Posted by Dorine King on June 15th, 2018 in Cooking Through the Seasons, Food Prep, Mor-Mor
Every week, I try to get a plan, a menu, a shopping list and a bit of a head start on food prep for the week coming up. This week, I am making a favorite easy egg bake so...
Posted by Dorine King on November 30th, 2017 in Christmas, Holidays, Winter Solstice, Yule
Yule Meaning This year Yule also known as the Winter Solstice is on December 21, 2017. It is the time of year we are in the greatest darkness. Solstice is the shortest day of the year. Sometimes, people will...
Posted by Dorine King on September 19th, 2017 in Aromatherapy, Holidays
Essential Oils for the Fall and Autumn Equinox What are your favorite essential oils for Fall and Autumn Equinox? This year the Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon, is on September 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM Central Time and...
Posted by Dorine King on September 17th, 2017 in Green Cleaning, Holidays, Living Feng Shui 4-Month Program, Therapeutic Uses of Essential Oils, What's In Your Medicine Cabinet?
This year the Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon, is on September 22, 2017 at 3:02 PM Central Time and is celebrated in many cultures. China celebrates with the Moon Festival, mooncakes filled with lotus, sesame seed, duck...
Posted by Dorine King on January 26th, 2017 in #RedPhoenixSNAP, King Arthur Flour Bakealong, SNAP Program, Uncategorized
$8.01 Left in the Budget! (Gasp!) It’s week 3 of #RedPhoenixSNAP and we have $8.01 remaining in our budget for the rest of January (gasp!). Because I am committing to the Snap Challenge for longer than the one week...
Posted by Dorine King on January 19th, 2017 in #RedPhoenixSNAP, Chicken on Sunday, Sea Food Saturday, SNAP Program, Taco Tuesday, Uncategorized, Weekly Menu
My Weekly Menu #2 and Shopping List It’s week 2 of my Snap Challenge. With only $97.45 left for the month, what’s for dinner this week? Using a weekly menu is a good way to get organized before heading to the...
Posted by Dorine King on January 12th, 2017 in #RedPhoenixSNAP, Cooking Through the Seasons, SNAP Program, Uncategorized
This is going to be difficult unless I really commit to the SNAP Challenge. I have already spent $259.55 of our $357 allotment. I have less than $100 left for the entire month of January — $97.45 to be...
Posted by Dorine King on January 5th, 2017 in SNAP Program, Uncategorized
SNAP into 2017 and the Year of the Fire Rooster! Are you back to your regularly scheduled life? At the beginning of each calendar year I go over our finances and re-look at what we are doing, how we are...
Posted by Dorine King on December 2nd, 2016 in Cooking, Recipes, Uncategorized
Good morning world! I am home today – all day and all evening. I know that may sound boring to some of you, but it is a treat for me! If there is a day I can be home...
Posted by Dorine King on November 30th, 2016 in Cooking, Cooking Through the Seasons, Holidays, Uncategorized
Bye-bye Thanksgiving, Hello Christmas! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We were happy to spend our 2016 Thanksgiving on the farm with The Farmette, our youngest daughter. Her theme this year was Thanksgiving from the Garden. All...
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Prepare to welcome the new moon as it graces the skies above the Northland of Minnesota on Sunday, March 10,…
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Happy Valentine’s Day! As Valentine’s Day dawns upon us, there’s an enchanting allure in the air, quite literally. This day…
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