Happy Holiday! Ours will be "just us chickens" as we celebrated Easter earlier with the family. The high speed, constant and chilly wind means we will enjoy the sun shine through the big window from the inside. Anxious to get some spring yard work done so hoping for at least one nice day soon! Thanks for stopping by to share your great ideas! Featured from last week: Peacock Ridge Farm - How to Make a Beautiful Naked Cake The House on Silverado - Decorating Wooden Easter Eggs The Kitchen is My Playground - Strawberry Tea Punch Little Frugal Homestead - The Path to Self Reliance Ann's Entitled Life - Easy Steps to Start a Garden Filling the Jars - Decluttering after Fifty Vera Vise - 18 Cheap Family Vacation Ideas in the US Not Entirely Average - A Classic ... [Read More]
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Good thing we celebrated Easter early last week! We would be blown away had we planned for this week. Not just strong prairie breezes -- but outright 60 - 70 mph winds. Overturned semi trailer trucks. Wildfires out of control. Farm soil flying by. Siding off your house winds!! But Miss Sophia Grace made her appearance right on time in the Pacific Northwest. Our big family is now one person bigger with greats and grands and degrees of cousinry and miles between. May you hang tight and celebrate new things this week! Thanks for stopping by to share your awesome posts! Featured from last week: Flour on My Face - Easter Cake Balls The Kitchen is My Playground - The Best Honey Glazed Carrots Hunny I'm Home - Simple and Adorable Easter Bunny Cupcakes Fresh Vintage by Lisa ... [Read More]
Baked Honey Lemon Chicken
Tender and delicious, from Grandma’s favorite cookbook, this is a can’t miss recipe for serving 8-10. Grandma started with a whole chicken – but you can pick up a package of sliced chicken breast and have it in the oven quickly. It bakes for an hour, which gives you enough time to scrub 8 medium potatoes and toss them in the oven for an easy side. Don’t bother to wrap. No potatoes in the pantry? Grab a couple of boxes of sauced pasta or brown rice. Make a quick dessert like Buttery Apple Crisp or the Classic Naked Brownie and put it in the oven soon after the chicken. Grab a packaged green salad from the fridge and toss in a single large bowl for diners to help themselves. Or take a few more minutes and portion the salads in individual bowls for each place setting. Better yet, ... [Read More]
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Early Easter celebration today at Bee's house. Beautiful weather. All ages gathering for the annual egg hunt and bountiful potluck. Can't wait! May you have something fun on your agenda! Thanks for stopping by to share your awesomeness this week!! Featured from last week: Ann's Entitled Life -Apple Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Creatively Beth- Spring Bunny Tail Embroidery Hoop Paper Seedlings -- Paper Easter Baskets Space Ships and Laser Beams - Peach Cobbler Muffins Little Frugal Homestead - The Four Best Vegetables to Grow Hunny I'm Home - Easter Bunny Parfait Organized Motherhood - 7 Tools to Simplify Meal Prep Artsy Karma - How to Make a Mosaic Vase Pillar Box Blue - Denim Bunny Of the Hearth - Chicken Florentine Skillet That Guy Who Grills - Smoked Potato ... [Read More]
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Spring is springing! Or maybe just blowing through. Time will tell. I love this time of year with just warm sun, sprouts poking through in the garden and renewal is in the air. Here's to new beginnings and fresh starts! Thanks for stopping by to share your great ideas!! FEatrFeatFeatures from last week: Organized Motherhood - DeClutter Your Schedule Anderson and Grant - 6 Simple Steps to Styling a Night Stand Lou Lou Girls -- Crazy Day Soup My Crazy Life - Tie Dye Easter Eggs Strength and Sunshine -How to Frost a Layer Cake Wise Little Owl Furniture - How to Paint a Desk with a Leather Top Condo Blues - How to Avoid Floor Tile Mistakes Birds Party - DIY Floral Table Runner Creatively Beth - How to Sew a Bunny in One Hour ABCs of Literacy - Letter P Pig ... [Read More]
Creamy Wild Rice Soup in the Slow Cooker
This supremely satisfying Creamy Wild Rice soup is comfort food. The wild rice is filling, while the finely minced and chopped vegetables give the soup consistent flavor. Healthy, nutritious and earthy good. Beans aren’t usually on the menu at Chez Charlene’s. Hearty Calico Beans, of course, which uses kidney beans, lima beans or navy beans. Tacos or taco salad with black beans or refried beans. I had to look up Cannellinni beans when I saw this recipe. It is one of four types of white beans -- Navy beans, Great Northern beans, Cannellini beans, or Baby Lima beans aka butter beans. I’ve heard of the other three and used them in cooking. How did I miss Cannellini beans? Cannellini beans are the largest of the group and because of their traditional kidney shape, they can also be ... [Read More]
