Thursday, August 21, 2014

Recipe of the week; Umbrian Ragu Sauce with rigatoni

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Copyright by The Old School Housewife

Copyright by The Old School Housewife

Copyright by The Old School Housewife
This recipe got only ** because

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Nature; I'm seeing red!

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I'm starting to see little splashes of red here and there.  Although, I love the fall season, I will be very sad to see summer go.  Well, it's not gone yet.  The pool is still up. 

Gardening; Vanilla Strawbery Hydrangea

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Copyright by The Old School Housewife
This is my Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea.  It's so pretty, it has creamy white, medium pink and dark pink blooms all at the same time.  They will last till there is frost and are good for picking and drying.  They last all winter as a dried flower.

Monday, August 18, 2014

Dessert; Blueberry muffins made healthier

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This is a recipe that I have been using for over 30 years.  It is a really good recipe for blueberry muffins.  But, since my husband and I are trying to eat healthier I made some substitutions and they are still just as good, in fact my husband didn't even know the difference.  I will give you the original recipe and how I made it healthier.

Gardening; So sad!! Is summer over already? Also a simple recipe for the beans.

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Copyright by The Old School Housewife
It seems like we just planted these vegetables and now I had to pull them out.  The cucumber plants are done so I pulled them and the green bean plants are done.  But to my surprise

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Dessert; Mexican Chocolate Cake

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This is the Mexican chocolate cake we had with our Mexican dinner.  The family liked it, except my husband-too sweet for him, but not for everyone else.  It has a caramel frosting on it and cinnamon in the cake.  The cake was easy, the frosting took a little longer, but it was worth it.  Recipe to follow.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Food; Mexican night at the Alba's

Picture taken by Marinda Seiwell
I decided to go Mexican tonight.  Every Saturday my we have a big family dinner and tonight it was taco salad, on the far left, chicken enchiladas in the middle and Chichi's corn bread on the right.  We had Mexican chocolate cake for dessert.  It was a big hit.