10 Things on a Wednesday

Hi friends. I have a few random thoughts today. Not deep thoughts. Just random.

1. Don't forget about my giveaway that ends tonight. You have an amazingly good chance of winning a year subscription to BHG magazine. I know that my blog isn't big and popular, like Pioneer Women, but it's fun to write and also fun to know that a few people read it. :)

2. Practicing the organ for church with a crawling baby is an adventure. (And can no longer be done without my nine year old daughter in tow.)

3. It's cold. I'm going to make some crockpot hot chocolate to drink after trick-or treating tomorrow.

4. I was reminded yesterday that I hate shopping in stores. Online all the way!

5. These Bear books by Bonnie Becker are some of my favorite children's books ever.

6. I love sweater season.

7. I didn't make dinner last night. My four year old did. We had pancakes. :)

8. I think I'll make some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies today to share with friends and neighbors.

9. I picked up some cuties from Sam's Club yesterday to take to my daughter's Halloween party tomorrow. We'll draw some little faces on them and make them look like jack-o-lanterns. I'm excited for orange season! Yum!

10. I better go get busy before my kids get home from school shortly. Bye friends!

P.S. What's on your mind today? Hot chocolate? Pumpkin carving? Grocery shopping? Share if you'd like. Happy Wednesday!

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It will be a little sticky, b

Don't like your house to smell like food? I've got a kitchen tip for that!

I have a smallish, one story house and if I cook food that is kind of smelly, like onions, the smell tends to linger in every room. This is a pet peeve of mine and (also my husband's). Over the years I've found a few ways to cook smelly food without smelling up the kitchen. Use your garage! I use my garage quite often to cook things in. I open the window and it airs out, especially when you open the garage door. I'm sure my neighbors wonder what I'm cooking. I've used two different kitchen appliances in the garage: my crockpot and my food dehydrator. Crockpot - I did this very thing today since I'm simmering chicken, onions, carrots and celery to make chicken noodle soup tonight. I don't want my house to smell like onions all day, so I plugged it in on my husband's workbench. Food dehydrator - when I make jerky, I plug the food dehydrator in in the garage. I don't really want my house to smell like meat for hours

Week 394 Menu

Hi there! This week is flying by! So excited that we've been having blue skies and warmer weather. Our snow is almost all melted and little bulbs are sprouting in the flower beds. However, we had our 10th snow/ice day last week!!! Hopefully it was the last one. Life has been busy, busy and I need to plan out the rest of our week's menus, even though it's already Thursday. Here's what we've eaten so far and what I'm planning: Monday: chicken stirfry, rice/quinoa Tuesday: breakfast for dinner Wednesday: flatbread pizzas Thursday: roasted butternut squash, pasta, chicken sausage Friday: tacos Saturday: leftovers Sunday: pot roast, mashed potatoes, one hour rolls Alrighty, that's what we're eating this week. How about you? What's on your menu this week? Feel free to share. I love it when you do! More from Jenny:

What is on your menu this week?

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