Year Five ~ Jigger
Faith and Life 5
My Path to Heaven by Geoffrey Bliss
Our Lady's Book by Lauren Ford
Stories of the Child Jesus from Many Lands by A. Fowler Lutz
CHC's Saint Comprehension Book
Exploring the Mass from Catholic Heritage Curricula (CHC)
Life of Fred: Fractions by Dr. Stanley Schmidt
Calculadder 2
What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? by Julie Ellis and Phyllis Hornung
The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
My Catholic Speller: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
Language of God: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
CHC Handwriting Book
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
The Tale of Troy by Roger Lancelyn Green
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo and Timothy Basil Ering
Story of the World I by Susan Wise Bauer
Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster
Of Courage Undaunted by James Daugherty
Catholic Geography Bee by Catholic Heritage Curricula
Map Skills: Level D, by Catholic Heritage Curricula
Latina Christiana I by Cheryl Lowe
Rummy Roots
English from the Roots Up
Le Francais Facile (The Easy French) by Marie Fillon
Art Through Faith
A Catholic Garden of Puzzles by Catholic Heritage Curricula
Black Holes and Uncle Albert by Russell Stannard
The Universe in my Hands by Catholic Heritage Curricula
Pilgrim's of the Holy Family by Catholic Heritage Curricula
Year Nine ~ Piper
Introduction to Catholicism: A Complete Course (the Didache Series) by James Socias
Beginning Apologetics 1: How to Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith by Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham
The Meaning of Vocation by Pope John Paul II
Life of Fred: Advanced Algebra by Dr. Stanley Schmidt
Calculadder 6
Mindbenders
Typing Instructor CD-ROM
The Harp and Laurel Wreath by Laura M. Berquist
Assorted Classical Literature Selections (one per week)
Warriner's Grammar, Third Course
Vocabulary
Christ and the Americas, from Catholic Heritage Curricula
History of the Ancient World by Susan Wise Bauer
Catholic Geography Bee by Catholic Heritage Curricula
Rummy Roots
English from the Roots Up
Henle Latin, Year One by Fr. Henle
Le Francais Facile (The Easy French) by Marie Fillon
Edible Wild Plants
Fur Trapping in North America
Ecology and Field Biology (text)
Assorted library and internet resources
National Geographic Magazine
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Smithosonian Magazine
Welcome back to Tightwad Tuesday with Canadagirl! If you have a frugal tip to share with us, please do go visit Mary for more information on how to participate. We'd love to have you!
If you are a frequent visitor to my blog on Tightwad Tuesdays, then you know that I'm a bit obsessed with making food staples that you would ordinarily purchase pre-packaged and processed from the store. Since I haven't run through all my recipes and tips yet, get ready for another one: Homemade Red Sauce. Homemade Red Sauce is a delicious, economical, and versatile item to have in your freezer or to make up fresh in about 30 minutes. You can use it as pizza sauce, spaghetti sauce, in your soup bases, or as a dip for your Italian/bread dishes. This recipe makes enough for me to freeze in two portions, and each portion provides either one pasta meal for 4-6 people, or enough sauce for two homemade pizzas (one cookie-sheet size, and the other a round stone size). I *love* having this is the freezer, and hope you enjoy it as well!
Homemade Red Sauce
one medium to large onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, pressed
3 tablespoons olive oil
3-14 ounce cans diced tomatoes
1-6 ounce can tomato paste
3 teaspoons sugar
3 teaspoons dried oregano
3 bay leaves
salt and pepper
In a dutch-oven size pan, sauté the onion and garlic gently in olive oil for 5 minutes, until softened but not browned. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, bay leaves, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir well.
Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has become quite thick. Remove the bay leaves and adjust the seasoning to taste.
ohhhh this looks YUMMY. ((sniff sniff)) to bad that there are too many that are allergic to tomatoes in this household. Keep up with the recipes. I love finding non packaged recipes for food !!!
I'm going to one-up you here (you're welcome; that's what friends are for) and mention that I made a sauce similar to this yesterday, but with FRESH tomatoes! Farm market tomatoes, yet. However, I used to make it with canned tomatoes years ago, and then for about the last decade (note that, significantly, 4th child is almost 10 yrs old) I didn't make it at all, but rather opted for canned spaghetti & pizza sauce. So that confession makes up for my one-upping right there. I am back to making sauce now b/c of Cheez' diet, and Hubby is so glad! (Except when I forget the tomato paste, like yesterday.) Cheez' diet is also why I use fresh tomatoes.
Oh, and I add carrots to mine (chopped in food processor with garlic & onion), and sometimes green/red peppers. The littles don't care for peppers, but when they are chopped up like that, they don't even know they are there (and I don't tell them).
Welcome to our home! Within you will find an assortment of ramblings having to do with home educating, books, homemaking, being a wife and mother, crafts, Catholicism ~ in general, our life at home, where our hearts truly lie.
Happy at Home
Mo Chroi~ Wonderful Husband who makes me laugh and is crazy about me and our kids
Me (Celtic Mom)~ Happily married to My Heart, mother of two wonderful sons, and passionate about many things, among them being teaching, making our house a home, and exploring my Creative Well
Piper~ Eldest son who loves being home educated and playing the bagpipes with the local Scottish Pipe Band
Jigger~ Youngest son who loves keeping up with his brother, and going further with his Irish Step Dancing
The Tea Shop Mysteries by Laura Childs
For the Love of Literature by Maureen Whittmann
The Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think and What We Can do About It by Jane Healy
Catholic Homeschooling Companion by Maureen Whittmann and Rachel Mackson
Surprised by Truth by Patrick Madrid
Please Don't Drink the Holy Water! by Susie Lloyd
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