 Whole wheat pancakes tend to be heavy but the following recipe is not! Making your own, rather than using a store bought mix, is both economical and healthier. Whether you use fresh ground or store bought flour, this is a great recipe! We buy enough whole wheat berries in bulk to last for one year and ...  Here are some pictures of the basement slab being poured. We ended up having 5 cement trucks come - which was very exciting for our little boys, the big ones too actually! OK, we were all excited about it! Because the trucks were coming from 50 miles away, the slab was worked in sections. As the concrete ...  We are almost ready to pour the concrete for the slab of the basement! John designed and put in the plumbing, which will be under the slab, after these pictures were taken. It is amazing how much money he saves us by being so handy - God has certainly blessed him with talent! Now, all we ...  As mentioned in New House we had picked out a spot for our new house - Now we have officially broken ground! Until our house in Alabama sells (or our grapes are in full production), we plan to build the basement and live in it. It will actually be larger than the rental house we ...  This is my favorite lasagna recipe. Please keep in mind, with a large family I multiply recipes for large crowds! The basic ingredient quantities are given along with variations that I have used successfully. Spinach Lasagna Spinach Filling 2 lbs Ricotta Cheese ( may substitute cottage cheese, I now use our homemade ricotta) 2 - 10 oz pkgs ...  Dating ideas - do you have any? Earlier in Date your Man 2, I mentioned that my husband and I watch movies together. This is after the children are in bed and often by candlelight. This is special time for us to be together. Whether we just "veg" in front of a fun and frivolous movie ...  Parenting has such joyful moments!  As I mentioned earlier in Gardening Time Part 2, I am doing a combination of purchased plants and plants which I have started from seeds. I thought it might be helpful to show some pictures of how we start the seeds. For our flats to start the seeds in, we (John, actually) cut the bottoms off ...  This morning at 3:30am I became a grandmother for the third time! Weighing in at 7lbs 15.4 oz another precious Oswald baby girl was born. Mother and baby are doing fine and we will be taking her siblings (as well as aunts and uncles) to see her later this morning. Our youngest daughter finally has a niece ...  I have had several comments suggesting that I post pictures of our house for sale in Alabama, so, here it is! It is located about 40 minutes from Mobile, Alabama on 27 acres of wooded property. The house itself is almost 5,000 sq ft and has 6 bedrooms, 4 and 1/2 baths, a large rec ... |
     
 
God has amazingly blessed me, Dina-Marie, with a wonderful husband and 10 beautiful children. Moving from our "secure" life in Alabama to the "exciting" life of starting a vineyard in west Texas has definitely been challenging. Besides frugality, farm life and simple living, I have learned the importance of diet, quality of food and traditional cooking. Through the GAPS diet, I am successfully reversing my rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and food allergies. I hope to encourage you to make the most of where you are and what you have as I share my life with you. 
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