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Tag Archives: family
For those who celebrate it – happy new year tomorrow! May all your days be healthy and full of joy
Music adds so much joy to our lives. So does exercise and good health. And until one’s life is devoid of all of those – we do not really appreciate our senses that let us hear, see, understand and move … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Prayers and Religion
Tagged Apricot jam, Apricots, Bee Keeping, Bees, family, Jewish New Year, recipes, Rosh Hashanah, urban farm
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Some really cute animal pictures which will make you smile – and delight your children – raising children to love animals is so important
A friend just sent me these photos. They are so delightful that even if you are not an animal lover, you will smile. Enjoy! Raising children with a love of animals is so important. It teaches responsibility ( feeding, entertaining, … Continue reading
Turning parking lots into urban farms – reverse tithing -90% of produce donated to the community, and only 10% kept for supporting the cause – VOTE TODAY!
This is such a good cause – please cast your vote for it – it is an interfaith activity that churches and synagogues participate in, where they take underutilized parking lots, and turn them into farms, then they reverse tithe … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged doing good, donate, family, farming, Philanthropy, tithe, urban farm
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Banana Nut Cupcakes with yummy caramel frosting – Cooking with kids – and make Banana Nut Bread too!
The Prepared Pantry Vanilla Bean Baby Cakes Mix makes great banana bread. It’s baked at a lower temperature and in a loaf pan with mashed bananas and comes out denser and moister than a cake—just like a quick bread. (See the … Continue reading
2013 is here! Have a healthy happy year – here is the link to our holiday card – of course cooking with kids, happy times!
Happy new year everyone. We created a holiday card on Shutterfly – hope you enjoy it! It comes with love from Larraine and Clive and the crew at the Little Farm! Heartfelt Wishes New Year’s Card Create unique holiday invitations … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged family, Holiday Card 2013, Little farm, New Year, photos of family, pictures, sharing holiday wishes
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Adult Children – When did we grow old enough to have children in their forties? Or older? My parents in happy times at our home Glenamron
I will never forget my mother in her early sixties telling me that she felt 20 in her head. Sadly she passed away at 62 – I am now 64 – and since my father passed at 56, I have … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children
Tagged children, cooking with kids, Dunkirk, family, father, getting older, learning to cook, Making Rice, mother, Normandy, parents, World War II
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Upside down Apple Cake – Cooking with Kids -They LOVE the idea of this! Along with Marches by John Philip Sousa
We had a HUGE crop of apples this year – baskets of them. So I was racking my brain trying to come up with recipes. I have already shared a super easy apple cobbler in former posts with you. This upside down cake … Continue reading
Memories for the future – Writing a diary for your grandchildren to read – Reading to and with children is the best fun!
I started writing emails to my only son when his first child was born. The email was to the child – Jack – for him to read later when he grew up. If I wasn’t present, I wanted him to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged babies, family, Grand, happiness, swinging, twins
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Barbara Streisand and Il Volo Italian Singing Sensations will do a LIVE CONCERT November 9 2012 in LA!
Do you remember growing up with Barbra Streisand’s music? I recall watching her early movie clips – her auditions, that STRONG NY Accent – and the incredible emotional voice of an angel that came from her – and always seemed … Continue reading
Beethoven, Bread, Biscuits and Rolls – Cooking with Kids – Cheesy Bread Tricks!
First put on some really smashing music – try Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony! WOW! Then bring in the kids and start to fill your home with yummy tastes and smells learning how to make Cheesy Breads, Biscuits, and Rolls Making cheesy bread … Continue reading
Cinnamon Bun Sundaes – wickedly divine – Cooking with Kids!
Try these while Cooking with Kids and listening to great music – we love the classics – what about Nutcracker Suite! Improved Cinnamon Bun Sundaes Any good dessert should evolve over time. A year or so ago, I tried cinnamon … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, desserts, family, food, fun, music, nutcracker suite
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Cooking with kids – A Cookie Mishap while listening to Johann Sebastian Bach – but we fixed it!
Cooking with kids – so much fun whenver we do it. Last week we made sugar cookies and I misread the recipe so had to make it up and it turned out fine! Here is the recipe that worked out … Continue reading
Cherry Pie – the short cut way when cooking with kids
I love to use store bought pie crust or frozen pie dough – its easy and tastes good. This pie becomes sooooo easy when you do it this way.. and those amazing Rainer ( the yellow ones) cherries are abundant … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cherry pie, cooking with kids, dessert, family, food, fun, kid stories, pie, Rainer Cherries
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Blackberry Pie – heaven! A great summer dish for cooking with kids
I like using store ready pie crusts – both for the top and bottom. Cooking with kids when using store bought materials is a good idea since they can learn that there are good things that can be bought – … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged blackberries, Blackberry, blackberry pie, cooking with kids, desserts, family, Fourth of July, grandma music, kid stories, party
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We LOVE Corn – do you? How about cooking with kids to make Corn Cake and fruit? YUM!
Cooking with kids using fresh ingredients is the best. We love corn and grow our own – so summer fun includes not only throwing corn into boiling water for just a few minutes after picking – or finishing corn on … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Family, Fruit, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged Cooking Light, cooking with kids, Corn, Corn and Fruit, Corn Cake, dessert, family, grandma music, music, strawberries
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Fennel – an amazing herb – cooking with kids and teaching them the value of herbs in adding flavor (instead of salt) – also a Sugar Cookie Recipe
Fennel is a wonderful herb that grows wild in California. If you ride horses, during the spring time in California, there is an abundance of wild mustard and fennel that grows along with sage and your steed will love to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Snacks, Tips
Tagged cooking with kids, desserts, family, farming, Fennel, fennel pollen, meals, pollen, recipes, sugar cookies, tips, treats, urban farming
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A tip worth remembering – removing Red Wine from fabric
Red wine spills are the worst kind to remove. I came across this tip but have not trie dit. I must admit to leaving stains and sending them to our cleaners who tend to work miracles. They are L&S cleaners … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Tips
Tagged Dry Cleaning, family, grapes, household, stain removal, tips, Wine removal
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Useful tips for home and family – last group of really good tips…
And the last of the tips postings…. Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for weeks. ============ ========= ========= ===== When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Tips
Tagged air freshener, alka seltzer, Ants, celery, cleaning, family, headaches, home, household, mosquito bites, tips, wine
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Useful tips for the home and family
I received these tips anonymously on the internet and love them! Thank you to whomever created them! For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: Get warm water and put Dawn dish washing liquid in it. Pour it all over the … Continue reading
The Differences Between Cows Milk and Goats Milk – Great for those who are lactose intolerant!
This article is Reproduced from United Caprine News (US) March 1989. The reason I am publishing it here is that it is one of the best descriptions I have found for the topic – and because we use a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Tips
Tagged cheese, cooking with kids, cows milk, family, farm, farming, goats milk, organic farming, pasteurized milk, urban farming
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