Kathleen | Roots & Boots
Pear Crisp
Recently, we enjoyed a morning of pear-picking with some of our favorite friends. The kids had a blast, and picked way too many pears for us to eat in a reasonable time frame. So I tracked down this recipe from Elana Amsterdam of Elana’s Pantry, and tweaked it just a bit. It turned out…
Tips for A Real Food Halloween
As I’ve pondered how to address today’s Big Candy Fest, I’ve come across a few great tips I thought you might enjoy, too.
How to Cover the Back of a Bookshelf
I love this bookshelf, for many of my typical Decorate with Junk reasons: it’s real wood, {old wood}, is completely un-square {with bowed shelves}, came out of some guy’s garage and cost us just $15.
Why I’m Sort of Excited {and a fantastic nature study resource}
I’m sort of excited, because one of my very favorite nature bloggers has invited me to contribute to her monthly newsletter.
The Long Way Home: God’s Provisions in the Midst of Disaster
This is the story of how a major mistake (mine) led to an opportunity for blessing, through the budding faith of my seven-year-old son.
Renovations Under Way
Just a quick note here to let you know that I’m currently working on redesigning the appearance of Yankee Homestead. (If you happen to be a blogger, I’m changing themes. And I’m SO in over my head.) So please bear with me while I fine tune a few things. I’d also love to hear your…
The Secret to Cutting Spaghetti Squash
One of my absolute favorite fall and winter dishes is this Ragu Meat Sauce. We serve it over roasted spaghetti squash, because it allows us to avoid pasta and because it tastes amazing. So by now, I’ve cut open my fair share of those hard-as-bricks, yellow, oblong vegetables. At first, the task seemed nearly impossible.…
4 More Favorite Books for Fall
Have you checked out our list of Favorite Picture Books for Fall? It’s got thirteen of our favorite fall titles to help you celebrate the natural bounty of the season–leaves, apples and more–with your favorite youngsters. We love, love, love fall here at the Yankee Homestead, and I’m always on the lookout for great new…
Why She Gave Up on Being the Perfect Mom
I love this recent post from Crystal (aka Money Saving Mom). She’s kind of one of my blogging heroes–I have great admiration for her priorities and balancing act as a homeschooling, blogging, frugal mother of small children. I hope her message* encourages you as much as it did me… For years, I had visions of…
Chicken Tortilla Soup {Crockpot}
Tortilla soup can be found on just about every restaurant menu back in the Lonestar State, which is where I learned to love it. It’s one of our very favorite soups, and below is our favorite version.