For the past two years, our family has participated in the Cornell Project Feeder Watch program. If you are not familiar with it, the program was put together so that the winter bird population could be observed all over North America. During that time of watching birds, we have seen Bald Eagles, baby chickadee’s, woodpeckers…
Super Easy! Vanilla-Cinnamon Oatmeal
Super Easy! Vanilla-Cinnamon Oatmeal Print Prep time 2 mins Cook time 10 mins Total time 12 mins Delicious vanilla-cinnamon oatmeal made in 10 minutes! Author: Parsnips and Parsimony Recipe type: Breakfast Serves: 6 Ingredients 2 cups old-fashion oats ¼ cup brown sugar 2 cups water 2 cups milk pinch of salt ½ tsp…
The Garden Is Calling!!! Reflecting On The Up Coming Seasons
I have finally recovered from the holidays? How you might ask? I assure you that it is not in the way of Christmas decorations being neatly stored away for another year! No, in fact, as I write this very blog post, I am looking at my lit Christmas tree in the dining room. My decorations…
2014 Freezer Clean-out Challenge: Week 1 Recipe Review and Update
It has been seven days since I started my freezer challenge. I have used many different items in the freezer, but I don’t see any dent in it! If you have followed me on Facebook, you have seen many of the things that I have cooked I this past week. Some of my recipes were outstanding…
Recipe: Healthy and Savory Beef Stew-Freezer Clean-out Challenge
As part of my freezer clean-out challenge, I made my version of beef stew with some stew beef that I found in my freezer. My family loves this hearty dish served with hot cornbread or a thick slice of rustic bread with butter. Serve this with a green salad and you will have a…
2014 Freezer Clean-out 4-Week Challenge
If you have been a regular reader around here, you know that last year I had a freezer clean-out challenge. This is what my freezer looked like last year: This year, my freezer is not quite that bad, but it still isn’t very good. So once again, I am going on a 4-week clean-out…