Archive for July, 2009
Mini Cheesecakes
Posted on29. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
A friend from college introduced me to this delicious summer evening dessert. I’m so glad to get this recipe typed up and off of the stained and folded half-sheet of paper stowed in my recipe box. Here’s what you’ll need:
A muffin tin and cupcake liners, too.
Place cupcake liners in muffin tin. Place one vanilla wafer [...]
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Do Things Like This Ever Happen to You?
Posted on27. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
Do you ever have days where you question your sanity? One day this summer my children wanted to know what was for dessert. I sent them to the freezer to get the square Tupperware with the red lid. I had baked cookies two days earlier and frozen them. I opened the lid to discover over [...]
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Most Creative Mount
Posted on26. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
The local horse parade was this past Saturday. Two of my children and three of their cousins participated. They decided on a Greek theme and dressed accordingly. They even choreographed a sword fight on horseback. Unfortunately the swords got left home so they just rode in formation. Even so when the winners for the Most [...]
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I’m Sleeping ’til the Birds Chirp
Posted on22. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
We once lived in an old two-story victorian home surrounded by towering evergreen trees. Each spring and summer morning we were serenaded with chirping as the sun rose. One winter morning by oldest son, who was four at the time, pretended to sleep in his bed. I explained that is was time for breakfast and [...]
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Cabbage Salad
Posted on20. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
My sister in-law Brittany brought this salad to a family dinner a year ago and I immediately requested the recipe. It’s that good. It tastes nothing like coleslaw and all my children eat it. My ten year old son has even requested it for dinner before. It’s true. Promise.
There ‘s Brittany learning to preg-check a [...]
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A Project
Posted on17. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
There it is–my book. My sporadic summer writing schedule has significantly changed my timeline. I’ve completed only one entire revision beginning to end with several smaller scene fixes. Just before we left on vacation I printed it out so I could work on it in the car. (Who was I fooling?)
This week I took my [...]
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Portraits In Time
Posted on15. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
During Nate’s final year of college he entered a logo contest for the Scenic Byways and won. The officials told Nate his logo would appear on signs throughout Logan Canyon’s Scenic Byway. The Herald Journal interviewed him and he won a mountain bike. That was thirteen years ago. We moved a year later and never [...]
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Ingredients for a Summer Vacation
Posted on13. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
Camping with five children requires a lot of stuff. Last week we took a spur of the moment summer vacation. I’ve decided that’s the only kind we can have with this lifestyle. I have to come up with the what and be ready whenever the hay is up and we have a break. That happened [...]
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Strawberry-Pear Smoothie
Posted on13. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
Here’s another smoothie we have with breakfast quite often. I’ve found that pears and pineapple are nature’s sugar. If I use them in my smoothies, there is no need for sugar. Plus I got a little overwhelmed last fall when the boxes of pears were ripening faster than I could bottle them. After a couple [...]
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Craisin Spinach Salad
Posted on06. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
This is one of my favorite spinach salads. I use the dressing for another salad I’ll have to share later.
FOR THE SALAD:
1 bag or bunch of Spinach
1 small head of lettuce
(Since I’ve had so much spinach in the garden, I’ve left this out and added more spinach.)
1 1/2 cups craisins
1 cucumber, peeled and chopped
2 small [...]
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Muddy Bridge Reflections
Posted on05. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
One Sunday a couple of months ago I raced down the road only to find the gate closed across this bridge. I’d forgotten about my brother in-law’s sheep. I hadn’t planned on having to stop, open the gate, drive across the bridge, stop, and close the gate. I would be walking into church late again. [...]
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Happy Fourth of July
Posted on03. Jul, 2009 by Kate.
You know the Fourth of July is Near When…
1. We make and then eat these treats.
2. My little cowboy finds a bag of crepe paper and does this:
And then we all have to try the crepe paper taste test. (Except for Nate, he refused stating he’d already done it once and didn’t ever need to [...]
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I am the mother of five learning to live in the country surrounded by in-laws. I've been married to the amazing Nate Palmer for 15 years; he is teaching me how to be a farm girl in between chasing children, cooking dinner, and doing laundry. In my spare time (okay--time I try really hard to set aside), I like to write.
"Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal." ~Pamela Vaull Starr°Click my About page for this year's goals.
