Food Storage Recipe - Slow Simmered Chicken Rice Soup

This is a yummy soup that really is great to eat on a cold winter day!

Slow Simmered Chicken Rice Soup

1/2 cup uncooked wild rice

1/2 cup uncooked regular long grained white rice

1 tablespoon veg. Oil

5 1/4 cup chicken broth

2  teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

2 stalks of celery, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

1 pound skinless and boneless chicken breast, cut into cubes

Stir the rices and the vegetable oil into a slow cooker.  Cover and cook on high for about 15 minutes.  Stir in the broth, thyme, red pepper, celery, onion, and chicken into the cooker with the rice. Turn the heat down to low, cover and cook for 7-8 hours or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve it up hot!

Homeschool Minute - Homemade Flash Cards

Do you need a quick way to teach math
?  You can grab a deck of cards that you have laying around and use them to teach addition, subtraction, and even multiplication and division of small numbers. 


Remove all of the face cards from the deck. To 
"play" the math game, shuffle the cards and deal 2 cards facing up and ask your child to figure the problem out, by adding, subtracting, or however you decide. 


The good thing about this game, is that you can keep a deck of cards with you or in your car to play it anytime and anywhere.

The Ultimate Quick & Delicious NO-BAKE DESSERT COOKBOOK

The Ultimate Quick & Delicious NO-BAKE DESSERT COOKBOOK - A Collection of 70 NO-BAKE easy dessert recipes ) Was a free book for kindle when I wrote this post. The Ulitmate NO-BAKE Dessert Cookbook 70 delicious quick and easy recipes to choose from - without using your oven! This book contains 3 series of Quick & Delicious NO-BAKE Desserts. You will definitely find many favorite recipes that you and you family will enjoy! Choose from Pies,Cakes,Cheesecakes, and little desserts including; Fudge, Truffles, Frozen Bites, Mini Cheesecakes, plus many more to choose from!

Turtle Tuff Shelters

http://www.turtletuffshelters.net/index.html

These look awesome! Might be something to look into this spring when we go to buy some land.

Foreign Invaders: An Autoimmune Disease Journey through Monsanto's World of Genetically Modified Food

Foreign Invaders: An Autoimmune Disease Journey through Monsanto's World of Genetically Modified Food Was a free kindle book when this post was written. Whether or not you have a chronic illness or you are caught up in the autoimmune epidemic, genetically modified foods are a health risk. After being diagnosed with autoimmune disease and being disappointed by doctor after doctor, Dara Jones set off on a mission to recover her health with real food. In the footsteps of Robyn O’Brien, author of The Unhealthy Truth, Dara takes you on her journey through Monsanto’s world of gmo foods. After reading it, you’ll be empowered to take the reins of your own health and will never look at your grocery store shelves the same way. In this personal account of her ongoing health recovery from autoimmune thyroid and Lyme disease, Foreign Invaders takes a practical look at the role of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the healing process. How does a veteran of the business world and scientific layperson sort through the controversy and hysteria surrounding genetically modified foods? Are they helpful or harmful when trying to bring the immune system back into balance? Do they add or subtract from the body’s toxic burden? Are GMOs friend or foe to the chronically ill? Foreign invader or familiar and recognizable? The stakes are high. There are currently 100 different autoimmune diseases identified including type-1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, Graves disease, Hashitomotos and lupus. 50 million Americans, or 1 in 5, have one of these diseases and 75 percent are women. Autoimmune disease is now one of the top 10 leading causes of death of women under the age of 65. It is responsible for more than $100 billion in direct health care costs annually in the US. In this engaging, honest and informative work, the determined and pragmatic author presents her experience navigating the healthcare system, research into what constitutes a healing diet and conclusions about consuming genetically modified foods. Topics covered include autoimmune disease, inflammation, food intolerance and food allergies, the health risks and food safety issues of GMOs, the process of creating genetically engineered food, the impact of pesticides on the immune system and a brief discussion of sustainability, environmental and social justice issues.

Prevent Electrical Fires

Winter time, it is cold and a lot of us pull out electric heaters. Our house has one bedroom that will not get warm at all. So, my son has to use a electric heater in there. I worry about it all of the time. We make sure it is unplugged when he isn't in there. Here are some other tips to help you stay safe.

Never overload a electrical receptacle with extension cords or adaptors to make it a three-way. If you need to plug in more items to a certain receptacle, use a power surge strip.

Never run the cords under carpets or rugs.

Never use an extension cord for a major appliance or any heat producing appliance.

Don't use a bulb that has more wattage than a lamp is rated to use. It can overheat.

Call an electrician if your lights flicker, if appliances run sluggishly, or you have a fuse that repeatedly blows or a breaker that trips often. Could be a sign of the system being overloaded.

Freshwater Fish Recipes

Freshwater Fish Recipes Made Simple - 99 Classic Recipes for the Homecook This was a free book at the time this post was written. Looking for simple and mouthwatering recipes for freshwater fish? A void has been filled with Freshwater Fish Recipes Made Simple by fisherman and best selling author, George T. Gregory. This cookbook covers a wide variety of fish pursued by the average recreational fisherman and easily prepared by the everyday cook. Recipes are included for: • Bass • Catfish • Crappies • Northern Pike • Trout • Salmon • Walleye Too many people simply resort to purchasing a store bought batter mix and frying their catch. Not only is this not always the healthiest choice but it also eliminates the numerous delicious alternative recipes available. George has accumulated a great variety of fish recipes over the years covering frying, baking, grilling,broiling, and soup preparations. This selection of recipes is sure to please the taste buds of you andyour family.

Leftovers Can Be Yummy!

Keep one of those couple gallon buckets from having ice cream around. Whenever you have leftover vegetables and meat. I usually try and just add leftover roast or steaks to mine when I have some. Put all of your leftover vegetables in this and keep it in the freezer. When it gets filled up take it out and thaw it. Add it to a can or 2 of tomato juice and you will have a yummy pot of vegetable soup!

Clean the bucket out and start over!

Christmas Gift Idea - Homemade Wooden Bead & Maze Toy

Little Ones love these so much. My Little Man still has his Wooden Bead & Wire Maze Roller Coaster that he got when he was about 2! He will not let me get rid of it for nothing. You can make one for a toddler that you know for very little money and very easy.

Use A piece of hardwood for the base. It can be any shape you want to make it. Drill 6 holes into the bottom of it that are the same size as your heavy gauge wire. The wire needs to have one end put into one side and secured on the bottom. Put some brightly colored wooden beads onto it and then twist it around , like a roller coaster or maze. Put it through one of the holes on the other side and secure it on the bottom. Repeat this with 2 more wires. Make it fun and twisty. Use bright colored wooden beads. Which come in all kind of styles! They even have some that are painted with the ABC's. Maybe put the child's name. That would be neat. A personalized, homemade gift. Something that will be loved. 

Some Ways To Save At The Grocery Store

Just takes some strategy and organizing to find ways to save at the grocery store.

1. Bulk buying is a great way to stock up on things that you use a lot.  Purchase them when they are on sale. You get more items and it will carry you longer.

2.  Eliminate all non-nutritious foods, like soda, candy, junk food. Saves you a lot of money and is healthy for your family. We cut out soda in our house a year ago and don't miss it at all. I had some bad headaches when I stopped drinking coke, but it only lasted about a week. Now I feel better and it has saved a lot of money.

3. Eliminate any convenience type food. Single serve pudding cups etc.

4.  Choose the less expensive alternative. Generic brands are just as good as other brands and save you money.

5.  Buy marked down items. The deli in our local store always has bread, cookies, pies, etc marked down. Fill the freezer.

6.  Compare boxes for portion sizes and per portion cost. Etc

7. Prepare all of your meal from scratch. It doesn't take too much more time. Saves money and is better for the family.

8.  Eat more casseroles, soups, etc.

9.  Have a couple of meatless meals a week.

10. Waste nothing.