Tuesday Happenings on my Homestead

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Today’s Menu

 

Breakfast

Oatmeal

Apple slices

Whole wheat toast and homemade peach jam

 

Lunch

Split pea soup (leftovers)

Corn potato chowder (leftovers)

Peanut butter toast (if not enough leftovers to go around)

Apple slices

 

Dinner

Chili bean soup over brown rice

Green salad

Dinner rolls

 

 

Baking/cooking/preparations in the kitchen to do today:


Make pumpkin muffins – (now they will be leftover oatmeal muffins instead.. we had a couple cups of oatmeal left from breakfast)

Make double batch of homemade ranch dressing

Make chili bean soup this afternoon

 

~Soak brown rice (done)

~cook 3 cups red beans (cooking right now)

~cook 1 pound hamburger with onions, divide and use ½ for tonight’s chili and put other half in the freezer for another meal

 

The rest of my to-do list:

Package recent orders from my country store and get them in the mailbox

Bag and label laundry soap

Finish grocery list for tomorrows shopping

Work on Christmas gifts

Wash kitchen floor by hand (I call it my super duper clean the floor job) and then do it again with Mop&Glo.

Oversee kids as they do the daily chore list (done)

School with kids (not much hands on here for me.. they all know what they need to do) (currently being done)

 

 

That’s what my Tuesday on my homestead is shaping up to be! 

Comments

  1. AmyDecember 10, 2008 at 8:24 AM

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who does a super duper cleaning, then puts a coating over it! Except I use Brite.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2008 at 12:31 AM

    I just wanted to tell you that I made your recipe and I LOVED it! Hubby wouldn't touch it (but will eat refried beans... yech!) so I got it all to myself!!


    Thank you!

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  3. KatieDecember 11, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    Hi Crystal. I am sure you get this a lot, but I feel lead to just let you know how much I really enjoy your blog. Its nice to know that I have somewhere to go for good advice and wisdom. Thanks Again!

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