Minimalist Lifestyle: Why Others Got Started will give you a little peek inside the window of souls that craved a simpler life. “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” – William Morris Let me start this post by saying I’m not a…
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Easy Greek Quinoa Salad Recipe
Greek Quinoa Salad is an amazing healthy salad that your entire family will love. This salad is bursting with flavor and easy to make. “All the money in the world can’t buy you back good health.” – Reba McEntire I was looking for a yummy way to use quinoa (I’m a little late to the…
31 Simple Ways to Add Flavor to Mashed Potatoes
31 Simple Ways to Add Flavor to Mashed Potatoes will give you some ideas on jazzing up your mashed potato recipe with some fun add-ins. “Nothing like mashed potatoes when you’re feeling blue. Nothing like getting into bed with a bowl of hot mashed potatoes already loaded with butter, and methodically adding a thin, cold…
Creative Ways to Save Money
Creative Ways to Save Money will give you the advice you need to to put you on the path of frugality from people who’ve been in your shoes. A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone. – Jason Chaffetz In a frugal living group, a question that was asked was, “What’s the one…
Quick Pickled Red Onions
Quick Pickled Red Onions is a recipe you’ll use again and again to add flavor to your salads, grain dishes, sandwiches, tacos and avocado toast. “Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom’s homemade lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food has a way of…
How to Start a Small Jelly and Jam Business
How to Start a Small Jelly and Jam Business will give you simple steps to get started on your way to entreprenuership and design a life you love. “I have four chickens. I have four laying hens. And I have 50 fruit trees. I make apricot and plum jam every summer. I brought Memphis…
Summer Herb Butter Recipe
Summer Herb Butter Recipe is a very simple compound butter recipe that adds an amazing taste to rolls, potatoes, sandwiches, or any other way you use butter. “I grow my own vegetables and herbs. I like being able to tell people that the lunch I’m serving started out as a seed in my yard.” –…
100+ Hygge Journal Writing Prompts
100+ Hygge Journal Writing Prompts will help get you started on creating that cozy life you crave by digging deeper into your desires. “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” William Wordsworth Life can be stressful! It’s up to us to change that by creating a cozy lifestyle that reflects the vision of our dreams….
Easy Homemade Butterscotch Recipes
Easy Homemade Butterscotch Recipes is the perfect way to indulge in different ways to infuse butterscotch in your life. “Invention my dear friends, is 93% perspiration 6% electricity 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple.” – Willy Wonka I love butterscotch and I’m guessing you do too since you’re here. It seems that everyone is a…
How to Grow an Insect Repellent Garden
How to Grow an Insect Repellent Garden is the perfect garden to create when you hate bugs that ruin all the hard work you’ve done in your yard. A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust. – Gertrude Jekyll…
DIY Herb Salt Recipe
DIY Herb Salt Recipe is the perfect homemade seasoning mix to jazz up your dishes, and it makes the ideal gift for friends and family! “Salt is a preservative. It really holds flavor. For example, if you chop up some fresh herbs, or even just garlic, the salt will extract the moisture and preserve the…
DIY Lavender Linen Spray Recipe
DIY Lavender Linen Spray Recipe will have your linens and towels smelling fresh and clean with this easy to make idea that has three simple ingredients. “If rosemary is for the spirit, then lavender is for the soul.” – Anonymous Ahhh….lavender. Not only is it a beautiful plant, but it smells intoxicating. Why not have…
Watermelon Feta and Black Olive Salad
Watermelon Feta and Black Olive Salad has the sweetness of watermelon, mixed with mint, the saltiness of black olives and the tangy taste of feta cheese. “When one has tasted watermelon, you know you’re going to get some seeds; just spit them out and take another bite.” – Jeff Steinman I made this recipe once,…
31 Summer Hygge Ideas to Nurture Yourself
31 Summer Hygge Ideas to Nurture Yourself will set you on the right path to embracing the cozy side of living – even in the heat of summer! Who said you could only hygge in the winter when summer has so many cozy elements to savor? “Summer is the annual permission slip to be lazy….
24 Traditional Amish Recipes
24 Traditional Amish Recipes offers you a variety of tasty dishes like casseroles, breakfast recipes, and dessert recipes to wow your family and friends. “Growing up around Amish farmland, I enjoyed the opportunity to witness firsthand their love of family, of the domestic arts – sewing, quilting, cooking, baking – as well as seeing them…
Creamy Strawberry Salad Dressing
Creamy Strawberry Salad Dressing is the best homemade recipe using real strawberries. It makes every salad taste amazing! “Be sure to buy organic versions of the ‘dirty dozen:’ the fruits and vegetables that, when grown conventionally, are loaded with pesticides and chemicals: Grapes, apples, lettuce, bell peppers, carrots, nectarines, peaches, strawberries, pears, kale, and celery.”…
Gardening for Beginners – Tips and Tricks
Gardening for Beginners – Tips and Tricks will give you advice from those who have already been in the garden trenches and lived to tell the stories. “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but…
Saucy Baked Chicken Legs
Saucy Baked Chicken Legs is the perfect weeknight family-friendly recipe that’s quick to make and is a yummy chicken drumstick marinade. “I find myself eating different kinds of chicken each and every day, even if it’s by surprise.” – Ludacris Finding recipes your entire family will love can be a hard task for a busy mom….
How to Use Leftover Pesto
How to Use Leftover Pesto will give you a few ideas on how to use this delicious spread. The possibilites are endless from appetizers to dinner. “If you put pesto in a squeeze bottle or just at the end of a spoon and drizzle it, it looks so much better. It’s the little things. Plating…
How to Grow Chives
How to Grow Chives will show you the tips and techniques on how to grow this tasty herb that will add amazing value to any kitchen. “In my ‘Big Dinners’ cookbook, I recreated my mother’s recipe for crab dip. The creamy dressing for this dip, made with mayonnaise, tomato paste, a touch of honey, sliced…
11 Reasons to Start an Herb Garden
11 Reasons to Start an Herb Garden will show you why growing herbs in your garden will enhance your life by adding zip to your recipes, crafts and, adding beauty to your home. “I like to encourage people interested in gardening or planting to begin with a simple herb garden. Even if you live in…
Side Dishes for Salmon
Side Dishes for Salmon will give you some fun options to compliment your favorite seafood recipes. “My hubby makes a mean salmon steak at the grill, but he leaves all the sides up to me. I love to grill and roast vegetables. I also experiment with baking instead of frying some things, like onion rings….
Homemade Olive Tapenade
Homemade Olive Tapenade recipe will be your go-to recipe for any gathering. Use it to spread on your favorite sandwich, as a dip or a sauce for pasta. “My days are jam-packed with carpools, classroom assistance, tending to chickens, dogs and seven acres of olive trees!” Carre Otis This Olive Tapenade recipe is vegan and…
How To Grow a Salsa Garden
How to Grow a Salsa Garden will teach you to grow the ingredients for your favorite dip right outside your back door for the best tasting salsa. “My favorite food in the world is Mexican food. I’m not a dessert person. I’m more of a crunchy, salty girl. I could live on chips and salsa….