Knitting Socks Scrapbooking beaded bookmarks making earrings making chunky votives
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Kingdoms Dawn by Chuck Black
Our Curriculum
On my night stand
Bible
Reread Heart of Wisdom by Robin Sampson
7 Habits of a Healthy Home by Bill Carmichael
Learning In Spite of Labels~ Practical Teaching Tips and a Christian
Perspective of Education by Joyce
Our Father Abraham~ Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith by Marvin R.
Wilson
A Family Guide to Biblical Holidays by Robin Sampson and Linda
Pierce
Good and Angry by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
Having Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver
A Parents Guide to The Spiritual Mentoring of Teens ~Building Your
Childs Faith Through the Adolescent Years by Joe White , Jim Weidmann
Wild Days ( a book about language arts and nature journaling) by
Rackliffe
How to Create Your Own Unit Studies by Valerie Bendt
The Power of Parents words by H. Norman Wright
How to read the Bible for all it's worth by Gordon D Fee and Douglas
Stuart
Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes in You and your
kids by Scott Turnasky and Joanne Miller
You Can Teach Your Child Successfully Grades 4-8 by Ruth
Beechick
A Strong Start in Language
An Easy Start in Arithmetic
A Home Start In Reading by Ruth Beechick
Any Child Can Write by Harvey S. Wiener
" This is what the Lord says: "Stand at the crossroads and look: ask for
the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you
will find rest for your souls."
Jeremiah 6:16
Sep. 1, 2008~ Tightwad Tuesday~Cutting down the cost in cooking oil ~
I thought sense I made soooooooooooo much applesauce I would share a way to cut back the cost of cooking oil while baking. Now to some this is a TWT you have used for a long time but for some they may not know or have forgotten. You can use between 1/2 to 3/4ths of what they call for oil in a baking recipe with applesause. It is perfect for cakes and such. There has been times that I even replaced it all with applesauce. It has turned out GREAT.
Please also scroll down to the next post and see the Anti-Procrastination Challenge Meme for this week.
"There are only a few big ways to save money but there are a lot of small ways....that all adds up."
Please go visit these lovely ladies and glean some good tightwad tips from them.
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Just one quick, last comment before I head off to bed - 5 comes awfully early in the morning!! I too have used applesauce instead of oil in cakes/brownies, and I love the results. Great tip! Don't suppose you could post the recipe for your applesauce for those of us who've never made it before, could you........ ? Pretty please..... :)
Okay, off to bed - have a lovely morning!
much love,
Shani
I think applesauce in cakes makes them sooo incredibly moist. This is a great tip. Thanks for the reminder. Now, if I can finagle the applesauce jar away from my youngest I could do that. He would be mortified if I used his applesauce for cakes!!! :] I just won't tell him!!!
Maybe you could share your homemade applesauce recipe on another TT for those of us who would LOVE to learn how to make it and don't have a recipe!! he he he hint hint!! :}
When I am trying to be good and cut fat in a recipe I replace all the oil with applesauce. Only when I am trying to be good, that is! :-)
(((hugs)))
Jenn
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I have heard of this idea before -- but have yet to try it. It sounds like a winner of an idea if I did have all those applesauce jars sitting around my pantry like you do. Wanna pass some over this way?!
I've always heard about using applesauce in place of the oil but I haven't tried it.
Maybe I'll try it today. I'm planning on making some homemade blueberry muffins!
I use a variety of purees in my baking. I've done a lot of experimenting :). I bought several cases of baby food, a dozen 225ml bottles for 96 cents; can't go wrong! Oil is about $5 for 2 litres lately, $10 or more for cheap olive oil. Must save where we can and even better when it's healthier.
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 18 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 16, 14, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links on The House That God Built and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
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Please also scroll down to the next post and see the Anti-Procrastination Challenge Meme for this week. 
First , I am a daughter of the King almighty and a
a wife to my Handsome of 18 years. A mom of 4 on the go boys 16, 14, 10, and 8. I grew up in the states but married my Canadian sweetheart and moved up north.
We live in the southern part of British Columbia , Canada on our homestead. We have homeschooled our four boys from birth and plan to go the distance till all four graduate from our homeschool. I teach with a Charlotte Mason style. I love to craft! I am a beader, knitter, x-stitcher, quilter. We have been on a journey of being apart of building "The House that God Built". I have been recording our journey on my blog. Go to my links on The House That God Built and you will find it. I know God has a lot more instore for us and we just need to follow where our Lord takes us.
This blog is the home of Show and Tell Friday's and Tightwad Tuesdays. I hope you decide to join in on the fun !
Blessings and ((HUGS))
In Him<><
-Mary
