National Chocolate Day 2017 Today , October 28th is the day that is declared National Chocolate Day 2017 and that means EAT CHOCOLATE!! Did you know that chocolate comes for the seed of a cacao tree? The seeds are very bitter and they have to be fermented for the rich chocolate flavor. After the seeds have been fermented, the beans are dried, cleaned and roasted. The shell is then removed after being roasted to produce cacao nibs. The nibs are ground into cocoa mass, which is pure chocolate in
FALL WEATHER This is a short poem I wrote after my hubby brought me in the few leaves that had started to change color. It’s about the changes coming with the fall weather approaching. The weather has changed, The temperature dropped. The fireplace is ready, The wood is all chopped. The leaves once were green, They’re now a bright shade. Go view them now, Soon they’ll all fade. A trip to the farm, For pumpkins and squash. Don’t forget apples, Oh my gosh! So pull
RED MIXER Since I love to bake, last year had decided to splurge and get a new mixer. I even put a post on Facebook that I was going to bite the bullet and spend almost $400.00 for a really cool, heavy-duty red mixer. My readers were excited since they know I’m so frugal. It actually wouldn’t have cost anything out-of-pocket since I have saved the cash back from our credit cards for things like this. Well once I get my mind-set to get something I start double guessing, do
Front Porch Chat I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “A day late and a dollar short”, well that’s me today. Yesterday’s suggested topic for the Ultimate Blog Challenge was If you were sitting on your front porch or in a coffee shop with one of your blog readers, what would you chat about? What would you like them to know? Or what would you like to know about them? So I’m going to use this topic today and have a front porch chat with my readers. I’m not a
WAYS TO SAVE ON FOOD It’s no secret, I love to save money on food. I’m going to share some of the ways to save and stock up for the winter when meat is on special and fresh vegetables aren’t in season. The past two weeks I got awesome deals on meats at Fresh Market. This past weekend they had USDA Prime Whole or Half New York Strip and I purchased a half piece. Since they cut it to the customer’s desired specifications, I had them cut it into