Recipes to Share

July 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I wanted to share some more recipes that my family enjoys. Spicy Oven Fried Potato WedgesThe recipe for Spicy Oven Fried Potato Wedges can be found here. This Hillbilly Housewife recipe is a hit with my family. Short Bread CookiesAnother Hillbilly Housewife recipe we like is the Short Bread Cookie recipe found here. They don’t [...]

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Sweet Pickle Relish

July 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I made a batch of relish Saturday using our bountiful supply of cucumbers. I was able to turn these into this. My mom has used this recipe for years, and this is my second year to make some. The recipe made enough to can 7 pints and 7 jelly jars full of relish. My mom [...]

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My Daughter the Seamstress

July 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I have to share about my sweet daughter. She was in her first year of 4-H this year, and she took sewing as one of her projects. She chose to make an elastic waist skirt and a simple tote bag. We chose a cute fabric from the Tutti Fruiti collection at Joann Fabrics. It is [...]

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First Produce from Our Garden!

July 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I picked 2 heads of broccoli on Saturday, and I was so excited to start getting some produce. I have never grown broccoli before, but it wasn’t hard. We should have some more vegetables ready in the next couple of weeks. Summer eating from the garden is so good and so healthy. I am really [...]

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Homemade Detergent

July 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I have been using a new detergent recipe I found over on Diaper Sewing Divas. It has been named “Diva Detergent”. I use it on all my laundry and have found it to work well. I don’t use the Calgon because we have a water softener. 1 55 oz. box Arm & Hammer Super Washing [...]

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