Hello Hi there and welcome to the next edition of the HBHW newsletter.Thanks so much for all the great Birthday wishes. I had a fun and relaxing weekend visiting with family and spending a lot of time knitting and spinning. My scrappy sock yarn blanket has grown and I'm almost done with a new pair of socks.
My wonderful husband got me a new spindle to play with. It's a 3-D printed spindle and works really well. It's amazing what you can make at home these days with a 3-D printer. I also love how I can
combine an ancient craft like spindle spinning with 21st century technology. Fun, fun.
Let's get into this week's newsletter. In this issue I have a yummy recipe for homemade crepes. Fill them with some fresh berries and cream for a delicious Valentine's Day breakfast. I'm also sharing a helpful article I originally wrote for Homemaker's Hutch and I have a tip for you to help
with dry and itchy winter skin.
Enjoy!
And don't forget about the special Thank You for the Birthday wishes coupon code. It's good through Friday.
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“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”
– Buddha
Featured Recipe of the Week |
- 1 cup of flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2
eggs
- 1 cup milk
- Vegetable oil for frying
Crepes are a little bit tricky the first time you make them, but they become quite easy after a little practice. To start off, you need a small skillet. I use a 7-inch iron skillet. You can use a larger skillet if that is all you have available, but a small skillet makes them the traditional size. To prepare the batter, combine everything in a medium bowl and mix well with a whisk. You could also mix everything
together in the blender if you liked. After mixing, allow the mixture to sit for a few minutes to relax the batter.
Heat about a teaspoon of oil in your small skillet. Swirl it around to cover the bottom of the pan. Scoop up about 3 or 4 tablespoons of batter into the pan. Tilt and jiggle the pan to cover the bottom completely with the crepe batter.
Cook for about a minute, until the bottom is browned. The top should be dry and a little puffy.
Now you can flip the crepe and brown the other side if you like. I don’t do this part though. I just take the crepe, browned on only one side, and place it in a nearby plate and go on to the next crepe. These are so thin that the top is always cooked through by the time the bottom is browned. Since crepes are rolled around a filling it is easy to keep the brown part on the outside, where it will be seen. The light colored side is next to the filling, so no one can tell you skipped a
step.
Continue cooking the crepes until all of the batter is used. Roll the crepes around the desired filling and serve topped with a sauce of some sort.
A Few Related Recipes You're welcome to share the recipe on Pinterest, Facebook etc. I'm also sharing a lot of recipes on the HBHW Facebook page. Click on through to check it out. As always, likes, comments and shares are much appreciated. :)
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The Thrifty Bean Cookbook: 35 Bean Recipes To Warm Your Heart & Your
Belly - Free Download Today! Not only are beans a great way to add high quality nutrients to your family's diet, but they are versatile too. You can easily adjust flavoring or start out with a big pot of pintos to have with corn bread the first night, then turn them refried beans for bean burritos the following night.
You can use them as a main dish by serving them over rice, with tuna or serve them as a side dish.
Here are 35 savory bean recipes from simple frugal dinners to dishes you can make for company. Order the Book on Amazon
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Wouldn't it be great to have access to a magazine, that’s packed full of hands-on advice, delicious recipes for things your family will actually eat and plenty of support from moms and homemakers just like you? http://www.HomemakersHutch.com It's a digital magazine we are putting together each month full of fun recipes, crafts and helpful tips and ideas. The January issue is packed full of over 100 pages of tips, ideas, recipes and articles to help us make 2015 the best year
ever. Here's what's you'll find in the
February issue: Heart Happy. - In Search Of Misplaced Joy- Confessions Of An On-Line Marketer
- Heart of Your Home.
- 10 Things Happy Moms Don’t Do.
- Do You Have a Time Out Chair?.
- The Family Command Center – One Spot To Keep Your Organized.
- Every Moment Intimacy -Intimacy in Marriage.
- What is Every
Moment Intimacy?.
Heart Health. - Stay Fit Tricks – Easy Things You Can Do To Help you Move More.
- Signs of a Heart Attack.
- Eat at Home for Your Health (breakfast, lunch & dinner ideas)
- Snacking Smarts – 15 Healthy Hunger Busters.
- 5 Drinks To Curb Your Hunger
- 5 Ideas For Your Sweet Tooth.
- 5 Crunchy Snacks.
- Exercise and Heart Disease.
- The History of Aspirin.
Hearts
& Flowers. - 14 Valentines Fun Ideas for the Family Plus 5 Romantic Ideas for Mom & Dad.
- Economical Ways to Romance Hubby.
- Here are some inexpensive ideas to romance your husband and to have more fun on Valentine’s Day!
- Frugal Romance – Date Nights Don’t Have to Be Expensive.
Recipes to Make You Happy. - Quinoa Is For Everyone – The Benefits Make This Our Favorite Super Food.
- Toasted Garbanzo
Beans – A Yummy Snack That’s Good For You.
- Homemade Chocolate Treats.
- Chocolate Rhapsody.
- Sweetheart Cookie Bouquet
- Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookie Pizza.
- Chocolate Cresent Twist Streusel
- Raspberry-Laced Vanilla CakeCake.
- Valentine Cookies.
- Crescent Heart-Topped Lasagna Casserole.
- Valentine Pizzas.
- Chocolate Indulgences for Valentine’s Day.
- Brownie Hearts with Chocolate or Raspberry Glaze.
- Easy
Chocolate Fudge.
- Quick Valentine’s Day Treats!
- Romance From The Kitchen.
- Bittersweet Chocolate-Dipped Orange & Coconut Macaroons.
Ready to give it a
try? Subscribe to Homemaker's Hutch for $5 a month. |
We're having a lot of fun talking about all things frugal and homemaking on Facebook. Join in the discussion at the Hillbilly Housewife Facebook page.
Be sure to like the page so you don't miss a thing. Here's just one of this week's topics. |
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Bath Away Dry Itchy Skin with Baking Soda
The long winter month with dry air always do quite a number on my skin. Before I’m ready to head outside in a shirt or shorts, it takes a little TLC to go from dry, itchy and flaky to smooth and healthy looking.
Today I thought I’d share one of my favorite (and a very frugal) dry winter skin treatments with you. It’s very simple. Take 1 cup of baking soda and 1/4 cup of baby oil and add it to a warm bath. Relax and soak in
the bath for 20 minutes. If you have very dry skin, apply some lotion or coconut oil to your damp skin after the bath.
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The baking soda soothes the skin and the baby oil moisturizes while you
soak. Baking soda is also great for detoxing your body. Taking a bath in this mixture once a week will do wonders to restore your skin. And who doesn’t love an excuse to take a nice, relaxing bath.
Featured Article of the Week |
The Family Command Center – One Spot To Keep You Organized
As your family grows and the kids get older, it starts to get harder and harder to keep track of everything that’s
going on. There are school functions, doctor’s appointments, play dates, after-school activities, PTA meetings, book clubs, library book due dates and business trips to keep track of. Then there are phone messages and the likes.
It can be hard to keep track of everything including the everyday stuff like meal plans, shopping lists, bills to pay, homework and the likes. The solution to tame the chaos? A Family Command Center.
The Family Command
Center is simply a spot to keep you (and the rest of your family) organized. It’s where you want to keep all essential information to keep things running smoothly.
How Much Room Do You Need
Your command center can take as much or as little room as you can afford. It could be as simple as a drawer in the kitchen and a dry erase board on the fridge, or it can take over a corner of your living room or home office. Like many things
it will grow to fill the space you allot to it. At the very least you want a binder or box to keep paperwork in and a notepad or dry erase board. A calendar will come in handy too.
Finding A Central Location
One of the first things you want to determine is where to put your command center. You want a central location that everyone in the household frequents already. This will ensure that important documents and messages are
dropped off and that everyone sees any messages on your calendar or message board several times a day.
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A Little Something Inspirational...
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That's it from me for this week. We ended up taking a last minute trip up to see my in-laws and had a nice little Birthday party for me up there. My mother-in-law and my daughter make a wonderful raisin cake for me. It's a yellow cake with a couple of hands-full of raisins thrown in. They glazed it with a little powdered sugar mixed with milk. It was
perfect. Just sweet enough, but not overly rich. I got to share it with my in-laws, sister-in-law and my nieces which was lots of fun.
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