This Old Door.

Unique and Antique.

Purchased this old door from one of my favorite country stores. Suggs Farm

Eaton, OH

A talented carpenter took an old farm door, heavy and imperfect the way it is, and built a shallow bench ledge to the front with a small storage unit underneath. He added some simple details to the design and painted it roughly. I would have to say this is one of my favorite "primitive" pieces in our home. As the seasons change I dress it up with odds and ends and every time I walk by I get the whiff of an old rustic home.

Thanksgiving Leftovers are on their way...

lol! I love this title.

Thanksgiving is 3 weeks away and we all know what that means... Leftovers! Enough for the entire week is what my family sends home and we usually end up tired of it before then... so.. I have a recipe to prevent the "groundhog day" of leftovers. :)

You will need:

Leftover Turkey (shredded into moderate size)

Chicken broth

Chopped Celery

Chopped Carrot

Barley

Salt and Pepper to taste

Throw all into a Stew pot, set to medium heat and let it go until Barley and vegetables are tender.

Momma's Easy Chicken Potpie

Easy to do in a quick amount of time...

2 to 3 chicken breasts fully cooked

your choice of vegetables (use frozen, thawed)

1 to 2 cans cream of chicken

(depending on size of dish)

Bisquick biscuit mix (fix according to package)

In a deep dish, layer chicken, vegetables and cream of chicken, salt and pepper to taste. After preparing the biscuit mix, spread dough over top. I only use half the biscuit dough for smaller dishes.

Preheat to 350*

Bake 15 minutes

Raise temperature to 400*

Bake another 15 to 20 minutes until top is golden and biscuit is done.

Simple and yummy!

The best reward! Girl Scout cookies!

The end of the year is on its way and I have been contemplating a few goals for the new year. Resolutions are resolutions that last for 3 months. I'm trying out a different approach this year.

Who doesn't love to see that table at the grocery store set up with all those boxes of Girl Scout cookies? (um we are all guilty even though we say we aren't going to eat the whole box) So this coming year I have decided to volunteer as a Girl Scout leader. Our chicken lil is seven and has struggled with her interests in extra activities. We have tried cheerleading and came out with a broken arm and anything else is down hill from there.. :) She loves making friends and talking.. so I have decided that we can put these "skills" to great educational use. With her being an only child and mostly hanging out with adults majority of the time gives her little exposure to being a kid and doing kid things. My goal/resolution is to give this back to her. Including all the other little girls for whatever "skills" they may share.