The Mennobrarian

Give-Away winner & In and Around the Home This Week

12:43, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 .. 3 comments .. Link

Wow, there were 101 entries int he giveaway. Numbers were assigned as you entered the giveaway. A random number generator mysteriously drew a winner, and Congratulations to...

#98 is Deutschmum!

Please contact me ASAP so I can send you your goodies!

In the Kitchen: When canning season is done I love returning to baking, which always gets pushed aside during the summer when we tend to rely more on ice cream for treats and less on baked items. This week I made an orange and almond nut bread which tastes even better with some apple butter spread on a slice. It's a fast breakfast. There were also enough cherry tomatoes to eat over pasta with cubed mozzarella, and some seedless red grapes roasted and topped with a little honey for a tasty side dish.

In the Garden: I am still gleaning a few peppers and tomatoes from the vegetable patch, and there are still greens out there that are doing just fine. With the green tomatoes and recently pulled carrots and peppers, there is plenty to make some delicious end-of-the-garden relish and casseroles. A strong wind came through last week and shook our black walnut trees good, so there are also plenty of nuts on the ground. I haven't had much time to continue that project though, and with nuts curing in every dark corner of our house, I'm not sure how much more I will do.

Around the Home: It sure has gotten chilly around here. Do you ever have those mornings where you step outside and it is actually colder in your house than it is outdoors? That is what if has been feeling like here. Unfortunately, our trip out to Ohio, where we will pick up our wood stove, had to be pushed up a month due to our busy schedules. That's fine as we can use the time to continue preparing our home for the changes that will take place in the coming month. But for someone like me who despises the cold, that stove can't get here soon enough.

On the Nightstand: A Mending at the Edge by Jane Kirkpatrick (Novel based on the life of a woman sent to Oregon Territory in the 1850's to help start a communal society. Only on page 20...so far, so good.)

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10:49, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous
I love Jane Kirkpatrick. I think I have read most of her books, and there are several, but I don't recall A Mending at the Edge. I'll have to check my book journal. The garden is still producing, huh? I have enjoyed reading about it from the beginning. If you would ever have time to post the orange/almond bread recipe, I would love to have it. Blessings today from north Idaho....V. It froze good here last night.

Congratulations! *smile*

11:02, Thursday, October 9, 2008 .. Posted by ajhelvie
Congratulations number 98. I hope you remembered to check back so you could enjoy your fabulous gift. *smile*
Take care and rejoice in the Lord.
Sincerely, - me - (Mommy of two little blessings)

Noooooo

09:04, Friday, October 10, 2008 .. Posted by smallkitchencooking
I missed the giveaway!!!