Sept 18th

      Yesterday was crazy busy. I woke up at 6:30, text my baby girl. Then did a load of wash, feed the chickens, cat and dog.  Also put together even thing, I need to take with me for dinner.  After that I ran out the door.  After that I got to work and had my 2 babies all day with my third joining me at one. We decide to skip the library because of the storm that was coming, and to make it a cooking day. We made Apple Bread to go with our A week theme. It was so much fun.  After that we had our regular schedule day. Then during nap-time I cooked two dinners (mmm broccoli-cheese-casserole-with-rice I add 2 chicken breast that are cooked and diced) and used the Foodsavers to freeze chicken, and turkey I got from the farmers market.  Then headed home and dropped off dinner to hubby. After that went to a Pto function. I helped out until 8:15, and then had to run to my parent’s house to pick something up. After that I got home ate dinner. Had some alone time with hubby and bed! It was a crazy day!!

I'll post picks of Apple Bread and recipe hopeful tonight!

Week of Sept 17- 24

   This Week is a busy one. Even though my baby is not home, I have 3 other babies this week. I work 8:30-6 four days this week.

   This week I am starting the Alphabet with my 1 year, and restarting it with my 3 year old. We are going to do so many fun activates! Tune in to seem!

   Also I have market day event on Tuesday night. It is a chair, I hold in my daughter’s school. It is important to me to be as involved as possible so I know what is going on in my daughter’s life, when I’m not there.  

   This week is also my hubby is trying to get a deer! Therefore he isn’t home during day to work on house. But if he puts a deer in our house that would help us so much by putting food in our house. For the last 3 times he went out he hasn’t gotten anything but he has seen doe in one of our friends, then a buck today. But he was never able to get the shot. (Buck not in season either) I will try to get on this week and also post about the herbs! Sorry about last week! 

Menu for this week!

Monday

Waffle, Strawberries

Cheese sandwich, grapes, peas

Pork and mushrooms over potatoes, green beas

Stuff apples

Tuesday

Cereal, banana

Raviolis, bread and apples

Broccoli & cheesy chicken casserole

Apple bread

Wednesday

Pancakes, strawberries

Fish sticks, corn, grapes

Leftovers

Apple Bread

Thursday

Cereal, banana’s

Mac and cheese mix with peas,  apple

Stuff chicken, bake potatoes, corn

Apple crisp

Friday

French toast, banana

Leftovers

Stroganoff, peas

Apple Bread

Saturday

Pancake day (I’ll post which ones the family picks)

Bologna sandwich, purple pepper,  watermelon

Hot Dogs, Beans, and corn on the cob (fire pit dinner, special family time)

Smores

Sunday

Leftovers

Leftovers

Leftovers

What are your plans for the week? What is on the menu? Let me know!!

Herbs

I love herbs! I have so many in my garden. There are many reasons why I love them!
1. They make food taste better.
2. They are easy to grow.
3. They have oils in them that make them smell good.
4. They have medical property!!
Now, know these this is why I grow herbs. I research what I grow, and telling everyone to do the same. Don't take any herbs without researching them and talking to you doctor.
Now hopefully this week I'll get a chance to tell you about herbs I have in the garden and how I'm harvesting them and trying to save them for uses, and the ways I'm planning on using them.
What herbs do you grow and why?

Peach Sryup

To make Peach Syrup it is easy, takes about 15 minutes.

Step 1 ~ Clean Peaches (how I clean my peaches)





 

                        Step 2 ~ Slice I  peaches up, (I used 2) remove and clean pits (we will use them later this week)



                        

Put them in a pot on med high and add 1tsp of vanilla



Add 1Tbs of water



Sprinkle with cinnamon



Add 1/4c sugar

Bring to boil, mixing it while it starts to break it up a little



Remove from heat, let stand for 5 minutes.

Then use it , mmm, over ice cream. Or anything else! It amazing!!

Clean Peaches

After picking all those peaches, it is important to clean them. This is an easy process and makes me feel 100 times better when I can them because I know they were clean.

All you need is 2 things, water and vinegar. Here is what you do;

Clean your sink out, give it a good scrubbing to make sure it is clean and everything is out of it. Then fill it up with room temperature water.

 Add 1/2 vinegar to the water.

Let them soak for 10 minutes.



Then rinse them off.

Let dry

There you have it clean peaches, ready to eat, cooked, or canned!

Peaches

Today my family and I went picked peaches! We picked over 100lbs., but we only kept half. I was a great outing and gave us some food. We spent $88, which is about a $110 saving if we bought them in the store. (they gave us a coupon for $5 off next trip) Not count the price we spent as a family.

My next few blogs are going to be what I do with 50lbs. of peaches. Get ready for this peach advantage!

Zucchini bread

Yes we ate one!

Today I took local grown zucchini, and turned it in to zucchini bread and muffins. This was one of my preschool project for the day. We mixed, counted and added, while cooking. It was a fun activity and tasted great! Best part and other veggie added in to our body today, kiddies have know idea!!

I got it for only $.33!

Zucchini Muffins

Prep. time (min):18
Cooking time (min):70
Servings:24

Ingredients
3 cup Zucchini (shredded)
1/2 wheat germ
3 cups Flour
1 cup Sugar
2 Tbsp Sugar
5 tsp Baking powder
1 Tbsp Lemon rind
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
6 Tbsp Veg oil
2 tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs
One beaten
And one egg white
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup milk
1/2 of oat bran

I cheated and put it in a food processor, so much easier! 

Preparation
Preheat oven Shred the zucchini

Mix flours, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, lemon, cinnamon, and nutmeg In other bowl, mix everything else.
Combined the dry into the wet.
Bread bake for 1hr - 1hr 10 mins Muffins 30-45mins

Fresh out the oven! MMMmmm

I forgot to take a picture of the bread, it was amazing! If there is any left I'll add it tomorrow!