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Monday, November 12, 2007
The 24th Homesteading Carnival: The Carnival of Randomness!!!!
Hello and Welcome to the 24th Homesteading Carnival! 
We'll start out with some recipes for Thanksgiving, since it's coming up, and you want to have it all planned out!
First we have some recipes from Grandma Rosie. First she is going to make Golden Potato Root Mash to go with the turkey and gravy. "Let's go back to our roots for a better taste--and more vital health! I can imagine forgoing the pleasure of creamy mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving, but it's healthier to avoid eating so many white foods." It's good to learn about our roots as well as the food we eat!
She is going to make the desserts now. She'll start out with Sweet Potato-Chocolate Nut Cake. It's flavourful and colourful. "The colors and flavor of this moist cake are a knockout." I don't like sweet potatoes, but this one I might like!
Let's go back in time to make this dessert, and learn a little about the history of Thanksgiving. This dessert is Indian Pudding. You can make this "...traditional dessert ahead of time and let it cool while you use the oven for the turkey. Reheat it and serve it with vanilla ice cream or whipped topping." She also gives a bit of information about when Thanksgiving was made a national holiday.
You can see a complete Thanksgiving Menu at Mom's Adventure. Nola gives what they're having for Thanksgiving in full! Lots of yummy stuff on her list. You may have forgotten something like "Turkey, Ham, Giblet Gravy, Dressing, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Potatoes ~with and without Marshmallows, Fruit Salad, Grandmother's Dip, Tortilla Roll-Ups." And you can't forget the delicious pies she'll be making! "Pecan, Cherry, Chess, Pumpkin, and Apple Pie!" Sounds like a very yummy dinner and an even more delicious dessert afterwards!
While we are still in the kitchen, why don't we start planning dinner for tonight? Rebekah and Bethany have a great Meatloaf recipe to have with mashed potatoes, creamed peas, and carrots. They give you instructions on how to mix the ingredients, and include pictures for you to look at!
I call this the "Sewing" section.
Because Miss Ashley of Jonash... Two of a Kind Working on a Full House has some sewing things she'd like to share, and you may learn a bit about her two Munchkins!. She says, "Right after Samuel was born, I wanted to show in a tangable way, that our family now had another member. After Elijah's arrival, I could not wait to add his name to this frame - but we had to special order his name card." She posted a picture of the frame she is talking about.
Before we leave, why don't we take a look at Samuel's Pillow. Then she tells about how Samuel helps her make it: "Samuel was facinated by the sewing machine - I let him take pins from me and stick them in the pin cushion. Then he helped me stuff the pillow, mainly by tossing handfuls of stuffing into the air. By the time we were done, it looked as if it had snowed in our living room!" There are pictures of it, if you'd like to take a look!
Let's make a few costumes with Brielle over at Step Into Brielle's Wardrobe. She can make you enter the Pride & Prejudice world by wearing the Jane Bennet dress. But you will also want a handbag or purse to go with it, so take a look at them. Or you could dress up as a pirate and sail the Caribbean with Will Turner in his Pirate Costume she made. You could be Arwen in Rivendell wearing her beautiful green gown. Maybe you'd like to wear a Spanish Gown and dance in the moonlight? Brielle has just the thing for you here, in her costume 1867 Spanish Gown. Have fun dressing up with Brielle!
Join Liz at her blog as she shows you what she made this year for her sewing in Sewing and Other Things. She said, "I really love to sew, especially stuffed animals! I have made 2 more than the ones shown in my pictures. I love that you can do whatever you want when you sew, it is unlimited! :) I hope you enjoy looking at them!" She made a turtle, a bear, and a kitty.
This section is called "Wrapping Christmas Gifts!"
It may be a little early, but you can make a Christmas gift look very pretty, and with a little help from the Littles and Chas of My Cup Runneth Over... She wraps her gifts early in Frugal...But Beautiful Christmas Wrapping. She uses inexpensive items and she has a little help! She makes a cute gift for her son. Pictures and all!
While we are still wrapping gifts, let's take a look at this cute little Snowflake Blanket at HeatBeat that Charity is making for her brother's Christmas present. It's very cute! Come and see it!
This part I will call "Randomness". I just have a bunch of different posts!
Now we'll join Jocelyn of Amusings Reflections while she collects all her supplies for making Goat Milk Soap. Quote from her post about being on the lookout for: "Since I have been on the lookout for soap-making supplies, I have been trying to find pure olive oil." She finally got a recipe from Kerimae, and is going to be making it very soon. She finds that Pure Olive Oil works for your face as well as for soap-making in Pure Olive Oil Bar... Join her as she takes a great leap in trying to make Goat Milk Soap!
Amanda over at My Learning Experience has a song she'd like to share. It's called Signature of Divine. She said about this song, "I picked this song because I think the words are just so awesome. I recently heard this and totally fell in love with it. It is so true that we have tried so hard to see the image of God, when it is right in front of us. It's His people that are His image." When you read the song, you will agree with her!
Eric of The Voice Of Experience has a podcast he made that he would like to share with all of us. It's called Eternal Focus. The name is so right. You have to listen to it! He says: "I’ve got a surprise for you. The reason that I’ve missed blogging for the past two days is because I was working on a pod cast! I’ve decided to call it “The Eternal Focus.” This is the first Voice of Experience pod cast that I’ve done. Enjoy!" I enjoyed it very much, and you will too!
If we hop over to Candy's blog CandyFoote, and see what she says about "So did all of those good books go?" At the beginning of the post, she talk about how she "loves junk stores. They remind me of our local library. No, really!" Read the rest of her post to see how the plays out.
Why don'y we take a look at Rachelle's garden at Do Not Grow Weary. They still have a lot to do, and it's still very hot in Arizona! She says about the weather: " First we had to wait for the weather to begin to cool … our highs are still in the 90s/upper 80s but that is much better than the 100s!" Take a look at her garden, she posted pictures!
We're going to head over to A Little Quiet Woman, and see why Alex has Chickens on the Brain. She says, "Whew, I really HAVE had chicken's on the brain lately! We just got chickens on Tuesday... 10 of them! So far we've just had 2 eggs, but I always give them a positive pep talk when I go and check on them! ;)." They have 9 Plymouth Rock (white - 1 yr), and a Black Sex Link (4-5 months). She has pictures of her new chickens in the post.
Cat of Self-Sufficiency for the Refined Backwoods Hick has a little thing to share about Biodiesel in Homebrew Revolution. "Does home-made biodiesel actually work to fuel your vehicle? A quick overview of concerns, and some resources for getting started making your own biofuel." Read her post, and find out if it does!
Thank you for joining me for the 24th Homesteading Carnival! It was a pleasure to share this with you!
Rachel
PS. I added the last entries I saw I had! Once again, ENJOY!!!
Response(s)
Monday, November 12, 2007 - Note from Brielle
Posted by Anonymous
Hello Miss Rachel,
Oh, thank you for linking me in you post.... looks like you have so many good thnings on here...I'll have to go look at everyones.
I hope you have a wonderful day!
Love,
Brielle
Monday, November 12, 2007 - Submiting my entry...
Posted by Liz from Homeschoolblogger
Hi Rachel!!! I am so sorry I didn't get to send you my Homestead Carnival entry. Yesterday the internet on my computer wasn't working, because the weather was bad here. If you still want to use my sewing one here it is:
Blog URL: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/liz
Title of Blog: ~*Welcome to Liz's Blog*~
Post URL: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Liz/323382/
Title of Post: Sewing and Other Things
Summary of Post:
I really love to sew, especially stuffed animals! I have made 2 more than the ones shown in my pictures. I love that you can do whatever you want when you sew, it is unlimited! :) I hope you enjoy looking at them!
There it is. I am so sorry I was late with it! I hope you have a great week! ;)
Your Friend,
Liz
Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by ZookeeperCat
I'm not a morning person at all...so I totally sympathize! You've pulled together a really great carnival here!
Cat, Lazy Creek Zookeeper
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