There aremany different recipes and methods to make pie crust, but this one's my favorite! It's the perfect all-purpose crust recipe to have on hand for pies, quiches, and cobblers.
This weeks question to the Farm Girl (that's me!!) comes to us from Rebecca. She want to know: Do you eat your chickens? If so what do you tell your kids when they ask where is (fill in the blank)?
I'm going to show you the "after" picture first just because I don't want the
really horrible "before" picture being seen in every feed all over the
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When I read this month’s challenge theme, I knew just what I wanted to do: a summer activity jar. With school letting out right around the corner, it’s always a challenge keeping the kids occupied with meaningful activities, both on their own and as a family. Then when school begins again, we all sit around and wonder where the time went, realizing that we blew through three months of quality time—yikes! So this year, we decided to utilize our summer time and create an activity jar!
I am usually itching to get out in my garden even before all of the snow is melted, and this year is no different. On a recent trip to the store I found myself with more than a dozen packets of vegetable and flower seeds in my cart. The only problem with this is that when I got home, I had to figure out where to put my seed packets for a month while I wait for the soil temperature to rise.
Most people crave a little something sweet now and then. The bad part about making your own goodies is that the recipe makes either a whole cake or 2 dozen cookies. This little treat in a mug will satisfy your sweet tooth, makes a minimal mess, and controls your portion.
Blogging is a second job, no question. I put in nearly full-time hours, between weeknights and weekends. The difference between this second job and your typical second job, is that I really love doing it.
I'm a yard sale junkie! I love going to them and I am so excited that winter is over and yard sale season has begun! We went to a bunch of yard and estate sales Saturday and found lots of treasures!
My blogger friend Ally from Ally's Sweet and Savory Eats is having a baby! My fellow Iowa Bloggers and I are throwing her a virtual baby shower. I made sunflower cupcakes.
With the changing seasons comes yard work, as the snow melts away and reveals the grass and landscaping underneath. Spring cleaning your yard does not need to be expensive, in fact you can make your yard nice and green without spending a lot of green! Take a peek below at 5 frugal ways to get your yard ready for spring, so you too can enjoy a yard that is neat and tidy. It is easier than you may think!
Around our house, handling chores has been a tricky thing. One, they’re never ending, and two, I was conflicted on how to handle them. I wanted to give our kids a way to earn money so they can learn how to save, give, and responsibly spend, but I didn’t want to just give them money for existing. (Though if someone wants to pay me for simply existing I’d be happy to oblige.) I also wanted some chores to be done without payment because they live here and should contribute to the family so I came up with this work for hire diy chore chart.
Paper Flower Art from Mini Monets and Mommies It’s spring! Or, it’s still chilly outside, but you’re wishfully imagining the birds singing and flowers blooming. Regardless of the weather outside, isn’t a bouquet better when it comes from your little love’s creative hands than from the overly-expensive florist in town? I mean, you can chop down your freshly sprung garden – but do you really want to look at ragged stems all summer? A few years ago I started making teeny tiny paper flowers. They were so sweetly delicate and made the perfect adornment to baby shower gift wrap or just about anything else that I could glue them on. Over-sizing the flowers (taking up a standard-sized piece of printer paper) makes for an easy kids’ craft that your child can turn into a Mother’s Day present or simply make just for art’s sake. Gluten Free Cupcakes with Chocolate Chips from Food Faith Fitness This quick and easy, gluten free cupcake is packed with chocolate chips and has a peanut butter and Greek yogurt frosting! The perfect recipe for those times when you want one cupcake, but still want to keep it healthy! Have You Given Thanks Today from Women With Intention This past weekend was a weekend of ups and downs for our family. It was a typical, busy weekend just as most of our weekends are. Along with the hustle and bustle of life, sometimes we forget how truly blessed we are and to give thanks for the real blessings in life, our family, friends, health and wellness.
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Welcome to the 21st week here at Turn It Up Tuesdays!
Last week, we had another awesome week with 170 linkups - that's 170 awesome posts to read and enjoy! Thanks so much to our February team and to all of you for making last week so successful!
Thank you so much to all those who have participated and for those new to Turn It Up Tuesday - Welcome!
Turn It Up Tuesdays is all about being happy, excited, energetic...and having fun! Link up your favorite posts and meet some awesome bloggers in return! Link up your funny stories, DIY posts, recipes, mommy moments -- anything at all, as long as it is family-friendly. We want to laugh, be entertained, be inspired, and have a good time!
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our co-hosts for February!
We had some great new changes for February - Cathy at A Peek in Paradise, April from 100lb Countdown, and Angel at Sew Crafty Angel have all signed up to be permanent co-hosts on Turn It Up Tuesday!
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And here are the Featured posts from last week!
There were so many awesome posts to read and we enjoyed them all! It was so difficult to choose just one favorite each!
Jessica chose Beginners Guide to Meal Planning from Southern Mess Moms. "Because of my diagnosis, I am now trying to do something like this too. Awesome suggestions and love that she added Pinterest on there as a way to look at recipes and make a shopping list from it! "
Millie & Kristina chose 25+ Pantry Essentials List and Quick Meals from My Family Mealtime. "This is a great help - a list and recipes - quick meals you can make when you are running late, in a hurry or just too tired to be creative!"
Stacey chose Baked, Potato Rounds from Cats on the Homestead. "Our family is full of potato eaters, and fried ones are absolutely the best. This looks like a much healthier and less messy version. I will definitely be making them for the family."
Cathy chose Easy Dinner: Bacon Cheeseburger Soup from Foodista. "I eat soup almost everyday; especially during the cold weather. This recipe looks SO good!"
Darlene chose Fun Crafts To Make With Buttons from Some of the Best Things in Life Are Mistakes. "I love buttons. I remember playing with my Mom`s button collection when I was a child. I have a small but colourful collection just waiting to be used. My granddaughter and I will have fun trying out a couple of the projects listed."
Kimberly chose Mystery Tween Birthday Party! from Lou Lou Girls. "The concept of a mystery themed party for an 11 year old girl is fabulous! It was enhanced by her mother's creativity in utilizing items on hand, from the Dollar Store, and with the help of her printer. I'm sure the birthday tween was the envy of all her friends."
Natasha chose 10 Valentine’s Craft Ideas from Krafty Cards Etc. "I've been searching for some creative ideas for the Valentine's Breakfast at my son's daycare. This is our first and I want it to be special! These are all some great Valentine's craft ideas! I especially love the Gumball Machine and the Heart in the Cupcakes."
April also chose this post as her favorite. "Growing your blog is a a painstaking task, but the reason we are all here. Find out the right ways and the wrong ways of making your blog better and get more eyes on it."
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Last week, we had a record-breaking week with 142 linkups! I'm so excited that Turn It Up Tuesdays is growing so quickly and that so many have connected with us!
Thank you so much to all those who have participated and for those new to Turn It Up Tuesday - Welcome!
We had an awesome week filled with some great posts! It was really hard to choose our favorites!
Turn It Up Tuesdays is all about being happy, excited, energetic...and having fun! Link up your favorite posts and meet some awesome bloggers in return! Link up your funny stories, DIY posts, recipes, mommy moments -- anything at all, as long as it is family-friendly. We want to laugh, be entertained, be inspired, and have a good time!
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January co-hosts!
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And here are the Featured posts!
April chose Dirty Little Secret Friday {Craft Closet Organization} from View From the Fridge. "Having moved and having things ALL over the place, I'm still looking for the best way to organize a good amount of my belongings. Right now, my craft closet looks like Katie's before. Now that I've seen this, I would love for it to look like the after."
Angel chose Mailbox Rules: Bet You Didn't Know These Existed from Times Squared. " I love this blogger's sense of humor and the way she made the postal rules funny. It was an enjoyable post and the garbage man was just amazing to watch. I amazed that after his fit of destruction that at least he cleaned up after himself, lol."
Stacey chose Newbery Winners by Grade Appropriateness! from Pragmatic Mom. "This is a great list of books, many of which have stood the test of time, and quality reading for school age kids!"
Jessica chose Six Reasons I May Not Be A Real Adult from LadyBlogger. "I think I'm not a real adult too! I am "guilty" of 4 out of the 5 listed. I do watch the weather channel and I'm not sure what gloves or mittens are. I've lived in warm climates since I can remember :)."
Megan chose Hello 2014, Happy New Year! from Jenn's Random Scraps. "I love making waffles on the weekend and buttermilk waffles are definitely the best!"
Angie chose Book Review: The Girls of Atomic City from Stone Cottage Adventures. "My mom was born in Austria during WWII and my father-in-law was a soldier in the US Army & was captured at the "Battle of the Buldge"---- so any true stories about WWII are always special to me. I have put this book on my "to read" list."
Natasha chose Flying with my 3-year-old from Loving Marshall. "After flying with my son for the first time when he was nearly 2, I vowed that I would never do it again. I quickly realized that I didn't have all the tools necessary to make it successful. I wish I had these tips to help guide me through the experience!"
Stacy also chose Flying With My 3-Year Old from Loving Marshall. "I love how Lauren immediately tells us "why" she is writing this particular post (because her cutie pie, Marshall, has already flown 10 times in his 3 short years)! She then proceeds to give us some of her go-to strategies that I found to be extremely helpful!"
The post that received the Most Clicks is
Rose Garden Kitchen from Penny's Vintage Home.
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April chose Dirty Little Secret Friday {Craft Closet Organization} from View From the Fridge. "Having moved and having things ALL over the place, I'm still looking for the best way to organize a good amount of my belongings. Right now, my craft closet looks like Katie's before. Now that I've seen this, I would love for it to look like the after."
Stacey chose Newbery Winners by Grade Appropriateness! from Pragmatic Mom. "This is a great list of books, many of which have stood the test of time, and quality reading for school age kids!"
