I swear I am working on a real post. If I could actually tell you about my real life right now you would swear I was living inside of a Telenovela!!!! Look into those sweet puppy eyes and then go vote for me please. I know this is annoying and I hate actually having to annoy you all but this really is the best way for you to help me ever. Plus puppy wants a new toy. :) Remember that you can vote every day up until the 30th. It doesn't show you how many people have voted. No one will know the winner until September 8th! … [Read more...]
Way Back Wednesday….my favorite Key Lime Pie…
August 17, 2011 by · 15 Comments
First off I want to say if you haven’t voted PLEASE do. You can help keep this blog running by never even having to donate a $1 to me. You are always saying you want to, so please go vote for my farm. I believe you are allowed to vote every day. So if you can tell everyone you know to help!!! This is my favorite version of Key Lime Pie. It’s called camping pie because of the original post. The mascarpone really does add extra creaminess to an already creamy pie! Did I mention VOTE!!!! Peabody's Camping Key Lime Pie with Coconut-Pecan Graham Cracker Crust 1/2 cup key lime juice, fresh if possible 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 1/3 cup Mascarpone cheese, room temperature 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 1 to 2 teaspoons finely grated lime or key lime zest, divided 5 egg yolks whipped cream, for garnish 1 coconut-pecan graham cracker pie shell(recipe follows) Whisk sweetened condensed milk with the egg yolks. Whisk in Mascarpone cheese. Stir in whipping … [Read more...]
Contain this: VOTE!!!!
August 15, 2011 by · 14 Comments
InApril the word I would have described how I felt before I started growing my Home Farm was apprehensive. I was after all the woman who killed a cactus and pretty much every other plant I have ever grown. But now here it is August and my word moved from apprehensive to amazed. I am seriously blown away by how well the majority of the plants did! It was certainly not the results I expected if I am being truthful. I learned many a thing through all of this. Number one of course is that you really can grow your own food whether you live in a small apartment or on a spacious acre farm. Number two the kind of soil you use makes a huge difference. I think above all I feel this made a difference. My neighbors had given me a flower as a gift, it was a very pretty blue bell in a blue pot. That flower got the same treatment as my Home farm except that it was planted in different soil. Using the Gardner & Bloome BLUE RIBBON BLEND Premium Potting Soil: Natural & Organic Premium … [Read more...]
Everything falls apart….
August 13, 2011 by · 11 Comments
“Everything that falls apart baby, sooner or later gonna come back together Well everything that comes together baby, sooner or later falls apart” –Dog’s Eye View You may have noticed on Facebook if you are on there a bunch of you know you’re from Some City when kind of posts. Well, the very first school I ever taught at started their own page. It’s been quite amusing/embarrassing seeing what the student and teacher remember from back in the day. This has also led to many a student hunting me down and friending me. It has also led to them opening up to me about their lives just like they did in junior high. I think once you gain a kids trust it just kind of sticks with them. And while I sugar coat every food item I seem to make, I do not sugar coat life. Which they often tell me I was just the kick in the pants they needed. :) One of my students is going through something incredibly painful. I have listened to her and tried to be there for her as much as one can … [Read more...]
