Happy Hearts At Home

Homeschooling and Frugal Living on One Middle Class Income.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Free Printable Tangram Patterns and Silhouette Cards

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Invented by the Chinese and used to develop geometric thinking and spatial sense.  Numerous free patterns here.
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Painted Floor Progress

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I'm making headway with the painted floors despite children and/or cats walking or almost walking across wet paint. I finished my son...
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Monday, July 19, 2010

Vintage Children's Character Education Resources

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We are to be fulfilled and satisfied in the abundance of Christ's life, putting our love and trust in God above all else, neither ...
Friday, July 16, 2010

DIY Pallet Furniture

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Made from free pallets. See more here . Source
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Care of Painted Floors

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The Housekeeper's Handbook of Cleaning Harper's Home Economics Author Sarah Josephine MacLeod Publisher Harper & Brothers, 19...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Painted Concrete Floors

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I'm thinking we might paint the concrete floors downstairs instead of renting a grinder for polished concrete floors. The grinder is ine...
Saturday, July 03, 2010

How to Make Sour Cream From Plain Yogurt

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Easy!  You take plain yogurt(no additives), drain off the liquid( whey ), add some lemon, and refrigerate for two hours. See here for detai...
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Friday, July 02, 2010

Common Ingredient Substitutions When You Run Short

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Helpful list here , at Allrecipes.com. Substituting apple sauce or yogurt for oil/butter in baking recipes is one of my favorite diet secr...
Thursday, July 01, 2010

Extending the Table Cookbook

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I finally ordered this cookbook, Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook , which was written in the spirit of the More-With-Less Coo...
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Monday, June 28, 2010

Tonight's Menu: Lemon Lentils Recipe with Kale, Cumin and Turmeric

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Recipe here.  Image from link. Update: This was so good, and even better as a leftover! I added some curry,  pepper flakes, seasoned sal...
Saturday, June 26, 2010

What's for Dinner: Senegalese Black-eyed Pea Fritters and Senegalese Lemon Chicken

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The World Cup coverage has inspired me to explore African recipes, especially the countries whose cuisine had been influenced by many differ...
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Tutorial: Iron-on Decals from Plastic Shopping Bags

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Click here. So Clever! Image from tutorial.
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Friday, June 25, 2010

DIY Low Cost Floors

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Thinking about converting carpet to something low cost, allergy friendly, and green - polished concrete floors. More in about two weeks. A...
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

Pink Potato Casserole

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Boil potatoes, a rutabaga or two, and a beet until soft. In a casserole dish, mash together all with sour cream, butter, and seasonings. Top...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010

What's for Dinner: West African Jollof Rice

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"Jollof Rice, also called 'Benachin' meaning one pot in the Wolof language, is a popular dish all over West Africa. It is thoug...
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Monday, June 21, 2010

Iced Mint Tea Concentrate from the Garden

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Take a two quart bottle and fill half the bottle with clean mint leaves. Add one cup of sugar and fill with boiling water. Let it sit for a ...
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What's for Dinner? Ethiopian Split Peas and Rice

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Easy Peasy Kik Alicha You can increase the volume of spices as you like; this recipe is not very spicy: * 3 cups water * 1 cup yellow ...
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