What's For Supper Tonight?

It has been a lazy, yet productive day here at TnT Homestead today.

While I may not have ever made it out of my PJ's, I have been baking and cooking up a storm today!

Because of this though, I wanted a quick, simple supper tonight, made from all storage items. I have found, making anything from storage items is always quicker, because most things are already made.

So upon checking the deep freezer I found a lot of smoked, cased sausage. So I decided to take some of that and fry it up in a soup pot. 

Then I dumped 2 quarts of already made and canned French Onion Soup. I heated it up, stirring occasionally. 

Once heated, I served it over white rice that I had made a huge batch of earlier. Topped with shredded mozzarella cheese.

And VOILA! There you have it, easy, comfort food, from storage.

Happy Homemaking!!

 

Helpful Homemaker Hint

(photo courtesy of Google, not my sock basket)

The topic of helpful hints today is.....

SOCKS!

Now, I know I ONLY have two children, and we are ONLY a four person household...the fact remains we all still wear socks.

Now, I am going to address a thing or two with this post.

First, in my family we use a sock basket. I toss a bunch of socks in there as they come out of the dryer. When it gets full, the children and I sit down and match socks together for 15 minutes to empty it out again and fill our sock drawers. This works well for us, as we are only a 4 person family. 

What I have noticed however, with large families is....the socks are out of control, and even using a sock basket can get tricky.

My Helpful Homemaker Hint is this: Boys wear black socks, girls wear white socks. OR, boys wear white socks, girls wear solid colored socks. 

This way you don't have to worry so much about what sock matches what sock. Because they are all the same kind, style and brand. That way, a black sock goes with a black sock. Period :)

If you like the sock basket idea, and have a large family. I recommend one basket for boys socks, and one basket for girls socks. This way it helps them be somewhat organized.

Happy Homemaking!!

Helpful Homemaker Hint

Hi all!!

YES, it has been some time since I have done a homemaking blog, but alas, harvest season, life, children, school lessons and re-doing the house to put on the market, has without question taken up a lot of my time.

Without further adieu, I am going to start a snippet mini-series about helpful tips, with every day things in the home. Things I have learned from others over the years. Or, things that I have learned via trial and error! 

So here it is folks, Helpful Homemaking Hint numero uno!

When boiling potatoes, beans, or even grains...you will notice a foam (like pictured above) that comes to the top as the water boils.

SKIM THIS OFF. 

This foam is actually all of the dirt and "impurities" that are in the pot, or on the potatoes, grains etc. As the water heats, it separates the impurities from the water, and brings it to the surface. Allowing us to skim off what seems to simply be foam :)*Funny story. I was telling my mom about this, and she said, "When I cooked all the time I just figured it was nutrients so I stirred it right back in!" ahahah

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There you have it folks! Skim the impurities from your meals. 

As a side note: You can always use this "skim" time to skim off the impurities from your spiritual lives as well. Use this time to talk with God, and then be still and listen as He replies. 

Use your daily tasks as time to spend with your Father in Heaven.

Happy Homemaking!!!