I have heard it said, “Attitude is everything.” I have not understood that phrase very well over the years, although God has faithfully taken me through some difficult wilderness experiences where my attitude was anything but edifying.

In fact, several months ago, Lorrie Flem, Publisher of [...]

If your garden is producing more tomatoes than you can handle, here is a flavor packed way to use them up that my whole family loved. PESTO LASAGNA
Although this is a vegetarian dish, you could easily add some ground meat or sausage to the ricotta cheese mixture. Here is the recipe link.
http://articles.urbanhomemaker.com/index.php?article=413

A few weeks ago my oldest daughter was scanning the help-wanted classified ads and found a listing for a Personal Chef. She responded to the listed phone number and was among several finalists interviewed for the job. To her credit, she did not claim to be a professional chef, just a girl who [...]

This video done to the tune of the William Tell Overture is a must listen to if you need a laugh!
Click Here to listen to the William Tell Mom Sayings

Love it!

Marilyn Moll
urbanhomemaker.com

Last night, after dark, my daughter and I got ready to take a walk up the road. Fortunately we leashed up our huge dog inside. As we headed out the door through the garage, Sadie (an 85 pound lab/Rhodesian Ridgeback) pulled hard on the leash towards the back of the garage instead of out [...]

October 4, 2007

I want to invite you to a Child Training and Character Building Seminar with Pam Forster of Doorposts, tonight! It’s free.

Pam and her family started Doorposts 1990, with the If-Then and Blessing Charts. They were originally designed for their own family’s use, but friends kept telling [...]

October 4, 2007

On a discussion list I follow, many posters have been saying they have replaced
their microwaves with small toaster ovens that also have a convection feature.
The people sound quite delighted.

I had a gas/convection combo oven at one house and didn’t really find it advantageous for baking bread.

However, I received this email today from someone [...]

Last week, I noticed the bread I occasionally buy when I run out of my yummy homemade, had gone up 50 cents a loaf, a whopping 25% increase on bread since August! In my most recent newsletter, I wrote about how my wheat supplier had had to raise prices about 25% recently.

Yesterday, another [...]

I won second place in a pie baking contest this week-end during our Mountain Harvest Festival.
This recipe is so easy and delicious you really should try it if you need a quick dessert.

3 egg yolks (no white)
1 – 14 oz can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 Cup Key Lime Juice
1 – 9″ Graham Cracker Crumb Pie Shell [...]