The Cruise

I left on Wednesday the 31st. For my cruise to New England. We are now at Bar Harbor Maine heading to Acadia National Park. I will post pictures as I can.

People Over Profits

I am re-posting this newsletter from Local Harvest because I agree with the information 100%. I really enjoy getting these newsletters they always inspire me. LocalHarvest.org  is the newslatter that comes from an Intentional Eco Community in Ashville, NC called Earth Haven. LocalHarvest Newsletter, July 31, 2016 People Over Profits Welcome back to the LocalHarvest newsletter. You…

Summer Vegetable Polenta Bake

I found this recipe on the Local Harvest website. Again I love them they are associated with a A Sustainable living Community in Ashville NC. Jeff and I were looking at living there once, but changed our minds and decided to move out here to Oregon instead. Recipe: Summer Vegetable Polenta Bake (Taken from the…

When life gives you lemons make Chocolate Cake!!!!

They say everything happens for a reason, I believe that more now than ever. I was recently let go at my job with no real explanation. This left me not only perplexed but feeling a bit like a failure. It has taken several weeks but I am finally coming to the realization that this was…

Creative Ideas for Pasta Salads

Hi there,So if you watched the  latest video on my youtube channel; cherrypielady7 cooking channel you saw that Jeff (my hubby) and I did 2 videos about making pasta salads for easy meals on hot summer nights. I wanted to give you a few more ideas for making pasta salads because they can be a great…

Flakey Pie Crust

This recipe is really a good one. It is pretty much fool proof, just make sure to give it at least 4 hours in the refrigerator or overnight is actually better. I found it in an old cookbook of my mothers. Back then they used lard or crisco. 🙂 Its pretty much like many pie…