When I was a child my mom used to make these for my brothers and I. I have great memories of trying to put as much powdered sugar on them as I could get :)
Now I will tell you upfront that these are not healthy, but I guess doughnuts couldn't possibly be healthy anyway.
***First, you take a can of whop 'em biscuit dough (any brand will do I suppose). I've used name brand and store brand.
***Next, you whop 'em on the counter to open, ha ha!!
***Then, you heat some oil in a skillet. I use canola oil in a small skillet- probably about 1 inch of oil. I don't measure this!
***Take the biscuits apart and flatten them.
***Then use a small biscuit cutter or you could use some kind of small bottle top to make a whole in the flattened biscuit. This will be your doughnut hole.
***When the oil is hot, you're ready to go. Place several biscuits in the hot oil.
***Do not walk away!!! These cook quickly! Turn when brown and wait a minute or so. Take those out and place on a plate with several layers of paper towels to soak up some of the grease.
***Add some more biscuits to the oil. Continue until all are cooked.
***Sprinkle some(or lots if you're like me) powdered sugar on them and put them on the table and watch them disappear!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Our Week in Review
What a last few weeks it has been!
Let me just say we've been busy around here. I don't remember having such a hard time getting all of our school work done before. Well, maybe it's because my children are getting older and there's more activities. Or maybe it's because I'm schooling 3 children now. Or maybe we just need to stay home more. Hmmmm....
I think the last one is the right answer. I was determined to do that this week, but then the unexpected grocery store trip and doctor visit creeped in and messed my plan up. Oh well, that's just life and the best I can do is just roll with it.
I'm trying to evaluate our school schedule. It just seems to be so much reading for History and Bible that we're getting off track. Well, I guess if those two subjects were all that we did it'd be fine. When you throw in Spelling, Grammar, Reading, Science, Math and all the other stuff we try to do it just doesn't fit.
So this week we took a detour just to catch up a little bit. I told them we were not doing anything but History, Bible and Science until we caught up- well at least for this week anyway. It worked well, except for the detours I mentioned above.
We finished up week 13 of History and Bible (My Father's World- Rome to the Reformation). We even completed 3 days of Week 14, too.
Science is another story since we're another week behind there.
I did want to mention one Science book that we're really enjoying.
Each week we're studying a different part of the body. You actually make a hands-on model of that body part. You make copies for each child (Grades 3-6, but I'm having my 2nd grader do it, too). Then, you follow the steps to make the model. There is a good bit of cutting involved and I have to read each step carefully to make sure we don't glue or cut the wrong part, but it has been such a great part of our study of the human body.
Let me just say we've been busy around here. I don't remember having such a hard time getting all of our school work done before. Well, maybe it's because my children are getting older and there's more activities. Or maybe it's because I'm schooling 3 children now. Or maybe we just need to stay home more. Hmmmm....
I think the last one is the right answer. I was determined to do that this week, but then the unexpected grocery store trip and doctor visit creeped in and messed my plan up. Oh well, that's just life and the best I can do is just roll with it.
I'm trying to evaluate our school schedule. It just seems to be so much reading for History and Bible that we're getting off track. Well, I guess if those two subjects were all that we did it'd be fine. When you throw in Spelling, Grammar, Reading, Science, Math and all the other stuff we try to do it just doesn't fit.
So this week we took a detour just to catch up a little bit. I told them we were not doing anything but History, Bible and Science until we caught up- well at least for this week anyway. It worked well, except for the detours I mentioned above.
We finished up week 13 of History and Bible (My Father's World- Rome to the Reformation). We even completed 3 days of Week 14, too.
Science is another story since we're another week behind there.
I did want to mention one Science book that we're really enjoying.
Each week we're studying a different part of the body. You actually make a hands-on model of that body part. You make copies for each child (Grades 3-6, but I'm having my 2nd grader do it, too). Then, you follow the steps to make the model. There is a good bit of cutting involved and I have to read each step carefully to make sure we don't glue or cut the wrong part, but it has been such a great part of our study of the human body.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Don't Let Bread Take a Bite Out of Your Budget
Whether you have a large, medium or small family, you know that bread is expensive.
We eat a lot of bread around here: sandwiches, garlic bread, toast, rolls.
You name it we probably eat it.
I do whatever I can to lower the expense of bread. I own a bread machine, but haven't really used it much in several years. Well, except for making dough- mainly pizza dough. It's just nice to let the machine do it for me- lazy, I know.
We eat whole wheat bread as much as possible and well it's just not cheap. I am determined not to buy the sliced white stuff even though I'm so tempted when I see the cheaper prices.
**I used to always buy our favorite whole wheat bread when our local grocery store ran it 10/$10. I would buy 10-12 loaves and put it in the freezer. (It still tastes good even though it's not quite as good as fresh.) Then, when the sales would cycle back around I'd buy whatever I needed.
It worked great because I never had to spend much on bread. Well, I haven't seen those prices in a couple of years.
**Now I go to the bread store where they sell bread that is close to the expiration date. I freeze that, too. It's gone up in price though and it's over a dollar a loaf. It's still much cheaper than buying it at regular price.
**I frequent the deli clearance racks for marked down French and Italian loaves. Those also go in the freezer for future meals.
Buying bread without breaking the budget is possible with a little time and thought.
We eat a lot of bread around here: sandwiches, garlic bread, toast, rolls.
You name it we probably eat it.
I do whatever I can to lower the expense of bread. I own a bread machine, but haven't really used it much in several years. Well, except for making dough- mainly pizza dough. It's just nice to let the machine do it for me- lazy, I know.
We eat whole wheat bread as much as possible and well it's just not cheap. I am determined not to buy the sliced white stuff even though I'm so tempted when I see the cheaper prices.
**I used to always buy our favorite whole wheat bread when our local grocery store ran it 10/$10. I would buy 10-12 loaves and put it in the freezer. (It still tastes good even though it's not quite as good as fresh.) Then, when the sales would cycle back around I'd buy whatever I needed.
It worked great because I never had to spend much on bread. Well, I haven't seen those prices in a couple of years.
**Now I go to the bread store where they sell bread that is close to the expiration date. I freeze that, too. It's gone up in price though and it's over a dollar a loaf. It's still much cheaper than buying it at regular price.
**I frequent the deli clearance racks for marked down French and Italian loaves. Those also go in the freezer for future meals.
Buying bread without breaking the budget is possible with a little time and thought.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Being Thankful in All Things
Lately I've been reminded of just how blessed I truly am. The Lord continues to show me my blessings and I am reminded to be thankful to him and not take these things for granted.
Psalm 100:4 reminds us: "Be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Some of the things I am thankful for today:
*my husband
*my four children
*my parents
*my mother-in-law
*a good job for my husband
*being able to stay at home with my children
*daily provisions
There have been times in my life that were more difficult and extremely stressful, but during those times God continued to remain faithful to me.
In my short life I've been many places and seen many people and things. It's easy to get caught up in today and it's worries and to forget of those who have no food, shelter, or most importantly don't know my Lord.
Today may we be reminded how blessed we truly are and thank him for these blessings.
When we give him thanks and praise we have no time to complain of what we think we "need" or want.
Thank you, Father, for blessing me today.
Psalm 100:4 reminds us: "Be thankful unto him, and bless his name."
Some of the things I am thankful for today:
*my husband
*my four children
*my parents
*my mother-in-law
*a good job for my husband
*being able to stay at home with my children
*daily provisions
There have been times in my life that were more difficult and extremely stressful, but during those times God continued to remain faithful to me.
In my short life I've been many places and seen many people and things. It's easy to get caught up in today and it's worries and to forget of those who have no food, shelter, or most importantly don't know my Lord.
Today may we be reminded how blessed we truly are and thank him for these blessings.
When we give him thanks and praise we have no time to complain of what we think we "need" or want.
Thank you, Father, for blessing me today.
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