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…
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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….
How to Grow a Mint Garden
How to Grow a Mint Garden will give you the tools on the best ways to start, nurture and harvest your herb garden for best results. “I grow my own vegetables and herbs. I like being able to tell people who the lunch I’m serving started out as a seed in my yard.” – Curtis Stone…
Why Celery Juice is the Hottest Health Trend
Why Celery Juice is the Hottest Health Trend will give you the explanation of why everyone’s adding 16 ounces of juice to his or her daily routine and the reasons you should too. “I try to start every day with some sort of vegetable and fruit juice before I eat any kind of solid food. Because…
Bread Recipes to Drool Over
Bread Recipes to Drool Over will have you ready to turn your kitchen into a bread-making sanctuary. The problem with this post is picking the first recipe to start with because they all look so delicious. “Sense the blessings of the earth in the perfect arc of a ripe tangerine, the taste of…
Simple Things To Be Grateful For
Simple Things To Be Grateful For was inspired by a post I saw in Facebook. Someone asked a group’s members what simple thing brought them the most joy and hundreds of people answered. “If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power…
Easy DIY Nature Crafts to Try
Easy DIY Nature Crafts to Try will give you some fun new ideas to try by using Mother Nature in your projects. “Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create these crafts out of necessity, and now we do them for fun,…
Cozy Comfort Food Recipes
Cozy Comfort Food Recipes to Warm Your Soul will give you ideas on creating that perfect home cooked meal that your entire family will love. I put together some of the best comfort food dishes from Pinterest that look absolutely amazing for you to drool over. My famous meatloaf recipe is also included…
Parmesan Cauliflower Steaks
Have you ever had a recipe that left you craving for more? Parmesan Cauliflower Steaks is that easy baked recipe you’ll love. “It’s amazing how meaty cauliflower can be.”- Alex Guarnaschelli I’ll confess, every time I bought cauliflower before – I usually ended up not using it in time and my money went in the…
Why You Should Carry a Memory Stone
First of all, what the heck is a memory stone – and why on earth should you carry one? These are questions any reasonable person would ask. “No matter what kind of challenges or difficulties or painful situations you go through in your life, we all have something deep within us that we can reach…
DIY Coffee Lover’s Sugar Scrub
DIY Coffee Lover’s Sugar Scrub is a super simple recipe to make for yourself or for gifts for all your coffee-loving friends. “Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is that makes you happy.” – Rita Moreno I have always loved the smell of fresh brewed coffee. It’s one of my favorite scents in…