Down home recipes, family stories, and info for new and experienced chicken keepers.
When I was in 2nd grade, Nanny gave me my first chapter book. It was a copy of Little House in the Big Woods that she bought at a garage sale. That began a love of all things Laura Ingalls Wilder. I found out that she and I shared a birthday, and felt an even stronger kinship with this girl from … [Continue reading]
Christmas is coming soon! It's getting closer every day. And I'm running out of time to get all the homemade gifts ready. I found a great resource the other day, and I think you'll like it too. It's the Land O' Lakes Holiday Gift brochure online. It has lots of great ideas for giftable holiday baking and treats. I decided to make a treat that didn't even require baking. I chose the Peanut Butter Pretzel Dips. Dipped pretzels are always on my list of … [Continue reading]
. I've had salted caramel on the brain for weeks now. Everything I try to make, I'm thinking "Hmm, wonder if that would be good with salted caramel?" You can get worried when you start seeing salted caramel chicken recipes. Until then, enjoy the yumminess! This week, I've been working on an idea I had to combine plain M&Ms, pretzels and salted caramel into a yummy thumbprint cookie. Sometimes I go overboard with my baking ideas, but this one turned out to be … [Continue reading]
It's finally the Christmas season and I'm so excited! I just love making treats for my family and friends. My best blogger friends and I decided that we'd like to do a Cookie Swap during the month of December. We'll be sharing some of our favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes each Friday. Click the pic to go to the recipe. … [Continue reading]
I've been playing around with the idea of making chicken wire Christmas trees for about a month now. The concept seemed simple enough, and I had plenty of ideas about how to use them. The hardest part turned out to be getting a good quality photo of chicken wire. I've had these sitting in my kitchen for weeks now, trying to get photos in different kinds of light and on different backgrounds. Good grief! So now that I've worked that out, let me show you how to make these and a few ideas of … [Continue reading]
This is not a blog post for you. It's a blog post for me. It won't be full of pictures or carefully chosen words. It's just me, reminding myself of all the things I have to thank God for. I won't, I can't, be complete here. If I did, this post would be 5,000 words easy. But it's a start. 1. My husband, Mr. Fix It. It took two utterly failed marriages and my own admission to myself that I couldn't pick a good man to save my soul to bring me to him. 2. My daughter, J-Ella. She is beautiful, and … [Continue reading]
Just for fun, I thought I'd bring together some amazing Thanksgiving blog posts for a Virtual Thanksgiving Feast. You can drool over the pictures this year, and pin it for next year's preparations. Each picture below should link to the original blog post. I hope you visit everyone, leave some love in their comments, and follow their amazing blogs! For Thanksgiving Breakfast For Setting Your Festive Table For Your … [Continue reading]
When I was a kid, my dad was pastor of one of those churches that had frequent potluck fellowships. You know how Southern Baptists are. Our definition of fellowship is food. This Easy Mexican Casserole was my mom's go-to recipe back then. It's simple to make. You probably already have most of the ingredients in your pantry. And it's always a hit. A Tip for Thanksgiving: Substitute leftover turkey for the chicken called for in the recipe. Don't worry if you have a little more … [Continue reading]
Big News! Carpentree has given us an exclusive online coupon code just for Read My Chicken Scratch readers! So visit Carpentree.com today and choose something wonderful with your savings. And don't forget to enter our Holiday Gift Guide giveaway for a free piece of framed art. … [Continue reading]
My family loves playing video games - and video games with cool cars are a special bonus. So when we had the opportunity to check out Forza 4, we jumped at the chance. We had so much fun planning our get together and deciding on the perfect "gaming" snack to prepare. Nobody has time for sticky fingers when they're gaming, so M&M's were the perfect choice. We headed out to Wal-Mart to pick up a selection of our favorite varieties. Melts in your mouth, not in your hands! I have been … [Continue reading]
