I came across this blog awhile back when I was looking around for gardening blogs. If you like pictures of cute farm animals you should check it out:Farm Girl FareFarmgirl Susan lives on 240 acres in Missouri (midwest gal - yeah!) and often posts recipes and funny stories in addition to pictures of cute farm… Continue reading Afternoon Links: Cute Farm Animals

I found an article earlier this week on MSN that is right up my alley. It talks about ten different factory tours you can go on here in the United States to see how things are made.Made in AmericaI have been on a couple factory/manufacturing tours and find them to be really interesting. Most recently… Continue reading Afternoon Links: Made in America

I just saw this article on MSN. I bake a lot of cupcakes so I was immediately drawn to it. I just love cupcakes. I love that they are individually packaged personal cakes that you don't have to share with anyone!If this doesn't make your mouth water and inspire you to bake something I don't… Continue reading Afternoon (Evening) Links: The Country’s Best Cupcakes

I can't believe it's been over a month since I've posted! I've got so much going on now but I'm hoping to post again regularly about what I'm doing.The holidays were great but a whirlwind of course. My company is awesome and closes the office between Christmas and New Year's so I had several days… Continue reading Back Again!

I came across the most interesting recipe the other day.I have often asked this question, as many people have - is there anything that does not go well with bacon? Conversely, is there any food that is not better with bacon?I am not a huge meat eater myself, but I do like my bacon if… Continue reading Afternoon Links: Cookies with…Bacon?

I am so excited about Afternoon Links today. To keep with the today's oatmeal theme I decided to search for an article about oatmeal and I came across this website called Mr. Breakfast. Holy cow! Talk about everything you ever wanted to know about breakfast. I found a plethora of articles on oatmeal including the… Continue reading Afternoon Links: Top 10 Reasons To Eat Oatmeal

I found an interesting article on Wisebread that discusses 25 things to do with old jeans. My favorites are #17 - Coffee Cozies and #25 - Beer Cozies. I think those two would be extremely useful and I may have to try them out. I'll let you know how it goes if I do! Click… Continue reading Afternoon Links: 25 Things To Do With Old Jeans

This morning The Simple Dollar had an interesting analysis comparing a homemade double cheeseburger to the McDonalds $1 double cheeseburger from the value menu. It is very in depth and includes pictures of every step. It has generated a lot of interesting comments. Click the link below to see for yourself. Is the Value Menu… Continue reading Afternoon Links: Comparing Fast Food to Homemade

Hi Everyone! Sorry but I won't have a post today. I usually write my posts the night before and last night my car wouldn't start when I was leaving work. Arg! So I was running around last night trying to get that straighened out and got home late.I will try to have two posts tomorrow… Continue reading Sorry…No Post Today!

Today marks the launch of my new blog entitled “Everything Is Homemade.” I decided to start this blog simply because I like to make stuff and I think it would be fun to write about. I also hope my posts will be informative and helpful to anyone who has asked themselves, “I wonder if I… Continue reading Here We Go!