Easter Mice

Our last Easter story takes place at an Easter egg hunt, but there is a surprise at the end. Following the story, I will show you a super easy, clean way to dye Easter eggs.

Thanks for tuning in to some of my favorite Easter stories. I hope you have a very happy Easter!

Congratulations to Jack and Wyatt Z. They are this week's book winners.

Next week I'll be reading more farm stories, and even sharing how we milk cows. I have another book to give away also. See you next week!

Peter Rabbit

Today we are taking a trip back to when I was a little girl, as I read you one of my favorite stories. This book came in my Easter basket a long time ago!

Bremer Farms along with Dakota County Farm Bureau are giving away another free book this week. To enter just go to My Barnyard View on Facebook and answer today's question. Good luck!

Winner will be drawn on Friday evening.

Peter Hatches An Egg

How is it possible that Peter Rabbit can hatch a baby chick egg?

Listen to today's story to find out.

 This is a book I have had since I was very young. You can see by the cover, that it has been well loved!

Bremer Farms along with Dakota County Farm Bureau are giving away another free book this week. To enter just go to My Barnyard View on Facebook and answer today's question. Good luck!

Winner will be drawn on Friday evening.

Too Many Hopkins

It's garden planting time for the Hopkins family.  

Can 15 bunnies all work in a garden at the same time?

Today's story is Too Many Hopkins by Tomie  DePaola.

You can learn more about today's book by going to https://www.tomie.com/

Bremer Farms along with Dakota County Farm Bureau are giving away another free book this week. To enter just go to My Barnyard View on Facebook and answer today's question. Good luck!

Winner will be drawn on Friday evening.

A Day Late

I have a potato recipe I want to share with you. I served Roadside Potatoes 

 yesterday as part of our Easter feast with my family.

 (Hey Jan, why didn't you post this before Easter so we could have served them too?)

 

I rarely publish a recipe on my blog that I haven't tried first. Come to think of it, I have only posted one recipe that I didn't make. The weird thing is...I served my Easter guests these potatoes without trying the recipe...but yet I won't share it with my readers without trying it. Hmmm...

Roadside Potatoes

24 ounces frozen hash browns

1 pint whipping cream

1 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon salt

1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Place hash browns in a 9x13 pan. Cover with Parmesan cheese. Melt butter and stir in whipping cream and salt. Pour mixture over cheese and hash browns. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until golden brown on top.

Everything's better with cheese!

photo from Google image search

 

* I also made a pan using cheddar cheese. Yummy!

** This basic recipe would be great with some additions- I'm going to try onions, or bacon bits, or green peppers, or ham pieces. The possibilities are endless! What would you add?

 

This and That Thursday - 20

A little bit of this and a little bit of that- here's what we've been up to. 

With the snow melting and the rain falling; making our farm a muddy mess,

Farmer John's early birthday present is very much appreciated. 

Take a look at our newest addition to our farm...

 

 

Good news this week! Daughter Sara called our family to our front yard, shot off some fireworks (literally!), and announced that she is nominated for Teacher Of The Year in our school district! If she is chosen in our district by her peers, she will then go on to the state contest. We are always very proud of her, as a daughter and a teacher, but it's always nice to get that pat on the back from her fellow educators. Her 8th grade Language Arts students are lucky to have her as their teacher.

Sara with Principal Zuzek

As another crazy week winds down on our farm, we are reminded of the many blessings we continue to receive, especially the blessing of our risen Lord.

Mooove over Easter Bunny, Cow's Here!

 

Happy Easter to you!

Our cows may not talk, but they sure know how to produce delicious, good-for-you milk. It's the beverage of choice to go with this quick and easy breakfast we will enjoy on Easter morning.

CRESCENT ROLL BREAKFAST BAKE

Printed from COOKS.COM

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1 lg. can Pillsbury crescent rolls
1 lb. sausage, browned and drained well
2 c. Mozzarella or Cheddar cheese
6 eggs
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper or to taste

Press crescent rolls into the bottom of a 9x13 inch buttered pan. Sprinkle with cooked sausage, then the 2 cups of cheese. Mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over other ingredients. Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes or until set. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

To learn about the benefits of Dairy Foods and for Dairy Recipes visit 

Dairy Makes Sense.

Thanks to Google Image search for the cartoon.