FFf Eclectic Red Barn: April 2023

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Yummy Goodness on Happiness Is Homemade

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Welcome to the Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #477.  Can you believe that April is coming to a close? it seems like I was just saying March is almost over. Yikes! This year is flying by too fast. 

A lot of bad storms have hit Florida in the last few days. Fortunately, we did not get any of the hail that some areas got. I hope all of our friends in live in those areas are OK. 

Enjoy the last of April and don't forget to check out all of the awesome posts.

It's time to get to this week's party - simply scroll down to see all the posts that have been linked up by our participating bloggers!

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Flowers and More Flowers on TFT

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

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Happy Thursday friends. Spring is in the air and the flowers are blooming. So I thought, lets look at flowers this week. I hope you enjoy all of the flower features. 


Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Spring is in the Air on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  I am always so thrilled to have you stop by. It is hard to believe that April is coming to a close. Wow, this year is flying by. 

We have some great features for you this week, I hope you check them out. Please link up your wonderful posts. 

I hope your week is off to a great start and that you enjoy the rest of the week.

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On to the party!

Monday, April 24, 2023

New Additions to Our Family

New Additions to the Family

When someone says those words, it usually means a new baby or grand baby. However, in this case, it means new baby puppies. Yes, we are getting not one, but two new baby Dachshunds. That will make 4 dachshunds for us. The more the merrier. When we baby sit for my daughter's dachshunds, it will be 6. :)

We were able to go and see them on Saturday and it was awesome. The two mothers are Icelyn and Willow.  Icelyn had 4 baby boys on Feb 22nd and Willow had 5 puppies - 4 girls and one boy on Feb 24th.  Yes, that makes 9 puppies of love in one place. We were enjoying all nine of them as they crawled all over us and chewed on clothes and toes. 

Be prepared to drool! Don't miss the last couple of pics.

This is Antony at 6 weeks. His mother is Icelyn. Icelym is an English Cream 

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Home Features on You Are The Star

Home Features on You Are The Star

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WELCOME to the April 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!
Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share from my blog:

Sunday, April 23, 2023

Ham and Sweet Potato Casserole

Ham and Sweet Potato Casserole

I was looking for an easy casserole to make and I had some ham leftover from Easter in the freezer and one sweet potato. Sounded like a great start for a casserole. I made a roux and then added the other ingredients. A little crunchy topping and I had a casserole. 

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This recipe could easily be made with chicken and potatoes or any vegetable you had. I had some frozen peas , so that is what I used. If you don't want the crunchy topping, just spread cheese on top. 

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Ingredients:
1-3 sweet potatoes (I used 1 for a 8 x 8 inch pan)
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1/4 flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp. basil, crushed
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/8 tsp pepper
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups swiss cheese (I used cheddar, since it was what I had)
3/4 lb ham, cooked and cubed
1 cup peas, optional

Topping:
6 oz Pepperidge Farm crushed herb stuffing (1/2 bag)
¾ cup unsalted butter, melted 

Directions:
1. Wash sweet potatoes. Cook unpeeled sweet potatoes, covered in salted boiling water until tender, about 20  to 30 minutes. Cool. peel and slice into 1/4 inch thick slices. Set aside.

2. Melt butter  in medium saucepan. Add onion, cook until tender. Remove from heat; stir in flour, salt, basil, mustard and pepper. Cook over low heat until bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil and stir one minute. Remove from heat.  Stir in 3/4 cup of cheese and the ham. Add peas if using.

3. Pour half of mixture into a greased baking pan. Arrange half of the sweet potatoes on top. Repeat layers. 

4.  Mix stuffing and melted butter together. Add remaining cheese. Spread on top of casserole. Bake at 350 F for 30 - 35 minutes. 

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Gardening and other Ideas on Happiness Is Homemade

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #476


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Welcome to the Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #476 
I hope your weekend is going well. The weather has been awesome. How is your weather? I hope you enjoy your Sunday!

It's time to get to this week's party - simply scroll down to see all the posts that have been liked up by our participating bloggers!

Miss the party last week? Click here to check it out!

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Salads On Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

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Happy Thursday friends. Well, this week I decided to pick some "salads" for you to check out. With warm weather coming, we will want to have some cool salads on the menu. 
Enjoy these post ideas!


Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Desserts on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  It just doesn't get better than dessert. I have no will power when it comes to something yummy and delicious. Today, you will find a few yummy goodies that might be calling your name. They did mine.

I hope your week is going well and that you enjoy the rest of the week.

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On to the party!

Monday, April 17, 2023

Family Features on You Are The Star

Family Features on You're The Star

Happy Monday. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ours was very nice, we even had some rain which we needed desperately.  

How was your weekend and how was your weather?  I know that it has ben very warm up north. Maybe summer is coming soon. 

Have a great week ahead!

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Welcome to week#3 of the April 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!
Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog:
WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the
April 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your FAMILY week Cohosts 

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This week is FAMILY feature week
Swing by the Family hosting team's blogs:
Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal
Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!
There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 
The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:
WEEK#3 FAMILY - parenting, fitness, health, finances & inspirational (this can include anything about children like: education ideas for children, also self help, beauty etc -  anything family friendly)

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(These features were chosen from the March 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop)


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If you've been featured then please grab a STAR button below:

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All Hosts/CoHosts will post this blog hop on every Monday of each week.
Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!
It wouldn't be a linky party with YOU!
(IMPORTANT NOTE: by linking up you understand that you might be featured next month and if so, we will use some of your photos from your post - rest assured - we will always link back to your lovely blog.  We might also share your fantastic posts on social media.  Also, you may link up as many family-friendly posts as you like & YES - other blog hops &/or giveaways are welcome {giveaways and blog hops will NOT be featured though}  Thank You & ENJOY! )


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Saturday, April 15, 2023

Mid Month on Happiness Is Homemade

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #475



Welcome to the Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #475 

Can you believe April is half way over?  Our weather has been so nice but it was very bad in southern Florida with all of the flooding from so much rain. They had 22 inches of rain. Crazy. I hope your weather has been great.

Thursday, April 13, 2023

DIY Projects on Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

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Happy Thursday friends. Now that Easter is over, I thought you might like to see some DIY projects. I love DIY projects and you always give us some wonderful ideas. Enjoy these projects. 


Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Salt for Preventive Health and Natural Remedies

Salt for Preventive Health and Natural Remedies

Salt can be a wonderful natural preventive remedy, especially because it is so cheap and has so many uses.

The human requirement for dietary salt and the relative difficulty of producing it built and destroyed empires, determined trade routes and the location of cities, occasioned wars and inspired revolutions. 


Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Main Dish Ideas on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  Now that Easter is over, I thought I would share some main dish ideas for dinner.   Maybe you are like me and you are tired of ham and ham recipes. Check out these dinner posts and also new ones posted this week for some great ideas.

I hope your week is going well and that you enjoy the rest of the week.

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On to the party!

Monday, April 10, 2023

Creative Features on You Are The Star

Welcome to You're The Star- Creative Feature Week

Happy Monday! I hope you had a blessed Easter. Ours was lovely. Spending time with family and friends is always special.

Have a great week ahead.

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WELCOME to the second week of the April 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

WELCOME to CREATIVE feature week of the April 2023 "You're the STAR" blog hop!

Saturday, April 8, 2023

Happy Easter on Happiness Is Homemade

Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #474


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Welcome to the Happiness Is Homemade Link Party #474. 

Happy Easter everyone!!!!!

It is my honor to host today's party on such a special day for so many families.  I hope everyone has a lovely day spent with good food, loved ones and many memories.

What is your favorite memory from today?

It's time to get to this week's party - simply scroll down to see all the posts that have been linked up by our participating bloggers!

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Spring Flowers on Thursday Favorite Things

Welcome to Thursday Favorite Things Party

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Happy Thursday friends. Easter comes on Sunday and I have been sharing lots of Easter goodies, decor and projects. Today, I decided to feature spring flowers in various rooms of the house. I love flowers and they make a home look so lovely. So enjoy these lovely posts.

Have a blessed Easter.


Many of my features come from your comments. Don't forget to leave our Linkup Number or Post Title so I can find you and you might become one of my features for next week. 

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Easter Ideas on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

Welcome to Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop!

Happy Wednesday!  Well, here we are in Holy week with Easter this coming Sunday. With that in mind, we picked some wonderful Easter posts for you. May you have a blessed Easter.

I hope your week is going well and that you enjoy the rest of the week.

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On to the party!

Monday, April 3, 2023

Garden Week on You Are The Star

Welcome to You're The Star - Garden Feature Week

Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was busy with our garden. We got all of the beds ready and then plants our vegetables. 

I had already planted some new herbs and they were doing great. In fact, my basil was doing so well, I made 2 batches of pesto. I love it with goat cheese on some toasted chi batá bread. 

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

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WELCOME to the April 2023 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

Saturday, April 1, 2023

April is here on Happiness Is Homemade

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Happy Palm Sunday and it's April. It's hard to believe that next week is Easter. I got some of my Easter decorations up but with everything that has been going on, I think that is as far as it will go. 

Now I am just trying to think about what we will be having for Easter dinner. My family is probably more concerned with food than decorations. 

Have a blessed Palm Sunday and enjoy Holy week. 

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