as seen on the left). Roll your dough out thin. Use a little sugar in your dough recipe. Before placing in the oven, use your finger tips to rub some milk on the top, just enough to moisten it, then sprinkle a little sugar. This will hel
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I'm up before dawn to get the turkey prepped and in the roaster. I love that 'Jeff' could walk out in the herb garden and pick what I needed for seasoning. Well, OK, first he came in with lavender and I had to step out in the damp, dark morning to point out the rosemary... heee heee. He's such
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Let sit in the refrigerator 1 day for every 4 pounds.
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When we take away one's opportunity to fail, we take away their opportunity to succeed. Whether it be allowing your children to help in the kitchen, sweep the floor or mow the grass, if you do not allow them to do it imperfectly in the beginning, they will never know the satisfaction of doing it
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Use stale or dense bread to make breadcrumbs. These were made with some whole wheat bread that actually came out too 'heavy', so instead of throwing it away I tore it up into smaller pieces and put it in my Vita Mix (the BEST blender). You could do the same thing in a food processor. I let
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Personally I do not like using foil, I use a large roasting pan that has a lid. A baking bag is great too. Why not let one of your older children handle making the turkey this year? Start your own herb garden next spring and you can use fresh herbs from your own garden for next year's tu
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Our family's choice:
Character is higher than intellect.
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