Monthly Archives: October 2007

Menu Plan Monday–10/29/07

Posted on October 29, 2007 by lori4squaremom

    Here is my menu for this week…..such as it is 🙂   Lots of repeats from last week, because we had to simplify last week and had pasta way too many times, but it was that kind of … Continue reading →

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Today in my home….

Posted on October 24, 2007 by lori4squaremom

I haven’t done a “today in my home” post for a good long while, and I am excited about what I get to do today!   There is one group of people that I love almost as much as my own … Continue reading →

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Today's baking….

Posted on October 22, 2007 by lori4squaremom

    Today I am baking: 4 loaves whole wheat herbed french bread 6 loaves sourdough sandwich bread 3 loaves sourdough  french bread 1 dozen lemon poppyseed muffins 4 dozen pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese filling and streusal topping   … Continue reading →

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The "secret" to crusty bread….

Posted on October 22, 2007 by lori4squaremom

In my menu plan monday post, Wendy asked what the secret to crusty bread is. I still don’t have it down perfectly, but this does work well…… Ignore the temp that your recipe calls for, and preheat your oven to … Continue reading →

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Menu Plan Monday–10/22/07

Posted on October 22, 2007 by lori4squaremom

  Here’s my menu for this week…..to see more ideas for menu planning or to share your own meal plan please visit Laura at Organizing Junkie by clicking on the picture above. fried rice egg drop soup asian slaw pasta … Continue reading →

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Favorite Ingredient Friday…..Soup Edition

Posted on October 19, 2007 by lori4squaremom

    Ooooh, I LOVE soup, especially this time of year!   There is nothing more comforting than a warm bowl of homemade soup and a slice of bread or a dinner roll….I LOVE bread!     I was SOOOO excited … Continue reading →

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SLOW COOKER THURSDAY–Easy Vegetable Beef Soup

Posted on October 18, 2007 by lori4squaremom

      I am thrilled to be able to share one of our favorite crockpot soup recipes with all of Bloggyland through Slow Cooker Thursday….and you too can share your favorite crockpot recipes with all of Bloggyland! 🙂   … Continue reading →

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Cook along with Team Bettendorf (Turkey Stock)

Posted on October 17, 2007 by lori4squaremom

Hi all, Katie over at Team Bettendorf  is hosting a weekly cook along.   She is doing it to teach Nourishing Traditions practices and recipes, and while I don’t follow the Nourishing Traditions practices, the recipes look great, and exactly … Continue reading →

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Free Crafting patterns….

Posted on October 16, 2007 by lori4squaremom

I have this in my links section but thought it was worth sharing again. Annie’s Attic (a fantastic crafting website) offers a free pattern each day. It changes each day, and you have to print it out and store it, … Continue reading →

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Test your visual recognition of grains…..

Posted on October 16, 2007 by lori4squaremom

My friend Momma of Many (she’s a real life friend :)) has a post on her blog showing off her BEAUTIFUL grain jars!  Oh, Momma, how I wish I had the space for something like that! 🙂   Anyhow, she is … Continue reading →

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