Learning To Balance Life Creatively
I was thumbing through my favorite cookbook earlier today and saw a note that reminded me that my Aunt Suzy gave it to me as a gift for my bridal shower two years ago. The cookbook is The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook. Part of my excitement of receiving this cookbook was that it came from the King Arthur Flour Company, which is, in my mind, an expert in the baking ... Read the Post...
This past summer I started a new hobby that would quickly become an obsession. Canning. For years I had wanted to can but was always afraid to for safety reasons. Then, at the beginning of last summer, I visited family in Arizona and was in awe of my sisters' and cousins' canned food stashes. I mentioned my fear to a cousin and she reassured me and said I should start with high-acid foods and educate myself about ... Read the Post...
Recently I watched the HBO miniseries, John Adams. I loved it. That renewed an interest in American history during the Revolutionary War period. I started to google and look up little tidbits of information that were mentioned in the show. I was disappointed to realize that the show took a lot of liberties with the facts, but of course, I shouldn't have been surprised about that. This made me ... Read the Post...
My name is Katie and today I am launching my new blog! I live high up in the mountains of New Mexico. I married my sweetie and with that step became a wife and a step-mom. Not too long after our wedding we learned that we would have a little one of our own. In a short amount of time I went from being a single woman to being a wife and a mommy of two amazing little girls. I have a desire to ... Read the Post...
