Happily married for 22 years, I'm a homeschooling mom to three boys. We live on the wide open prairie. Our nearest neighbor is a mile away and we can see forever. I love astronomy and we get some amazing stargazing here on the plains.

I love to cook, garden, play the piano, read and take walks with my husband.

And since I'm a mom, I know ALMOST everything. Now,you want to talk to someone who knows everything, you need to meet my teenage son.

My passion is ...

Being a mom

I know too much about ...

Housecleaning

My parents always told me ...

"Just wait till you have children of your own..."

My childhood ambition ...

To be an astronaut

My favorite memory ...

Catching a fish with a home-made fishing pole , with a safety pin for a hook. YES! I actually caught a fish with it.

Why I write ...

I just have too many ideas inside of me...they have to come out somewhere and my kids prefer this.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

LOTR-for the 100th time. And I'm watching the entire Firefly series right now.

My first job ...

Working at a bakery...too many free doughnuts!

My best moment ...

When I said "Yes" to my husband 22 years ago.

My inspiration ...

My family.

Food & Drink > Cookware & Cutlery The benefits of pressure cookers

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Why would you want to buy a pressure cooker? In a word: speed. There is nothing more convenient than the speed of cooking in a pressure cooker. A 3-4 lb roast or whole chicken goes from the fridge to tender and juicy in 30 min. While your roast is cooking, you prepare a salad, cook your vegetable side dish, perhaps some potatoes and in 30 minutes you have a lovely roast beef dinner on the table. Maybe you'll want two pressure cookers so you can cook rice or potatoes while the roast is cooking. Rice and potatoes will cook in 5-7 minutes. Why would any one want instant mashed potatoes ...

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