The Problem with U.S. History
This land, and this lake, have seen many people, and much history. Peace, original oil painting by Steve Henderson. In 20 years of homeschooling, we never did find the ultimate resource for teaching...
View ArticleRecipe: Shockingly Simple Spaghetti Sauce
Other than opening a can of prepared stuff with unpronounceable ingredients, it doesn’t get much easier than this. Photo courtesy Steve Henderson Fine Art. When I was a child, my dad was in charge of...
View ArticleRecipe: Soft Bread Sticks
Soft bread sticks are relatively fast and easy, and they don’t last long! Photo courtesy Steve Henderson Fine Art. Generally, we eat around the dining room table — with place mats, no less! — but...
View ArticleRecipe: Pancakes
Pancakes are fast, easy, nutritious, and popular with all ages. Photo credit Steve Henderson Fine Art. Pancakes are pretty much the fastest food on the planet to make — and that’s without a mix. If...
View ArticleWhat “Should” Your Child Be Reading?
Reading opens up the world and the universe to us, from the time that we are very young children. Bold Innocence, original oil painting by Steve Henderson, sold; licensed, open edition print at Great...
View ArticleRecipe: Hot Chocolate — the Real Thing, Not the Powder
Hot chocolate — the real thing — is worth the 15 minutes it takes to make it. Photo courtesy Steve Henderson Fine Art. Those of us who grew up in the 1970s know that it was not an era of of high taste...
View ArticleRecipe: Cream Cheese and Raspberry Coffeecake
Yup, that frosting’s pink. That’s because I used raspberry juice as the liquid in the frosting. If you use milk or water, then the frosting won’t be pink. Photo courtesy Steve Henderson Fine Art. The...
View ArticleRecipe: Thai Stir Fry Steak Salad
Once all of the vegetables and the meat are chopped, putting together this salad is fast and fun. I love Thai food, at least my Polish American version of it. A real Thai person, cooking real Thai...
View ArticleLonesome Barn: The Story of this Painting
It’s not such a bad thing to feel small and insignificant now and then; it reminds us that the affairs of the world are not on any of our shoulders. Lonesome Barn, original watercolor painting by Steve...
View ArticleI Really Did Learn Something in Algebra Class
Like many others who struggled through algebra and its highbrow cousins in school and wondered how they would ever be useful in my life, I have successfully lived that life without advanced...
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