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June 18, 2010

Filed under: Musings from our Homestead to yours! — Lisa @ 7:25 am

Isa 66:22“For just as the new heavens and the new earth that I am making will continue in my presence,” says Adonai, “so will your descendants and your name continue. Isa 66:23“Every month on Rosh-Hodesh and every week on Shabbat, everyone living will come to worship in my presence,” says Adonai. Isa 66:24“As they leave, they will look on the corpses of the people who rebelled against me. For their worm will never die, and their fire will never be quenched; but they will be abhorrent to all humanity.”

Homemade Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Filed under: Homestead Kitchen — Lisa @ 6:49 am

Our Rhubarb is coming up beautifully this year, and in abundance!  This recipe got ye ol’ ‘thumbs UP’, so I thought I’d share!

2 Cups Flour

2 t Baking Powder

1 t Baking Soda

1 t Salt

Mix these first 4 ingredients together, and then add in:

1 Egg

1/2 Cup Sugar

1 heaping Cup of Sour Cream

Mix all of that together well (I used a hand mixer–fast and got it mixed up really nicely) then add:

1 Cup Rhubarb cut into small chunks (your preference here on size)

Mix that in — and I’ve used fresh and Rhubarb I’ve had frozen for a year– fresh had a bit better taste, but the frozen worked great too and got raves–so either way will work :) Just cause I know my husband loves cinnamon, I’ll mix in a 1/2 t at this point, but that is optional.

Then you’ll want to get your oven preheating at 375 degrees, pour your cake mixture into a well buttered (I used Pam cooking spray only because I was using the 8″ baking dish– had I used my cast iron, I would of buttered it) 8″ Square baking dish or 8″ Cast Iron Skillet.

Now mix up with a fork or by hand in a small bowl:

1 generous T Butter

1/4 Cup Sugar

1 t Cinnamon

Sprinkle this mixture over the top of your cake batter/mixture,  toss it in the oven for 35 minutes or so, until a toothpick comes out clean or the fire alarm goes off (kidding of course!) and VOILA– homemade Rhubarb Coffee Cake!  YUM. You could also sub apples for the Rhubarb too!

Enjoy!

Lisa

June 15, 2010

Homemade Foot Balm

Filed under: Musings from our Homestead to yours! — Lisa @ 8:00 am

Tired Feet? Aching Feet? Dry, Cracked Feet?  Here is a SIMPLE, frugal, homemade recipe to quickly soothe and heal those feet!

 Take a pint canning jar (or any glass container that will hold 1 1/2 cup liquid volume) and measure 1 cup (or a little more) of Coconut Oil into it and place carefully into a warm oven to melt or slightly warm–until warm /liquefied, remove from the oven and add 20 drops of peppermint essential oil and 10 drops of mandarin orange essential oil. Mix, and pour into a decorative glass jar with lid–or the lowly canning  jar works too! Set aside, allow to cool and harden back into solid.

When you have those sore feet that need some love and attention…just scoop some out of your jar and slather on the feet and rub in ’til absorbed by the skin. This would be a wonderful nightly treat for the feet–but even a few times a week will aid in healing dry, cracked feet–but this balm is especially nice for tired, aching feet–when applied by your spouse, a loving gesture for sure :)

Enjoy~
Lisa

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