Simply making your house your home
This simple stockinette and garter stitch pattern makes a tightly knit dishcloth that will not stretch out of shape. Use 100% cotton dishcloth yarn and US 5 (3.75mm) needles. Instructions: Cast on 38 stitches Rows 1- 4 Knit Row 5 Knit Row 6 Knit 3,… Read more“Ladder Dishcloth Knit Pattern”
Growing season on Prince Edward Island is short so I like to buy my tomato and pepper plants to ensure a good harvest. Everything else (lettuce, radishes, carrots, onions, potatoes, peas, beans, corn, squash) generally grows well from seed planted directly in the garden. This year I am trying something… Read more“Garden Starter Plants”
WEEK 1 DAY LUNCH SUPPER Monday Hot dogs Pork Chops with Mushroom Gravy Rice Peas and Sliced Tomatoes Tuesday Clam Chowder Biscuits Chicken Burgers Fries Wednesday Egg Salad Sandwich Sliced vegetables Mexican Goulash Toasted Baguette Thursday Clam Chowder… Read more“Weekly Meal Plan – Week 1”
An Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookie Sugar cookies are a love ’em or hate ’em kind of thing for me. It is very seldom I come across a sugar cookie I like, and then to make them? I’m not generally one to roll dough and cut out shapes and then decorate. True… Read more“Silver Dollar Sugar Cookies”
Don’t have a rice cooker? No problem. You don’t need one! Here is a fool proof way to make rice on the stove top. Subscribe to Homemaking Jewels today. You may enjoy these recipes as well: Thank you for subscribing to Homemaking Jewels.
Prince Edward Islanders (my husband included) love their dairy bars. In fact, they love their ice cream. According to wikipedia, the Dairy Queen in Charlottetown is the busiest in the world! When we can’t get to a dairy bar, a hot caramel sundae is the next best thing. This super… Read more“Hot Caramel Sauce”
Baking Powder Biscuits Bread Dressing (or Stuffing) Bread Machine Bread Bread Machine Bread – 2 lb loaf Bread Machine Bread – 3 lb loaf Croutons Simple Stove Top Rice
The main dish is what I build my meal plan around. It will be a fairly straight forward recipe that doesn’t take too much prep time and it is often a meal-in-one that only requires the addition of a salad. As you look through these recipes you will find I… Read more“Main Dishes”
Cranberry Sauce Festive Cranberry Sauce Gravy Homemade Peanut Butter Hot Caramel Sauce Rhubarb Sauce Preserves
Sweets and treats – need I say more? As with all the recipes found at Homemaking Jewels, these are tried and true family favourites. Auntie Linda’s Oatmeal Coconut Cookies Banana Bread Perfected Banana Chip Muffins Blondies Brown Sugar Fudge Butter Icing Butter Tarts Butterscotch Coconut Squares Chocolate Cream Cheese Fudge… Read more“Sweets and Treats”
