Yesterday, we made 3 new soap scents. We made
Sweet Pea, Shelley's Peachalicious , and Sweet Honeysuckle!
Sweet Pea is the sweet flowery scent of Sweet Peas, Shelley's peachalicious is the fresh scent of peaches picked straight from the tree, and Honeysuckle, the scent of honeysuckle sprigs!!
These soaps can all be put in closets, drawers, and every room in your house, to make them ohhhhh so sweet smelling!!
Look at our soap site!!!
You will just love the many many scents and how soft it makes your skin!!!!Free gift with all orders!!!Remember!! Start the year out right with Hand Made Goat Milk Soap!!!!
These soaps can be used as gifts for anyone!!! Teachers (grandkids do this), co-workers, mothers, fathers, close friends, aunts, and even uncles!!!!
Have a soap party and get free soap for yourself !!
Here are some cool beer bread recipes you will love. We had some beer bread last week and loved it, so we decided to look up some recipes. Here is what we found!!
Beer Bread
There are a few recipes for Beer Bread out there, but none as simple (and tasty!) as this one. You can even mix it in the baking pan for easy clean up.
SERVES 6 -8
3 cups flour (sifted)
3 teaspoons baking powder (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
1 teaspoon salt (omit if using Self-Rising Flour)
1/4 cup sugar
1 (12 ounce) can beer
1/2 cup melted butter (1/4 cup will do just fine)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix dry ingredients and beer.
Pour into a greased loaf pan.
Pour melted butter over mixture.
Bake 1 hour, remove from pan and cool for at least 15 minutes.
UPDATED NOTES: Sifting flour for bread recipes is a must-do. Most people just scoop the 1 cup measure in the flour canister and level it off. That compacts the flour and will turn your bread into a "hard biscuit" as some have described. That's because they aren't sifting their flour! If you do not have a sifter, use a spoon to spoon the flour into the 1 cup measure. Try it once the "correct" way and you will see an amazing difference in the end product.
I have had many email from you kind folks about using non-alcoholic beverages instead of beer. That is fine to do but I highly recommend adding a packet of Dry Active Yeast or 2 teaspoons of Bread (Machine) Yeast so that you get a proper rise.
The final result should be a thick, hearty and very tasteful bread, NOT A BRICK! ;).
Basic Beer Bread Mix:
Ingredient
all-purpose flour 3 cups
granulated sugar 1 tbsp
salt 1 tsp
baking powder 1 tbsp
beer 1 1/2 cups
Optional glaze 1 egg & 2 tsp , beaten
Heat oven to 375F degrees. Combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Slowly stir in beer and mix just until combined. Batter will be thick. Spread in a greased 8-inch loaf pan, brush with egg glaze if desired, and bake until golden brown and a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool 10 more minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature. Will keep for 1 to 2 days stored in a plastic bag or airtight container. May be frozen.
Flavor Variations:
Onion Rye or Un-Rye:
Heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet. Add 1 cup finely chopped onion and 1 Tablespoon caraway seeds. Cook at medium heat, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent and beginning to brown, about 5 to 8 minutes. (This step may be done ahead of time; let onion mixture sit at room temperature up to two hours or refrigerate.)If desired, replace the 3 cups of all-purpose flour with 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup rye flour and 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Stir onion mixture into batter along with 2 more Tablespoons of beer or water.
Cheddar & Dill:
Add 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh dill and finely grated sharp cheddar cheese to the basic mix.
Garlic & Herb:
Add 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, and 2 minced garlic cloves (or 1 teaspoon garlic flakes) to the basic mix. For fresh herbs, use 1 chopped Tablespoon of each.
Dill & Chive: Add 2 Tablespoons fresh dill (or 2 teaspoons dried dill) and 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives to the basic mix.
Italian: Add 1 teaspoon each dried basil and oregano (or 1 Tablespoon each chopped fresh basil and oregano), 2 minced cloves of garlic, and 1/2 cup finely grated parmesan or romano cheese to the basic mix.
Other Additions: Any dried or fresh herbs; 1/2 cup freshly grated asiago (or other hard cheese); 1/2 cup chopped scallions; 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, 1/2 cup oats in place of 1/2 cup of the all-purpose flour; or practically anything else you can think of — use your imagination.
TREVOR is 14 years old today!!! Our handsome little man is growing up!! In this picture he is about a year and half!!!! (hand over mouth)
Ok, these little babies are only about 4 inches long. Can you tell what they are???? I'm pretty sure there are 5 of them!
Brother Patrick's daughter, Alysia is graduating this year!!!! Congratulations!!!! Alysia's graduation pics were taken by her mother, Kathy. Kathy does weddings, grad pics, babies, you name it, she does it!!! Nice pics Kathy!!!!
Today was my mother's birthday. Today she would have been 76 years old. Happy Birthday MOM!! Miss you!
As you know, we were given older chickens, along with our baby chicks. To keep laying hens, you have to "refresh" the batch of chickens yearly. They were a bigger breed chickens than the chicks we bought. We decided to let one hen, who threw a fit everytime you took her egg, lay on her eggs and hatch them out. Well, that did not work too well.
Alex had an award assembly tonight for being on the honor roll all four grading periods. Congratulations Alex!! Meanwhile, Nana (me) was watching the other children at their home and 12 other neighbor kids!! All in all, they were all really good.
Ok, here we go!! May 6th is Heather's (daughter n law) and Kathy's (sis n law) Birthday.
