Fall is here without a doubt! It was 96 degrees on Wednesday and has been in the fifties since with a biting wind and rain. The butterflies have been swarming around the flowers this week. Thanks to a butterfly class this past winter, I know the little yellow ones that come in great numbers are sulfur butterflies. There are a lot of painted ladies, not so many monarchs but it is maybe a little early for them. It is a delight to watch them! May you find delightful things this week! Thanks for stopping by to link your awesome posts! Featured from last week: Cooking with Ewa -- Polish Egg Patties Angela Giles -My Best Bullet Journal Hacks Mama of Many Blessings -- Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings It's My Sustainable Life - How to Make Elderberry Syrup: A Robust Cold ... [Read More]
Banana Nut Muffins
Banana Nut Muffins are a quick and easy breakfast, a delicious addition to any meal, a tasty snack and a life lesson. A life lesson?? Muffins are so easy to make that they are often the first baked item beginning cooks learn to make. A muffin recipe teaches how to follow directions, how to measure ingredients, and other basic cooking skills. (These are pretty darn good eating however, even if you are an experienced cook!) To make muffins, the dry ingredients are measured then whisked together in a large mixing bowl. Wet ingredients are measured and mixed together in a smaller bowl or large measuring cup. Then the wet ingredients and dry ingredients are put together and stirred just until they are mixed. Too much stirring makes muffins tough so some lumps are expected. ... [Read More]
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Wheels and Bytes are excited to have tickets to the big football game in Capitol City this weekend. Football is a big deal in this part of the country. The whole state wears red no matter where they plan to be during the game. At least half the state packs up and heads east for home games and a bunch travel to every game in or out of state. Conversations for the following week center on football, the coach, the quarterback and how the team could have done better and --- I just smile. I understand none of it. Except the half time band -- that I get! I'm glad they get to go and are looking forward to it. I'm glad that you stopped by to share your awesome posts! Thank you. Featured from last week: Mama of Many Blessings -- The Ultimate Guide to A Sensory Diet Tinselbox -- ... [Read More]
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff is a simple dish of meat and mushrooms with a sour cream sauce that literally has been around for centuries. Eventually it was given the name of the Russian Count Pavel Stroganoff. Stroganoff, was a celebrity in turn-of-the-century St. Petersburg, a dignitary at the court of Alexander III and a gourmet. He entertained frequently and beef, onions and mushrooms in a savory sour cream sauce became a signature dish bearing his name. However, his Beef Stroganoff was likely served over potatoes rather than noodles. Beef Stroganoff has many variations and here is one more! This is a quick and easy version of Beef Stroganoff for families on the go. It takes about 10 minutes to put together, using cubed stew meat. You can use frozen diced onions to shave off a couple of ... [Read More]
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Love these gorgeous fall days! It has been so pleasant every day that one could easily become spoiled and forget about the wild Plains winters. There are hints, though, as trees are turning early and some birds, like robins, have already migrated. The butterflies are beginning to show up -- also a bit early -- and are swarming around the blue asters. Today I scouted out a spot for a small brush pile hidden behind the big pine trees in the corner of the garden so butterflies and lightning bugs have a sanctuary from winter weather. Thanks for taking time to stop by our little corner of the ecosystem to share your awesome posts! Featured from last week: Lou Lou Girls -- Baked Pineapple Chicken Tinselbox -- Copper Painted Pumpkins Cincy Shopper -- Cinnamon Apple Bread Sinply ... [Read More]
Apple Walnut Cake
Apple Walnut Cake sings fall with apple chunks, walnuts and spicy goodness. Add cream cheese icing and sing Happy Birthday. Which is what we did for Wheels birthday. It was so good I made another cake -- just because -- a week or so later! I tweaked the amounts of the sugars, reducing them considerably to lower the carb count. The cake is just right sweet -- enough to complement the cinnamon and nutmeg and not overpower them. I just googled "complement". It says "a thing that completes or brings to perfection". Just exactly the description I was looking for! Don't bother to peel the apples. I used my favorite Gala, cutting them into slices and then cutting across the slices to make half inch long chunks. Buy the less expensive walnut pieces for this and save yourself time and ... [Read More]
