About Us

We are Angelyn, Bonnie (married to Mark), Monterey, Monica, Laurleen, Heidi (married to Stuart), Haylee,
Sara Anne (married to Sheldon), Shelley (twin to Sheldon), Sondra, Sara (twin to Sondra), LaRae (married to Adam),
Susie (married to Daniel), Tia (married to Ben), Crystel, and then there is Jared not married and is on a mission in Samoa.
We all love home and family and are in the various different stages of motherhood. Between us we have 63 children
and over 500 years of child rearing experience and that's just for now!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Soaked flour bread update

I am reposting my recipe for soaked flour bread because I have changed it a little bit and because the last one was confusing.

Ingredients

7 cups hard white winter wheat ground
6 cups warm water
6 T apple cider vinegar
2/3 cup gluten
2/3 cup sugar

Mix together in bosch and let soak for 12-24 hours

melt 1/2 cup butter or coconut oil
3 Tablespoons instant yeast

Mix into dough and let raise for 30-60 minutes

Add 2 Tablespoons salt and start kneading. Add white flour as needed til it no longer sticks to the sides. shape into 5 8x4 loaves and raise in warm oven for 25-35 minutes then bake for 25-30 minutes at 350.
I have increased the amount of whole wheat flour from the last time and I still get as good results. the last couple of times I made it I used less than 1 cup of white flour.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Easy Greens

My kids absolutely love their green veggies, especially broccoli and asparagus.  To prepare broccoli, asparagus, spinach or other leafy greens, green beans, peas - I use a steaming pan with holes that sits on top of my smaller saucepans and closes with a lid.  Chop up your broccoli, trim your asparagus or beans, or just throw in your spinach or peas and steam until fork tender and/or bright green (don't overcook!).  Then drench in butter and squeeze lots of fresh lemon juice with salt and pepper.  Serve immediately.  On lazy nights I'll do toast and a heaping plate of broccoli.  They always fight over who gets to drink the "juice" left on the plate.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

CALLING ALL RECIPES

So, I'm really trying to feed my family more nutritious food, and I need ideas.  I think we should post a bunch of recipes that you actually use and that are healthy, and of course tasty. Sondra maybe you can just start experimenting. :) But I'd like recipes that use chicken or beef stock or grains/legumes that have been soaked, lots of vegetables, low or no sugar, low carb, or whatever.  Just good, healthy, practical, and yummy food.  Desserts are very welcome as well, just try and keep them healthy. :)  Anyway, so here is one.  Please, please, please, help me by posting more recipes.

Everyone has had cracked wheat for breakfast, but I haven't done it for a long time so I thought I'd give it a try.  My kids loved it, and ate second and third helpings.  

Cracked Wheat/Grain

1 to 2 ratio of wheat to warm water (i.e. 1 cup wheat 2 cups of warm water) plus 1-2 Tablespoons of and acid medium (whey, apple cider vinegar, buttermilk, yogurt, lemon juice, etc.)  Soak for 12-24 hours, then drain, rinse, and add water (same ratio) and cook on lower heat for 15-20 min.  The longer you cook the more tender it will be.

When it is soft enough, then drain water, add lots of butter, and honey to taste.  You can eat it like this, or you can add a flavored yogurt or milk. I cheated and used a vanilla yogurt from the store, but my kids loved it.  I did blend some in the blender for my younger ones so they didn't have to chew so much. I tried it with oat groats as well, and it was also really yummy.