A happy Monday to you. Isn’t it nice to see blue sky and green plants. Almost makes you feel warm even though it is January. Almost. I thought you might be interested in knowing what Salt Creek Acres grew/produced over the last twelve months. I guess I should clarify. The only things that have been […]
Tortellini Meatball Soup
Tortellini Meatball Soup. What could be better? We love this soup. We are wild about this soup. We go nuts over this soup. When I serve it, I am given temporary rock star status. This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks , “Mr. Sunday’s Soups”. I think it was the first recipe out of […]
Kitchen Improvement Part Two
When we bought this farm we loved the kitchen. So much more cabinet and drawer space. Double ovens and decent counter space. We knew that over time we wanted to update the appliances. The sink was an easy place to start. Michael installed this one in July of 2014. Then for my birthday that September, […]
Hey, it’s 2016!
We had a very enjoyable Christmas break. Two weeks off of school which meant staying up later than usual and sleeping in too. We have always spent Christmas Eve in Gresham with my in-laws. Since our move to the country my in-laws are being very flexible for us. This year it was December 23 at […]
Finally….Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Just a quick little post to tell you about our Saturday. We went to see the new Star Wars movie, “The Force Awakens”. It did not disappoint. We actually bought our tickets in October when they first went on sale on Fandango. We opted to go to Bridgeport Village which is about forty-five minutes away. […]
Chickens are Omnivores. I Have Proof.
Being busy, I’ve forgotten to post about our Thanksgiving turkey. It was delicious. You remember we celebrated with my family up in Portland. We brought the leftover turkey home and put it in the refrigerator. The next day, I took it out to make lunch. I made myself a turkey,provolone, cranberry sauce panini. I left […]
Nicholas Turns 12 Today
My youngest turns 12 today. These twelve years of knowing him have gone by so quickly. Looking back at the pictures I still vividly recall every scene. He is just ten days old here. God made our hearts to love each child just as much as the others. And yet in some ways it is […]
The Best Pizza Sauce
You’re going to love this pizza sauce. You may even agree with me that it is the best pizza sauce EVER. This time of year is VERY busy for my family. Not only all the holiday stuff but we have four birthdays in there as well. I find myself scrambling more frequently during December for […]
Chicken Bacon Sliders
Chicken Bacon Sliders. A great dinner or lunch. I cannot take credit for this recipe, but I will say it is one of our favorites. When I found this recipe on the Pioneer Woman’s blog it was instantly a hit. I use whole wheat dinner rolls and let’s face it, I eat two. They are […]
The Boys Decorate the Christmas Tree
Each year the boys take turns putting the angel on the Christmas tree. This is the first year for Nicholas that he felt he didn’t need dad lifting him up. Don’t know how I feel about that 🙁 As I said in my last post, I promoted the boys to managers of the Christmas decorating. […]
Thanksgiving to Christmas in 48 Hours
Our Thanksgiving at my parents house was delightful. Except for the extra hour the turkey took to cook. Imagine eleven pairs of eyes staring at you. Eleven hungry people asking when they could eat. They were good sports. We ate mid afternoon this year. Gotta get home and milk goats. My niece (in the red) […]
Nature Walk Sans Goats
Michael had plans for our Saturday afternoon. Some sort of survivalist activity. We would need to use compasses, communicate with signals, etc. Then he started working on the garage door project on Friday and didn’t have time to set everything up in the lower acreage. So we took the goats for a walk. For some […]