Monthly Archives: June 2009

Garden Update

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 24, 2009
It's growing and not too full of weeds. Rabbits got all the beets, but I've already had a few baby peppers to eat. Close ups are of the Mimosa tree, mullen plant, red cabbage and cantaloupe blossoms.
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New Toy!

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 24, 2009
My light tent came in the mail today.  It is a pop up tent that is 5 feet square and diffuses light.  It came with 2 photography lights and 4 backdrop choices.  I'm really impressed with how sturdy it is and how well constructed.  I played with it today photographing the kids.  It has a lot [...]
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Homemade Wheat Thins

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 23, 2009
I love Wheat Thin crackers.  I've tried lots of recipes on the web, but never found one quite like the store bought kind.  Last night, in the wee moments before falling asleep, I realized the box has the recipe practically on it!  I took the ingredients off the box, which are in order of amount, [...]
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Pink Rolls

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 19, 2009
Sometimes it's hard for me to throw stuff away.  We had beets for dinner and the leftover cooking liquid was beautiful.  I just couldn't throw it away.  So I used it for the liquid in a roll recipe.  The rolls were beautiful and just as tasty as they were pretty.   With frosting the next morning, [...]
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Frugal Father’s Day Ideas

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 18, 2009
   June 21st is Father's Day!  Men can be difficult to buy for frugally.  Their favorite toys are electronic and powerful in nature, which usually translates to expensive.  On the other hand, most men value one thing over all else, and it is free to give — Respect!  To compile this list for you, I asked a [...]
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Frugal Wedding Gifts

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 18, 2009
This is an excerpt from my weekly newsletter with a few extra ideas.  If you are popping over from the newsletter for more ideas, skip down to #4 and start reading there.   Wedding season comes right after graduation season and in the midst of Mother’s Day and Father’s day.  If you also have family birthdays on [...]
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Give Away! No More Bricks Breadbaking Book

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 18, 2009
 Up for Giving Away this week is Lori Viet's Book, No More Bricks.  Lori is a talented baker and mom who is dedicated to feeding her family wholesome food.  In No More Bricks she teaches you how to make 100% whole grain bread that is light and fluffy and holds together beautifully for sandwiches.  Here's [...]
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Chock full of Veggies Bread

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 16, 2009
I'm still thinking of ways to use up zucchini.  I made up this bread recipe today and it was delicious!   1/4 C warm water 2 T butter, melted 1/4 C honey 1 egg 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1/2 cup shredded zucchini 1 t dried chives 1 t dried parsley 1 t salt 3 C whole wheat flour 1 T yeast Place all ingredients in the bread machine [...]
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Chocolate (zucchini) Pancakes

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 15, 2009
A lady at our church has been out of work for quite awhile.  She frequents the food pantries in town at the last minute, when they are getting ready to throw everything away, and takes it all home.  Most of the food is at or past its sell date and is donated by grocery stores.  [...]
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Basic Drop Cookie Recipe

By Angela Coffman | Published: June 13, 2009
  I rarely cook with recipes, but I always have a proportion or formula in my mind.  Doing this allows me to make pancakes, gravy, yeast bread, cookies or quick bread wherever I might be visiting, no matter how many people there are to cook for.  It's so fun to put the lady of the house [...]
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