Tonights Supper: My Rice Casserole

My Mom always made this when I was younger. I have massive food allergies, so I have changed it up a bit. RICE CASSEROLE 1 lb. ground turkey, 1 lg. onion diced, 1 1/4 c. water, 1 c. rice, 2 cans cream of mushroom( 1 will work also, just increase your water), Brown meat and onion. Add water, rice and soup. Bake 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees in a greased casserole dish. Its really good served with steamed broccoli or steamed green beans from the garden!

Girls Gone Wild!

We are free ranging our girls! Our hens are out and running wild! They love it! They eat bugs out of our yard all day long. And they poo everywhere! They fertilize our lawn great, but it means if you(the kids)are bare foot, you are going to wash your feet by the hose! It is really great to free range. They produce richer eggs, get bugs out of the yard, are happier, enrich the yard, it is a win win. We LOVE our girls! We love watching them. They have become our pets. And then this happened... Elijah was yelling my name by the back door. I went and saw what he needed. He had Fog Horn, and they were hanging out! So I went and got my camera and this is what happened. He was fine. But I laughed my butt off!!!! Funny! BTW No boy or chicken was harmed in these photos.

Tonights Supper: Taco Cornbread

When I was growing up we lived next store to my Grandpa and Grandma. It was great! Always had cousins to play with, my Great Aunt lived in her R.V. in the yard... It was fantastic! Lets put it this way... I had no trouble scoring a cookie from someone. Anyway... My Mom and Grandma would take turns having each other over for supper. When Gram had us over Taco Cornbread was something she made. I loved it! It is simple, cheap, and yummy! So here it is! Enjoy! Make this tonight. Seriously. Do it! Taco Cornbread 1 1/2 lb ground turkey 1 pkg. taco seasoning ( I make my own with garlic powder and cumin and hot peppers) 1/2 c. water 1 can corn drained 1 8 oz can tomato sauce 1 pkg corn muffin mix (jiffy) 1 can French fried onions (don't you just love those?!) Brown meat, add seasoning, water, corn, and tomato sauce. Make muffin mix as directed on box. Spray a 2 qt. baking dish. Place the meat mixture in the bottom, top with the cornbread mix. Sprinkle onions over the top. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes! When I make it I add diced onions, green pepper and tomatoes. I try to get as many veggies in as I can! Sneaky, sneaky!

Around My Town

I have been working on a project. I have been taking pics around the little lakeside town I now live in. Thought I would share a few of them with you!

Pintrest

I have been taken hostage... by pinterest! Oh my gosh! I know we have all been through it! I want to paint my fridge. It is cream, all the other appliances are white. It still works and I can't get rid of it till it dies. Well... I can. I am just cheap, as you know. Anyway... I was checking out pinterest for inspiration. And now my husband has a world of hurt coming when he gets home! Cuz boy, I have a LOT of ideas on a lot of things! ;) did you know that you can stick a cutting of a rose bush, stick it in a raw potato, plant it and it will grow a new bush? What?! Mind blown! And you can take a mens shirt, stick your body through the head hole, fold it in a certain way, and you have a strapless top?! For real! So be careful out there! It will get you and you will be trapped. You will need a child crying, or a pot boiling over to save you! Good luck my friend. Good luck!

Patio Planter

I wanted a planter on my patio table, So I headed to the thrift store. I found a angle food pan for .50 , added some dirt from the garden and a few marigolds and.... tadaa... a planter! Fits around the umbrella, looks great and is cheap! Are you sensing a theme? ;)

I AM GOAT MAMA!!!

Lady did it! We had 2 beutifull kids today! Yeah! I had just gone outside to take pics of our "redneck" camp that the kids were working on. Clothes line, tarp, stakes and sleeping bags, fire pit. Awesome? Yes! Anyway... I was taking pics for Jeremy, when.... could it be.... yes! I know the sound of babies crying! I tore off for the goat pen and holy crap! There they were! The first born Gracie was on her feet.And little Sofia had just come out and mama was licking at her nose and mouth to clear it out! I hollered at Chewy to get the kids and a towel! I have never seen that little dutch boy run so fast! Anna came in the pen with me(after I called Jeremy screaming) we dried off Sophia. The kids(my human kids) got a HUGE sex-ed lesson today!!!! We had lots of fluids and "stuff", that they experianced. But they are here and sooooooo dang cute! Here is to you mama Lady and to our new kids Gracie and Sophia! BTW We now have 15 female pets! Watch out Jack! The girls are takin' over!