Mar 09
Share the love Lemons make me happy. Having a friend that supplies me with bags and boxes of lemons makes me ecstatic! One day I will have a lemon tree in my life, but until then I will use any and all lemons that come my way. What is so fun and exciting about lemons? Personally, …
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Nov 10
Share the love Now that the temperatures are starting to drop and a lot of the work has come to a hault in my garden, I’ve turned my attention to attracting feathered critters into my landscape with the use of bird feeders. Birdwatching may sound mundane and boring but once you start attracting birds into your …
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Nov 07
Share the love I’m happy to report that the HIGHLY ADDICTIVE PUMPKIN SEED BRITTLE recipe was a success! My friend, Heather, was right this is a recipe that you’ll want to make more than one batch at a time. If you missed the recipe on Friday, here’s a recap. PUMPKIN SEED BRITTLE (note: use caution when …
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Nov 04
Share the love A good foodie friend mine recently tagged me in one of her Facebook notes and the title of the note read, “DELISH PUMPKIN SEED BRITTLE- WARNING–HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!!”, and believe me, this caught my attention! As I read through the recipe I knew it is going to be a keeper because …
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Oct 13
Share the love I used to be discourage with all the green tomatoes I had on my hands as soon as Fall hit and because of that frustration all my green tomatoes ended up in the compost heap. Yes, I was composting perfectly good tomatoes that would have been ideal for many dishes that call for …
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Oct 10
Share the love Happy Fall everyone! I have something very exciting to share with my readers. I grew potatoes for the first time this year and am happy to announce I just made my first harvest of beautiful red potatoes! If you have grown potatoes before you know that there is nothing more captivating then scraping the soil …
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Jul 19
Share the love Kale chips, I love thee, but you are too messy. My garden is in full swing production of Red Russian kale so I thought I would make homemade kale chips. The recipe I used is from the talented Deb and Alex over at Smitten Kitchen: Baked Kale Chips Adapted from a bunch …
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Jul 18
Share the love I know, infusing vodka at home is nothing new, but it is new to me and it has been quite an adventure! To begin my vodka-infusing journey I began to experiment with savory herbs, specifically, rosemary, thyme and sage. All you need is to follow a few steps and in no time you …
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Jun 15
Share the love Another Wednesday and another What I Ate Wednesday Post with Peas & Crayons. If you get a chance check out all the other foodie bloggers that join in Peas & Crayons and blog about what they’re stuffing their face with. There’s A LOT of yummy and healthy recipe suggestions to …
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Jun 07
Share the love I recently picked up a bread machine on Craigslist for $20! It didn’t come with the owner’s manual so I’ve been experimenting with several pizza dough and bread recipes. Some of the recipes were flops, some tasted great but had very little nutritional value and one looked like I was attempting …
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