Surprise Guest Post + Recipe!

Today we have a special guest post from a dear friend of ours: Mrs. Jocelyn Klotz  from “Homemaker In Progress” ! We pray it will be a blessing to you, and that you enjoy this yummy recipe! Hello Practical Simplicity readers! I am Jocelyn Klotz.  The LORD brought my family and the Konvalin’s together for [...]

Good-bye Leftover Oatmeal

…..hello yummy muffins.  I was recently reading some of Laine’s Letters and stumbled across this muffin recipe that calls for leftover cooked oatmeal.  Oh could this possibly be the answer to our slimy science experiments lurking in the back of the refrigerator???  My family and I love muffins so I decided to give the recipe [...]

A Kitchen Aid Giveaway!

If you are like my mother and I and LOVE to cook and bake with fun gadgets and things to help cooking be a little bit easier at times,  Here is a giveaway that is the best one yet! Over at THIS blog, a lady is giving away two Kitchen Aid Mixers! The trick is [...]

Movie Review on “Food Inc.”

Yesterday afternoon, our family went to go see the movie “Food Inc.” and WOW, it was really good!  I cannot believe how  the FDA ,  USDA, and other government agencies are neglecting  true public health safety. I would recommend everyone to go see it, but don’t just take it from me,  my Dad wrote a [...]

Pickle Success!!!!

On day four our taste test showed the pickles were not ready. They had great flavor but we could still taste the sweetness of the cucumber. At that point the brine had not fully penetrated them so we left them alone for a few more days. We tasted the pickles again on day seven and [...]

Fermented Pickles

Little by little my daughter and I are learning to make our own food items. Part of the reason is to save money and stretch the grocery budget. However, the main reason for making our own is we know exactly what was and was not put into it. If you would like to see what [...]