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Crockpot Spaghetti Sauce

Henny Penny — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:31:01 +0000

I’ve been making this often. Because it’s so easy and so yummy. I like being able to just throw in a few extra vegetables that look good at the store without much thought. And whenever the eggplant looks nice (which doesn’t happen very often here), I like add it in.

4 cans diced tomatoes 2 green bell peppers

2 cans tomato sauce 4 Tbl. brown sugar

2 cans tomato paste garlic

2 medium onions 4 tsp. basil

12 ounces mushrooms 4 tsp. oregano

2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. black pepper

place everything in the crockpot on low for a full day; or high for a half day. Add meat before serving if desired.

I originally found this recipe from Finding Joy in my Kitchen.

And my french bread recipe is here. I follow the recipe and don’t braid it, if I’ll be making it into garlic bread.

Rosemary Olive Oil

Henny Penny — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:17:29 +0000

Sorry for the long absence, if anyone is still reading my blog. I’ve been engrossed in other things and trying to keep up with life. I’ll be posting more often.

Rosemary Olive Oil

rinse and dry the rosemary

heat 1 cup olive oil to 1 cup rosemary
put in the food processor for 10 sec
leave in the fridge for 2 days
strain the olive oil

This is a picture of the original colored olive oil next to the Rosemary Olive Oil.

Berry Baked Oatmeal

Henny Penny — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:21:19 +0000

I like to make this ahead as a quick hearty breakfast. It only takes a minute to put together for the oven and tastes better than reheated oatmeal.

1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
3 cups quick oats
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup frozen berries

Stir dry ingredients.
Stir in wet ingredients.
Stir in berries.
Pour into greased 9X9 pan. Cook for 40m at 350.
Serve warm.

A Day In the Life

Henny Penny — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:50:38 +0000

Christmas Knitting

Henny Penny — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:35:36 +0000

These are some of my Christmas knitting projects:

I love how thick and big the pot holders are. They are knit holding 3 strings together. I can’t wait to replace all my old ones with these.

Here is a link to my ravelry page.

Butter Making

Henny Penny — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:53:02 +0000

Made butter with the kids using this video here. It’s simple, fast and easy. Oh and yummy.

Christmas

Henny Penny — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:30:17 +0000

A lot of getting ready for Christmas is going on here. We are making all our own gifts this year. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to post about it due to lurking family members.

cold cold cold

Henny Penny — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:19:51 +0000

even kitty is cold

winter is setting in,

time to wrap up things in the yard and settle in

On the Needles

Henny Penny — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:07:41 +0000

I’ve been working on this Smock with Sheep and Shoes by Debbie Bliss. It is rather slow going so I’ve had to take a break a few times to work on other things.

Like these booties for little one.

And some more for my friend who delivered her baby this morning.

More Goings On

Henny Penny — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:35:48 +0000

I’m currently on a canning stint, trying to get thing ready for winter. I didn’t plan on doing much canning as my garden was not very active this last season. However, what I didn’t produce myself, my dear friends have made up for.

This week I put up: 14 pints of salsa, 4 quarts of corn, 7 quarts of applesauce, and 6 pints of grape juice.