From My Home to Yours: 3/7/25

  From My Home to Yours

3/7/25

~ join us for a morning in the kitchen ~

One morning this week I was in the kitchen for the purpose of trying out a new to me granola recipe ...

I got the recipe from Leisa over on Sutton Daze ...

I enjoy having granola sprinkled over plain Greek yogurt and am always on the lookout for new recipes.  This one in particular called for fresh orange zest and since I had some fresh oranges, I decided to give it a try.  It smelled delicious baking ... even hubby thought so and he's not a granola person.  The smell didn't disappoint, it tasted as good as it smelled!  This recipe will be a keeper!

I also needed to make up some more chicken poultry seasoning (I've been using this family's recipe for a long time.  I like it that we grow more than half of the ingredients.), so I did that ... then hubby decided he wanted a ...

... pound cake and since we are no longer on egg rationing, I agreed!  So, I moved to a different part of the kitchen, and he set to work.  We each enjoyed a slice as dessert along with our main meal of the day of deep-fried catfish nuggets, pinto beans and a slice or two of onions.  We got up from the meal feeling satisfied and full!

We're finally beginning to settle into our new 'normal' routine and things are flowing better.  (Hubby continues to get stronger in strength and stamina each week.  A big thank you to those who continue to keep us in your prayers.) With that in mind, here's what else we got up to this week ...

I found petunia seeds to purchase and planted them in an empty plastic jug.

I planted more onion plants ... this 'setting' filled up the area I had set aside for growing them, so we can mark onions off our spring planting list.

We've started having trouble with stray critters inviting themselves to the contents of our composting area, so I set up an enclosed 'composting' bin in one corner of a raised bed.  The 'chicken wire' will keep critters out and allow air flow.  When the compost is ready it will be easy to lift the 'bin' spread the compost or shovel it out and then move the 'bin' to another area.   I'm hoping that this will keep those unwanted stray critters out!

In the garden, our beets are coming up ... can you see the tiny plants just breaking through the ground?

The cabbage plants (grown from seeds) have gotten their second set of leaves ...

... and the peas are up and off to a good start!

Not pictured, but definitely in the gardening category is that the broccoli seeds we planted in our other salad barrel are coming up as well.  I wasn't sure if they would since the seeds were several years old (yes, several, as in three or more).  We didn't have 100% germination but there are definitely enough up that will meet our broccoli growing needs.  Never discard old seeds, they could very well still be viable!

I harvested dandelion flowers one morning and am letting them dry naturally.  Here's how I plan to use them, (1) for tea making purposes; (2) in making homemade vinaigrettes and (3) for salve making purposes.

I love our simple homemade way of living.  We do things on a small scale using what we have to work with which always includes our hands. We try to grow enough to meet as much of our food needs as we can, prepare the best we can for the future with the resources we have and stay busy doing as much for ourselves as possible.  Sometimes that's easy and other times it's not ... but it's always so very satisfying!

He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.  Proverbs 10:4 NKJV

The word rich in this scripture doesn't always mean money, in fact according to the Greek Lexicon, the definition is 'to be happy, to be blessed, to go straight, to lead, to guide.  In the usage section under the word rich, it says ... it primarily conveys the idea of being blessed or happy.  It can also imply leading or guiding in a straight path, suggesting a sense of moral or spiritual direction.  In the context of the Old Testament, it often refers to the state of being blessed by God, which encompasses both material and spiritual prosperity.

As you can see, being rich is so much more than having money

One more thing ...

Our TV went out this week and had to be replaced!  Really!!!  2025 ... you are not being very nice to us!

(In view of what I shared about being rich and that it can refer to the state of being blessed by God, one may wonder, why then did our TV go out?  That doesn't seem like a blessing ... well, no, that definitely was not a blessing, but the fact that hubby and I were able to pool our personal allowances we had been saving and were able to replace it immediately was!!!  God never promises His children that bad things won't happen to them, but He does promise us that He will never leave nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5)!  Enough said!)

I hope you've found something in my ramblings this week that will help and or encourage you in the coming week.

Until the next time ...

mrs. patsi @ A Working Pantry

She looketh well to the ways of her household … Proverbs 31:27 

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