Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Clara polished the silver. Bella picked up the forgotten groceries. I made the cranberry sauce and cornbread for the dressing.  ...

Our annual feast to celebrate the Composer's father--this year it was all Italian farmhouse-style (inspired by a library book).  ...

We hosted a long-planned weekend that started Friday, and included an extended cast of young adult friends of the family. Some slept he...

Fed a crowd after church Sunday with: Pork carnitas Corn tortillas Guacamole, cilantro, salsa, sour cream Sliced peaches Fr...

Cobbler for our Sunday dinner crowd this week was peaches and blackberries. Biscuit topping was added moments after this photo was take...

We are in between houseguests for a few days--I don't think I mentioned we just finished hosting a friend from Taiwan who stayed wi...

Our barn-raising weekend started the night before with plenty of hot tea and love from Sister. Then it was up early to build a ba...

Our Young Adult Lunch this week was for 17 people after church, and I fed them all chicken curry using  this favorite recipe . I used o...

 Coffee-Walnut Sponge Cake Deviled Eggs Cucumber Sandwiches Scones with Crushed Raspberries and Thick Cream Chocolate Macaroons De...

"[While reading the Magician's book, Lucy] came to a spell 'for the refreshment of the spirit.' The pictures were fewer he...

We continue our Young Adult Dinners, which happen once a month after church (and more often, on a less-formal basis). Here's a rece...

For Sunday's lunch crowd I used a very large pan, and laid two whole chickens on a bed of vegetables--several pounds of chopped p...

We seldom bake cakes around here anymore, but when we have a weekend houseful, we bake two.

Two years ago we instituted Young Adults Dinner once a month after church. On this day, any young adults we can find at church, and any...

A small group this year as the boys are already in the Northeast preparing for Felix's wedding. We sat down with the grandparents...