PUMPKIN PIE CAKE DESSERT This is a very easy and very delicious dessert for a crowd just in time for Thanksgiving. Adjustments (ingredients in blue) make this recipe – Real Food or Nourishing Traditions friendly. 1-29 oz can pumpkin (Use fresh baked pumpkin) 1 cup sugar (Use raw honey or Sucanat or rapadura) 1 tsp […]
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Holiday Open House ebook
Holiday Open House ebook – Open Your Heart and Your Home Are you needing recipes, information and encouragement to get started? Are you wanting to learn how to graciously decorate with just what you already have on hand? Do you need some tried and true recipes? I believe we women, wives and mothers need to […]
Will Wheat Prices Become Volatile?
I just read this article on the New Harvest Homestead Discussion group that suggests that the wheat market may become volatile because Russia, a major wheat exporter, ceased exports this past summer because of a poor crop harvest. That means that the countries that depended upon Russia (including Iraq) will now be looking elsewhere for […]
Free Mini-Lesson for a Healthy Thanksgiving Menu 8 Recipes, and 1 Video
Although I am invited out for Thanksgiving this year, some of the recipes in Happy Health Holiday Recipes look very intriguing to me such as the probiotic apple and mandarin relish, and the sprouted spelt pumpkin pie crust. The bonus lesson and video are free. Enjoy a healthy Thanksgiving holiday featuring the very best wholesome […]
Better Pecan Pie
Friday I posted my favorite Thanksgiving pie recipes . Here is an even better pecan pie recipe, submitted by Nancy Dolph for those who want to skip the corn syrup or are allergic to corn! 1 cup sugar (For real food advocates try using Sucanat or maple syrup) 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. vinegar 1 […]
Holiday Sweets and Treats!
Love Christmas cookies and chocolate fudge? Learn the healthy way of making these favorite holiday sweets with whole grains, good-for-you fats like butter and coconut oil and natural sweeteners. This class will be December 6. Register Here. Class Includes: VIDEO: How to soak flour and make buttermilk gingerbread VIDEO: How to maple sugar walnuts VIDEO: […]
Loss Leader Menu
This week chuck roast is on sale at my local grocery store. I will buy at least a five pound roast because there are so many ways to use the leftovers. *Leftover ideas are posted below. Here is the menu I’m going to use to take advantage of the savings. I already have a […]
Storing Grains and other Basics
Last night I heard that grain prices are fluctuating up and down significantly because of poor harvests in Russia and Europe. Sometimes these reports can cause panic buying especially when the prices are up. If you buy grains and beans in bulk and store them in your pantry, you protect your family from excessively high […]
My Grandson Job, 11 Weeks and counting
This picture has nothing to do with Homemaking Helps for Busy Moms, recipes, grocery shopping tips, but it was just so cute I couldn’t resist! My grandson Job, just found his fingers can provide a little comfort between feedings. Follow me at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/urbanhomemaker Follow me at Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TheUrbanHome
The Next Thing
Whether life has been taking twists and turns and it feels like the mountains are shaking and about to roll into the sea or there is peace like a river in your heart right now, it is time to keep our eyes on the next thing. That means the next thing to do that comes […]