Gammy's House Blog

My Christmas Carol to You...

Just go to this site and type in a Christmas carol you'd like to hear... don't forget to type in "Jingle Bell Rock" and "12 Days of Christmas"..

... Merry Christmas to you all!

http://www.sundog.net/carolofthechins/flash/card.swf

Thanks for this link Cheryl...love ya.

Amazing Artist- Living Art

I have no idea who the artist is, but it's some of the coolest drawings I've ever seen!

If you know who the artist is, please leave a comment and let me know....or just share your thoughts.

click to enlarge

Garden Goodies- Homemade Deer Repellent

These little guys are adorable, but they can cause quite a bit of damage in your yard and garden.

Don't remember where I found this one, I think from Fine Gardening. I shared this recipe with a friend and they swear they have never used an expensive brand deer repellent that worked any better.

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons ground cayenne pepper

1 cup white vinegar

1/2 cup peeled garlic

1 cup clear ammonia

1 cup Murphy’s oil soap

1 bar Ivory hand soap (optional)

Directions:

Boil the cayenne in the vinegar for one minute, then strain it through a coffee filter. In a blender, purée the garlic in two cups of water, then strain that mixture through another filter. Combine the two filtered liquids with the ammonia and oil soap in a 3-gallon garden sprayer. Fill the sprayer to the maximum level with water, and spray this concoction around all of the areas you want to protect. For extra stickiness, float a bar of Ivory or Irish Spring soap in the sprayer and let it slowly dissolve over several fillings. For maximum effectiveness, reapply weekly, as well as immediately after every rainstorm. More frequent spraying may be warranted if deer browsing is intense.

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Check out other great garden recipes, garden projects with complete instructions, and helpful garden information at Gammy's Garden

YulesVille- Have a Cool Yule, Man

I learned this poem as a little girl. Mom was never short on silly songs and poems. I still remember it to this day.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the pad
Not a hip cat was swinging, and that's nowhere Dad
The stove was hung up on that stocking routine,
In hopes that the fat man would soon make the scene.

The kids had all had it, so they hit their sacks,
And me and the bride had begun to relax,
When there started a rumble that came on real frantic
So I opened the window to figure the panic.

I saw a square short that was making fat tracks,
Being pulled by eight dogs who was wearing hat racks,
And a funny old geezer who was flipping his lid,
He told em to make it and, man, like they did.

I couldn't help digging the scene on the roof
As I stood there just waiting for chubby to goof.
They stood by the chimney in bunches and clusters,
'Til tubby slid down, coming on like gangbusters.

His threads were the squarest and I had to chuckle,
In front, not in back, was his ivy league buckle.
The mop on his chin hid his button-down collar
And with that red nose, man, he looked like a baller.

Like he was the squarest, the most absolute,
But face it, who cares when he left all that loot.
He laid the jazz on me and fled from the gig.
Wailing, "Have a cool yule man, and later, like dig."

Sharing Recipes- Gammy's Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

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Don't forget to check out my recipe box in the Kitchen at Gammy's House for all Gammy's great recipes. They are continually updated.

You can also check out the latest recipe uploads.

Another Gammy's House blog where I post all the latest recipes served "Hot Off The Stove".

Sharing In The Kitchen- The Art of Eating Healthy??

Wow, what will they come up with next??!!

VegeUSA states on their website that they are a "gourmet meat alternative" company that "combine premier-quality ingredients, essential nutrients and deliciously satisfying flavors in a convenient frozen packaged product"

Their latest and (popular) offer is a Lifelike Vegetarian Turkey, but don't eat it if your allergic to soy.

http://www.vegeusa.com/VegeUSA/recipes/rec_vegan_turkey.html

Another popular fare is their vegan shrimp. Check out the ingredients list here loaded with preservatives.

VegeUSA's tagline "THE ART OF EATING HEALTHY". I'm not allergic to soy (that I know of), but I wouldn't touch the stuff! Decide for yourself...

According to Hsieh Ting-hung, deputy director of the DOH Bureau of Food Safety, said "Curdlan Gum - the generic name for a Beta-(1,3)-D-glucan produced by agrobacterium biobar, a non-pathogenic bacteria and approved as a food additive in 1996 — is tasteless and produces retortable, freezable elastic gels in food."

WOULD YOU EAT IT??

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Don't forget to check out my recipe box in the Kitchen at Gammy's House for all Gammy's great recipes. They are continually updated.

You can also check out the latest recipe uploads.

Another Gammy's House blog where I post all the latest recipes served "Hot Off The Stove".

Gammy's Garden Goodies- Easy Seed Sowing

If planting seeds across a large area that needs good contact with the soil such as Indian paintbrush, bluebonnets, pink evening primrose and black-eyed Susan (wildflowers), mix a little cornmeal or sand with the seeds to help broadcast them more evenly.

Indian Paintbrush

Bluebonnet

Pink Evening Primrose

Black eyed Susan

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Check out other great garden recipes, garden projects with complete instructions, and helpful garden information at Gammy's Garden

Craftiness- Homework Game

THE HOMEWORK GAME

When school is out for the afternoon, do your kids come through the door hungry, tired and grouchy? This is the grumpiest, bumpiest time of the day, the “homework hour”. Try this great idea to turn the dreaded “homework hour” into quality, family fun time. Your kids will be happy to complete their homework and will be passing their tests with flying colors!!

I don’t remember where this idea came from, but I plan to make one for my grandkids for Christmas this year.

get the directions here.

Sharing in the Kitchen- Sourdough Starter

Are you a "starter" at learning how to bake SOURDOUGH bread and other sourdough goodies? Well, if you're like me, you'll be excited over this Fabulous Free Find! Teresa, at Northwest Sourdough, has just released her free e-book. It's in 3 Parts with over 400 pages long! I've downloaded mine! The link is here... You're welcome :}

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Don't forget to check out my recipe box in the Kitchen at Gammy's House for all Gammy's great recipes. They are continually updated.

You can also check out the latest recipe uploads.

Another Gammy's House blog where I post all the latest recipes served "Hot Off The Stove".

Just Makes Ya Feel Good- Hallelujah (Best version EVER!)

Just Makes Ya Feel Good!!!

The last guy singing was the winner of World Idol. I see why.
Official Kurt Nielsen Website
Official Espen Lind Website

Official Askil Holm Website (translated site)

Official Alejandro Fuentes Website (translated site)

Cooking Tip- How to Sterilize Canning Jars

Sterilizing Canning Jars

Canning vegetables and homemade goodies for your family is much easier today than back in the day of our grandmothers. We live in a new age that makes this once tedious chore a breeze. Try one of the following easy methods.

Jars:

Run the jars through a short cycle on your dishwasher. (My favorite method)

Place them in a large pot (12 quart) of water on top of a steaming rack (so they don't touch the bottom of the pan), and bring the water to a boil for 10 minutes.

Amazing Artist- Akiane

Akiane is one truly AMAZING artist...a prodigy in fact. Just scroll through the pictures and you'll see what I mean. I've included the age that the individual pieces were painted.

Age 5

Age 6

Age 7

Age 9

and Age 15. See what I mean?!

Watch her story- Drawing Heaven

Check out Akaine's web site- Child Prodigy- Akiane

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Homemade Recipe- Baking Powder

Make your own mixes...it's super simple.

How to:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup cream of tarter + 2 tablespoons baking soda. (that's it!)

Directions:

Sift all of the ingredients together 3 times, and transfer to a clean, tight sealing jar. Store at room temperature, away from sunlight, for up to 6 weeks. Use the same amount of this recipe in place of store bought baking powder.

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Don't forget to check out my recipe box in the Kitchen at Gammy's House for all Gammy's great recipes.

They are continually updated.

You can also check out the latest recipe uploads.

Another Gammy's House blog where I post all the latest recipes served "Hot Off The Stove".

Pages

My Christmas Carol to You...

Amazing Artist- Living Art

Garden Goodies- Homemade Deer Repellent

YulesVille- Have a Cool Yule, Man

Sharing Recipes- Gammy's Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes

Sharing In The Kitchen- The Art of Eating Healthy??

Gammy's Garden Goodies- Easy Seed Sowing

Craftiness- Homework Game

Sharing in the Kitchen- Sourdough Starter

Just Makes Ya Feel Good- Hallelujah (Best version EVER!)

Cooking Tip- How to Sterilize Canning Jars

Amazing Artist- Akiane

Homemade Recipe- Baking Powder

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