Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Websearch Wednesday~ 4/6/2011

Very informative Charlotte Mason "Lens"~ http://www.squidoo.com/CMbasics

Much more  CM "stuff"~ http://www.pennygardner.com/links.html

Yummy sounding (and looking) bread~ Irish brown bread~ http://familyfun.go.com/easter/easter-recipes/easter-breads/irish-brown-bread-688577/

Wealth of info for raising your own chickens~ http://www.backyardchickens.com/

Thought provoking"Would you survive as a pioneer?" article post~ http://frugalkiwi.co.nz/2010/02/would-you-survive-as-a-pioneer/

Informative breadmaking site~ http://www.thefreshloaf.com/

Monday, April 4, 2011

Sugared Pecans

~Sugared Pecans~

1 egg white
1 tablespoon water
1 pound pecan halves
1 cup white sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F . Grease one baking sheet.
In a mixing bowl, whip together the egg white and water until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, salt, and cinnamon.
Add pecans to egg whites, stir to coat the nuts evenly. Remove the nuts, and toss them in the sugar mixture until coated. Spread the nuts out on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake at 250 degrees F  for 1 hour. Stir every 15 minutes.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

I love ,love love this quote!....

by William Penn~

"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again."


Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Praline Squares

These sound really good and really easy so I thought I would share this recipe with all of you.

24 whole graham crackers
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
 Preheat oven to 350°F.
Arrange crackers 1-layer deep on an ungreased 10" x 15" baking sheet.
In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar; bring to a boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Add nuts; mix well then spoon mixture over graham crackers.
Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand 2 minutes. Cut into squares while still warm. Store in tins or coffee cans.