Creative Homemaker

Bundt cakes remind me of fall for some reason.  My daughter says it's the shape--that they look like pumpkins.  Maybe that's it.  I think it's because of the warm spicy flavors and smells I associate with those recipes.  That and the reference to to one of my favorite movies. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), where Toula’s mother doesn’t know what a bundt cake is and she “fixes” the hole in the cake with a potted flower."Ohh! It's cake!!" Every morning for the past few days I've made a different variation of the humble bundt cake. I made a pumpkin, then banana, then apple.  Today I wanted quick, so I pulled out an old recipe that I got from two different friends almost 20 years ago.  Here's my altered version: Fruit Cocktail Cake 1/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 Tbl vanilla 2 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 qt home canned fruit, juice included, (older is better) Preheat oven to 350, grease and flou...

I know many people who are impacted by this. Is this Biblical? You decide. http://steadfastlutherans.org/2015/04/repost-sinful-removal-of-pastors-let-me-count-the-ways/

I love upcycling and using what would ordinarily be thrown away toward a good and useful purpose. Plus, chickens and bunnies are cute. So why not tote them with you to the grocery store?    Start with a 40-50 pound sack of feed.  Feed the critters first and shake out all the extra feed.  Some feeds are sweet and sort of sticky, so you may need to wash out the bag.  Using a roller cutter and a mat, cut the bottom, closed edge off straight.   You can also use a box knife to cut it, or draw a line with a pen and use scissors.  A roller cutter will be infinitely easier.  Then, using a ruler, cut off a 2.5" strip across the bottom of the bag, this will be one handle.    Now move your ruler and cut another 2.5" strip for the other handle.   Turn the bag over and thinking about where you want the design to be, cut about 2 inches above that line, so you can hem the top of the bag.  I chose to hem...