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Striving to be faithful and obedient to the Titus 2 and Proverbs 31 calling . http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/ en-us Homeschool Blogger Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:26:00 -0500 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:26:00 -0500   Things have been busy at our main blog, but I thought I would update here with our recent menu...           Mon 19 ~ Turkey and dressing Tues 20 ~ Taco Tuesday Wed 21 ~ BBQ Beef Sandwiches/coleslaw Thurs 22 ~ Green Bean Casserole Deluxe Fri 23 ~ Sourdough Pizza Sat 24 ~ Turkey and Dumplings Sun 25 ~ Stew Mon 26 ~ Spinach Lasagna/garlic bread Tues 27 ~ Wet burritos over bed of lettuce Wed 28 ~ Tuna Linguine Thurs 29 ~ Stir fry/brown rice Fri 30 ~ Sourdough Pizza Sat 31 ~ Italian Turkey and brown rice   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/301974/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:26:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/301974/ Hello ~ I just wanted to update our blog a little. Things have been pretty busy and I've been posting our projects over at our new blog. Also, Keeper2Be posted about her first 'official' sewing project at her blog. Here have been our recent projects (click to see)... Mama Keeper's New Dress More T-shirt Dresses for the 'Mini' Keepers2Be Keeper2Be's First Dress   http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/294349/ Sat, 3 Mar 2007 23:15:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/294349/ On my new blog, I posted about the t-shirt dress I made this weekend and was asked to share how I had made them. I posted the T-Shrit Dress How-To's today and just wanted to share the link here. I haven't, yet, decided if I am going to keep this blog or not. But until I decide, I will try to, at least, post a link to my other blog when we do any keepers at home projects. We do hope to see you at our new home, though.     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/282592/ Thu, 8 Feb 2007 22:30:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/282592/     It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted here with a new project. Today was rainy and mostly uneventful so I thought it a good day to finish the dress I began 2 weeks ago.   This was the first time I’ve made this particular dress and I soon learned that I made it way too big. So I had to adjust it as much as possible without ripping it all out, recutting, and starting over.   The fabric is a paisley print with natural colors, different shades of brown, cream, mauve, etc…       I chose this pattern because I liked the sleeves, though if I make it again, I may make them a bit longer. I also raised the waist line and lengthened it. Here is the final project…     The pattern used was Simplicity 9493       http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/273378/ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:58:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/273378/   It's been almost a month since I've posted here, due to our move. We are settling in nicely, though, into our new home. (Read about it here)   Since we're getting settled in, it was time to sit down to begin making menus again.   Here's what we're doing for the next two weeks:   Kubes' Kitchen Menu   Fri. 1 ~ Pizza (cheese; Spicy Surprise; buffalo chicken; taco) Sat. 2 ~ Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches/fries Sun. 3 ~ Skillet Beef Stew/rolls Mon. 4 ~ Sloppy Joes/mac & cheese Tues. 5 ~ Wet Burritos Wed. 6 ~ Chicken & Rice-a-Roni Thurs. 7 ~ Lasagna/garlic bread Fri. 8 ~ Sourdough Pizza & cinnamon sticks Sat. 9 ~ Meatballs & Fried Taters/veggie Sun. 10 ~ Roast/rolls Mon. 11 ~ Shredded Italian Turkey/brown rice/veggie Tues. 12 ~ Tacos Wed. 13 ~ Ground turkey, brown rice & green bean casserole Thurs. 14 ~ Steak Strips/Ranch mashed potatoes/veggie Fri. 15 ~ Sourdough Pizza     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/249119/ Sat, 2 Dec 2006 20:11:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/249119/   This week it has just been the children and I at home so when I made out our menu, I tried to use a lot of what we already had on hand. Last week, my husband bought quite a bit of chicken breast so a few evenings ago I decided to use some of it for one of our meals. I'm not sure if any of y'all remember a previous post, from a while ago, stating how I really like to use the dry italian dressing mixes. (Click here to see that post)   Well, I heated up my iron skillet and added three frozen chicken breasts. I cooked them for a couple of minutes until they started thawing. Then I added a little bit of water and continued to cook them this way for about 10 minutes (adding a little more water, often, as it would absorb). Then I added a packet of the italian mix and continued cooking it (adding water as needed) for about 20 more minutes or so ...       As the chicken thawed/cooked, I cut it in strips while in the pan.   We had it with our Homemade Ranch Mashed Potatoes.   The children and I enjoyed it so much that we've had it three times this week! That many times... it must be good!     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/232946/ Sun, 5 Nov 2006 19:22:00 -0600 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/232946/   On our HomeSchool Haven Blog, a friend of mine left a comment asking me to share our menu while we were spending our meal times in our empty house. Since we are unsure as to how long we'll be here I only made a menu for a week instead of two.     "Frugal" Menu for a Week in Our Empty House:   Mon. 10/23 ~ Black Beans & Brown Rice (optional tortilla)           (salsa mixed in for mexican flavor) Tues. 10/24 ~ Sloppy Joes/fries          (note: sloppy joes are made with ketchup/mustard/etc...) Wed. 10/25 ~ Ground turkey, brown rice, and green bean casserole          (only using half a pound of ground turkey) Thurs. 10/26 ~ Tacos          (made with half pound ground turkey and refried beans) Fri. 10/27 ~ Homemade Pizza          (unfortuneately, not sourdough but still homemade) Sat. 10/28 ~ Chicken and Brown Rice casserole          (one small pkg of chicken breast, cubed, with rice & seasonings) Sun. 10/29 ~ Spaghetti/garlic bread          (either meatless or half a pound of ground turkey)       To cook, I set aside my iron skillet, a 2 quart glass pot, a 9x13 baking dish, and a round cookie sheet/pizza pan.   It was a blessing to get all that we needed for around $60.00     ~ Mama Keeper         http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/226304/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:06:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/226304/   On our homeschool blog, I have blogged about our journey of our upcoming move.   Until we get settled into a new place, I likely won't be able to post anything on this blog (especially since everything is packed away  and our cooking/sewing/etc... is at a bare minimum).   So until then, please feel free to follow our journey and read our occasional posts at HsKubes' HomeSchool Haven.   Until further posts...   Good-bye for now.     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/222761/ Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:29:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/222761/   When we took our bi-weekly trip to the commisary the other day I picked up another turkey so I could use the meat for many meals.   This time, Keeper2Be had the job of gutting the big bird...                         After it was cooked and cooled, she picked off all of the meat so we could separate it and store it...       She enjoys picking the meat off of the turkey and examining its bones and structure. And that's okay with me! She can pick my turkeys apart anytime she likes. She did a great job and it was great practice for her as a future cook!     ~ Mama Keeper         http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/207520/ Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:45:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/207520/   Here is the recipe the children and I used to make the dough that they delighted in playing with so much (Delighting in Dough Post).       Delightful Dough   1 1/4 C flour                        1 1/4 tsp oil 1 pkg. kool-aid type mix 1/2 C salt 1 C boiling water   Mix dry ingredients. Add water and oil. Knead. Store in zip storage bag or plastic container with lid.         Be sure to visit the post link above to see what fun the children had with it!     http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/203272/ Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:59:00 -0500 http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/HsKubesHaven4Home/203272/