14 December 2013

Have you tried Plan to Eat?

Simple Meal Planning - Plan to Eat

12 December 2013

UPDATE LIST: Homeschool Books for sale

Several books have been sold and deleted from the original list; one was added.  Please see below.


I have the following books for sale.   All in very good condition.  Please contact me if you are interested in any of them.
I will accept payment by PayPal to skaubuchon  at  charter dot net, or payment by snail mail.  Get with me on the payment option.
Thanks.  Kristi
 

Homeschool Books for sale                                       Price    Shipping
Saxon Algebra 1/2  3rd ed. (text, answers, tests)       $25.00       $5.00
                                                                                   
Devotional Stories for Little Folks—CHC                   $10.00      $1.00
 
A Book of Gladness—Seton                                        $8.00        $1.00
 
The Homeschooling Book of Answers                        $3.00        $2.00
 
What Your 4th Grader Needs to Know                        $5.00        $2.00
 
Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus Christ
    Through Mary According to St. Louis de Montfort
    High school level or above; New                            $5.00        $1.00

04 December 2013

Homeschool books for sale

One item has been added 12/9/13
UPDATE: Several books have been sold.  Please see the list below.


I have the following books for sale.   All in very good condition.  Please contact me if you are interested in any of them.
I will accept non-credit card payment by PayPal to skaubuchon  at  charter dot net, or payment by snail mail.  Get with me on the payment option.
Thanks.  Kristi
 

Homeschool Books for sale                                       Price    Shipping
Saxon Algebra 1/2  3rd ed. (text, answers, tests)       $25.00       $5.00
                                                                                   
Saint Joseph Concise Bible History—Seton                $3.00        $1.00
 
This is our Town—Seton                                              $8.00        $1.00
 
Devotional Stories for Little Folks—CHC                   $10.00      $1.00
 
Devotional Stories for Little Folks, Too—CHC          $10.00      $1.00
 
Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls—CHC                   $8.00        $1.00
 
A Book of Gladness—Seton                                        $8.00        $1.00
 
King of the Golden City—CHC                                  $10.00      $1.00
 
We Sing and Dance--Seton                                         $2.00        $1.00
 
Everyday Science Sourcebook—CHC                        $4.00        $2.00
 
First Farm in the Valley: Anna’s Story
    by Anne Pellowski                                                  $3.00        $1.00
 
Horizons Math 4 Teacher’s Guide w/ Answer Key,
     Worksheets, & Quarter Tests                        $6.00        $2.00
 
The Homeschooling Book of Answers                        $3.00        $2.00
 
What Your 4th Grader Needs to Know                        $5.00        $2.00
 
Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus Christ
    Through Mary According to St. Louis de Montfort—
    High school level or above; New                            $5.00        $1.00

24 November 2013

Preparing for Thanksgiving: My Daddy's Turkey & Dressing

I've always been a Daddy's girl, and I learned A LOT from my Daddy, especially cooking.   Here's my Daddy's best recipe for Thanksgiving Dinner: Turkey & (Southern Style Cornbread) Dressing.

1-2 days before Thanksgiving:

·        Cook turkey in oven bag according to directions; add in 1/2 onion & a celery stalk for flavor, if desired.  Let cool, slice/separate and store, reserving 2-4 cups mostly dark meat (chopped) and all broth for dressing.   The remainder can go on a platter and can be served either heated or cool with Thanksgiving meal.  

·        Bake a pan of cornbread. 

·        Lay out bread to dry for making croutons. (Can be cut, seasoned, and dried in oven)

·        Boil dozen eggs (10 for deviled eggs, 2 for dressing)

For Dressing: make day of, or make ahead with everything but the broth; pour on heated broth when ready to bake.

4-6 cups turkey and/or chicken broth, heated

2-4 cups chopped turkey

1 pan cornbread

2-3 cups croutons (pre-seasoned optional)

1 small chopped sweet onion

1 c chopped celery

2 chopped boiled eggs

Sage

Salt & Pepper

Minced or Powdered Garlic (½ Tbsp fresh if possible)

Parsley

Thyme

 
Crumble cornbread in large mixing bowl with hands; add croutons, onion, celery, seasonings, and turkey.   (Don’t over-season; seasonings can be added if needed, but cannot be removed if you use too much.)   Mix well with spoon.   Pour enough HOT broth to make a very moist sloppy mixture.  Sample for seasoned taste; add if necessary.   Pour into baking pan and bake at 350o for about an hour until top is crispy brown.  Do not overcook.  Cover with foil for first 30 min for moister dressing.  Makes 6-10 servings.

This is the most favorite of Daddy’s recipes.  I had cousins asking for this recipe for several years.  There really wasn’t a recipe, just made by feel and experience.  Daddy sometimes added chopped oysters, which made an interesting dressing, to say the least.  

Most of the time he cooked the turkey very simply; using only butter and S&P to season it.  A couple of times he injected the bird with wine, which really gave a fascinating taste to it; made it very moist.  There were even several times when he cooked the bird outside either on the grill or in an old army field range, which he got from Uncle Neeley.  One year the entire Thanksgiving meal was cooked in the field range.  If I remember right, the weather was still warm that year, and Daddy didn’t want to heat up the house by cooking inside.