Peaceful Homemaking | Baking, Cooking and Crafting on the Homestead
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Hey Friend, We are bring back eating together as a family this fall. I’m preparing a warm, hearty meal to share and a sweet treat.
where can i find your recipes? I liked to try your bread.
Thank you for all you share !……Kathy😂❤❤❤❤
Amen ❤
Well done!
Hi! I’m wondering what you use to clean your counters before you use it for your dough. I’m always concerned about putting it on counters that I’ve used cleaner on
What a cute little lantern project!
Blessings to you as well… absolutely heartwarming video!!
there are a lot of homemade velveeta recipes online
I really love your message and sentiment in this video. It was so needed
The rolls looked great….without the icing.
Bread bowls looked fantastic, as did the soup!
Great idea with your homemade mod-podge…. Worth noting that recipe.
Highs & lows come & go. The world is a busy place; the pandemic has enabled that “need for speed”.
Onward & upward. Chin up!
"mod" got auto corrected to nod…. must fix that..😍
Homemade Ketchup: Ingredients: 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes, ½ cup water, divided, ⅔ cup white sugar, ¾ cup distilled white vinegar, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, 1 ¾ teaspoons salt, ⅛ teaspoon celery salt, ⅛ teaspoon mustard powder, ¼ teaspoon finely ground black pepper, 1 whole clove. Directions: Pour tomatoes into slow cooker. Swirl 1/4 cup water in each emptied can and pour into the slow cooker. Add sugar, vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, celery salt, mustard powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and whole clove; whisk to combine. Cook on High, uncovered, until mixture is reduced by half and very thick, 10 to 12 hours. Stir every hour or so. Use an immersion blender for about 20 seconds to smooth the texture of the ketchup. Ladle ketchup into a fine strainer and press mixture with the back of a ladle to strain out any skins and seeds. Transfer strained ketchup to a bowl. Cool completely. Taste and adjust salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper as desired. Homemade Bisquick Baking Mix Ingredients: 4 cups all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp. baking powder 1 ½ tsp. salt 2 tsp. sugar ½ cup melted butter (you can use shortening if you don’t want to refrigerate your mix if you prefer) Directions: 1. In a stand mixer combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt until well mixed. 2. While mixer is going slowly pour melted butter into bowl to distribute evenly. If you are using shortening, cut in the shortening. 3. Allow to mix for 1 full minute. 4. You can mix this by hand, and I have, but I find using my stand mixer gives it a more even distribution- especially the butter. This will give you more consistent results in your baking. 5. Transfer to an airtight container like a mason jar or freezer bag and store in refrigerator or freezer for 3-4 weeks. Homemade Bisquick makes 1 cup Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon butter Directions Sift flour into a bowl; add baking powder and salt and whisk until fully incorporated. Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter until evenly combined. Tips: Shortening or oil can be used in place of butter, if desired. If using melted butter, be sure to evenly disperse the butter as much as possible. Make your own Hamburger Helper: Prep Time 5 minutes, Cook Time 20 minutes, Servings 4 people Ingredients 1 teaspoon corn starch or arrowroot powder, or flour 2 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni Instructions: Mix ingredients together in a bag or jar. Cooking Directions When we are ready to make, brown up 1 lb. of ground beef in a 10 or 12 inch skillet. Add in the mix and 1 cup water and 2 cups of milk. Cover the skillet and let the pasta simmer and cook until the pasta is done. Try not to boil the mixture too hard or you may not have enough liquid. Stir in 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese before serving. That's it! or Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef, 1 Tablespoon cornstarch, 1 Tablespoon paprika, 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder, 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon sugar, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 2 cups hot water (or beef broth or chicken broth), 1 ½ cups milk, 2 cups dry cavatappi pasta or macaroni noodles, 2 cups grated cheddar cheese. INSTRUCTIONS: Heat a large skillet over medium high heat, then add the ground beef and break it up, cooking and stirring until the meat is no longer pink. Drain any remaining fat in the pan. Sprinkle the cornstarch, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, sugar, and pepper over the browned meat and stir well to evenly distribute the spices. Add the hot water, milk, and pasta, then bring to a boil. Cover with a lid, reduce heat and simmer for 8-11 minutes, or until the pasta is al dente. Sprinkle the grated cheddar cheese over the cooked pasta and stir until melted into the sauce. Remove from the heat, and let stand for a few minutes until the sauce thickens a bit. Garnish with freshly chopped parsley, if desired, then serve. #2. Make your own Condensed Cream of soups using broth, milk and corn starch: such as: CREAM OF CELERY SOUP: 5 Pints WATER, 3 C. CELERY, CHOPPED FINE, 1 TBSP. BUTTER, 1 TBSP. FLOUR, 1 C MILK, celery salt or extract, salt & pepper to taste, 1 cup milk, scalded. Cook the celery in water until very tender, drain. Melt butter in saucepan and stir in flour; slowly add in milk and cook till thick. Rib celery through a sieve, add to milk mixture. Add celery salt or extract and salt & pepper. Simmer 10 minutes. Add the hot milk just before serving for a rich delicious soup.
God bless you and your family Kelsey. You are a blessing to many… 🙏❤️
Those Lanterns are absolutely the Best!!! Such a easy and cute idea for kiddos.
Your kitchen is darling! Dinner looked delicious. I’ve found myself overwhelmed with all going on and I used to make bread. I think I will start back because it’s therapeutic and yummy. ❤
Everything looks wonderful……especially the cinnamon rolls. Thank you for sharing. God's Blessings…..🥰🥰🥰
I am working on finding a Velveeta replacement too!! 😩 American cheese is the closest I have found so far but the only organic one I can find is sooooo expensive. If you figure out a replacement, please share! Great video, btw!!!
We have friends who moved to Israel as missionaries just under a year ago. I have been a bit of a mess for the past couple weeks trying to trust the Lord would make it clear to them when it was no longer safe for them (and their five kids). Being so in tune with the news and what’s happening there was not good for me. They were safely evacuated a few days ago and the heavy weight was lifted but wow it is a till heavy knowing of suffering on such a scale. Thank you for this reminder that I can still delight in my home and role as wife and mother.
Also, I hope you enjoy the season you’re in with your little ones. There is more stillness, I know that sounds crazy, but I really think it’s true. The needs are more immediate at that age but you don’t yet have as much pulling you away from the home. We have five kids playing sports and I feel as if I’m constantly protecting those precious family dinners that we don’t share together as often as I’d like anymore.
Kelsy, what a calming and relaxing video. You were missed😊. You are so right. We take on the craziness of the world and make it normal when it is not. We should take the time to step away, create our own normal, and leave the rest to God. Blessings 🙌
I really loved this video. I so appreciate your encouraging words. Its nice to hear another mother feeling the same way as me.
I love the encouragement – don't abandon your post. ❤