“This tastes like cake!” tall girl exclaims as she reaches for another slice. It’s a regular weeknight when I decide…
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HomeMaking
Helpful Habit – Annual Planning and Goal Setting
I’m keeping up the habit of sharing a helpful habit on Fridays. Plus, this post is also our Homeschool Weekly…
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Nana’s Homemade Hummus
Folks, hummus is awfully expensive ready-made in grocery stores but it is easy to make yourself, inexpensive, and good for…
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Biscuits and Gravy: Simple Supper + Southern Red-Eyed Gravy Recipe
Short and sweet. Biscuits and gravy. Simply filling and positively frugal. (Shown above with turkey bacon, fresh peaches and a…
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Back to School Big Cook # 2 + Two Week Menu
This past Saturday was another impromptu batch cooking day. Saturday morning I made a double batch of pancakes while we…
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The Many Adventures of a 21-month-old
~In honor of the third blogoversary of Hodgepodge this month, I’ll be occasionally posting favorites from the archives. This one,…
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Annual School Photo: Helpful Habit
Our 2011 First Day of School Photo. All our school photos from 2001 to 2011. Moments. Each one of these…
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Smoothies: More on Slow Cooker Yogurt
The essence of summer – peaches. Smoothies made with our homemade yogurt. I have timed it the last several times…
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Homemade Pickles: Cooking Fun
Got cucumbers? Nana did! She was given a whole bunch of cucumbers. And guess what we did? We made homemade…
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You and Your Household
from the July 2009 archives I’m so glad our three-year-old got to be in big church to see her sister’s…
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Summer Fun: Third Week of July
More big things going on this week at Hodgepodge! 1. Steel Magnolias play – Getting to meet my friend Jamie…
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Helpful Habit: Just the Basics
Right now, in these few days before our school year kicks off, I am taking every bit of advice from…
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Defense in Depth
It is an Information Assurance concept strategy in which multiple layers of defense are placed throughout an information technology system. …
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