Hello! I am Tracie and welcome to Scratch Kitchen &Home. I am sharing my experience at relearning Home management skills we’ve since lost as a society. I hope you will join me and share your experiences as homemakers. Those who are just learning this please know you’re welcomed as well.
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- Libyan Cuisine #Libya #MondayVarietyContinuing our tribute to those who have been brave enough to leave their home countries and build a new life here in America, we will look at Libya. Below is a picture from https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=%22libyan+sea%22. This was taken before the terrible trio of Obama, Clinton, and Nuland. It is what Libya’s shoreline looked like. Now let’sContinue reading “Libyan Cuisine #Libya #MondayVariety”
- School Sunday Reset #School #SundayResetRoutineWe are getting ready for the school season. I can’t believe I am saying this. Hopefully, you can homeschool your children. I strongly encourage this so you can teach them your Christ-centered values, not society’s values. I say this because I didn’t get this option. I wish I had. Here is what we used toContinue reading “School Sunday Reset #School #SundayResetRoutine”
- Cozy Vintage Meal Plan #VintageMeals #CottagecoreSaturdayOver the decades, one thing that hasn’t changed is mealtime. Also, the need to prepare for it. Having a meal plan that is adjustable to seasons is important. That’s the angle we will look at here, specifically for summer. Regular Meals. What does your family eat regularly during the summer? Do you grill outside? HowContinue reading “Cozy Vintage Meal Plan #VintageMeals #CottagecoreSaturday”
- Simple and Luxurious Home #simpleliving #FancyFridayWhat is luxurious? What do you think it is? To me, it’s the ability to have a beautiful and simple home. That’s a contrast to what any dictionary would say. Let’s explore. Quality of life over objects. “A useless shit sale.” George Carlin. Quality over quantity. I prefer a high quality of life over theContinue reading “Simple and Luxurious Home #simpleliving #FancyFriday”
- Scratch Food Our Moms and Grandmas made #VintageMeals #ThrowbackThursdayHere are some things our moms and grandmothers would make from scratch. Salad Dressings. Our grandmothers and moms had to learn how to make salad dressings because there was no market during the Great Depression and WWII. Commercially produced dressing didn’t exist. Bread. So many of our grandparents didn’t have access to commercially produced bread.Continue reading “Scratch Food Our Moms and Grandmas made #VintageMeals #ThrowbackThursday”
- Cozy Guest Room #Cozy #WednesdayHomemakingFor this post, we will celebrate what’s left of the summer time to have guests in your home. Put your credit cards and phone away. You’re not going to need them. Move Stuff around. Here are some easy things to move around your home that won’t require your husband’s assistance: Reading material. Put magazines inContinue reading “Cozy Guest Room #Cozy #WednesdayHomemaking”
- Easy Tea Sandwiches #Summer #TeaTimeTuesdayLet’s keep tea time easy. No complicated sandwiches. Just straightforward sandwiches. Let’s go, and the link will be below. English Cucumber and Dill Tea Sandwiches. These couldn’t be easier. Cut the crust off of white bread, mix cream cheese with lemon, salt, and pepper, then start assembling. https://wishesndishes.com/english-tea-cucumber-sandwiches/ Finger Sandwiches with Wasabi Mayo. We’re goingContinue reading “Easy Tea Sandwiches #Summer #TeaTimeTuesday”
- Mexican Cuisine #250US #MondayVarietyContinuing with honoring those who have come here, we’re looking at Mexico. Below will be the full article for your enjoyment. I will feature four meal recipes and three sides that stand out to me. Meals. I have enjoyed some wonderful Mexican food while I lived in Florida for 21 years. I learned to makeContinue reading “Mexican Cuisine #250US #MondayVariety”
- Reset For Your Week #Summer #SundayResetRoutineLet’s look at a new site I just came across. The link will be below for your reading enjoyment. I will feature the things that stand out to me the most. Catch up on laundry. As I am typing this on Saturday, we are doing this very thing. My daughter and I take turns doingContinue reading “Reset For Your Week #Summer #SundayResetRoutine”
- Cottage Cozy Home On A Budget #Budget #SaturdayCottageCoreThis is the number one challenge to people across the country. Create a home on a budget that will be to your liking. Here are some ideas: Thrift store. If you live in a large city, hit a Goodwill or Salvation Army. They are known for having a wider variety than the ones in smallContinue reading “Cottage Cozy Home On A Budget #Budget #SaturdayCottageCore”
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