Super Simple Ideas for Halloween Decor will show you different ways to decorate your home with cute holiday ideas that are easy on your budget. “But I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.” – Evan Peters Taking the time to celebrate the holidays and…
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How to Preserve Decorative Gourds to Last Longer
How to Preserve Decorative Gourds to Last Longer will give you the tips and techniques that will help keep these gorgeous fruits stay around just a little bit longer. “Autumn…the year’s loveliest last smile.” – William Cullen Bryant If you properly dry your gourds and seal them, they can last for years. Each gourd is truly…
Simple Ways to Use Pumpkins, Squash and Gourds in Fall Decor
Simple Ways to Use Pumpkins, Squash and Gourds in Fall Decor will give you some cute ideas on how to add a seasonal touch to your home and garden. “I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” – Henry David Thoreau Pumpkins, squash and…
Skillet Chicken Sausage with Apples
Skillet Chicken Sausage with Apples is one of those perfect recipes that you can have the ingredients on hand, and when pressed with time make a delicious dinner in no time. “Eating apples is good on so many levels. There’s fiber in the skin that’s really good for you. It helps with digestion and helps…
Brown Sugar Maple Fruit Dip
Brown Sugar Maple Fruit Dip is the perfect recipe for fall fruits! But why stop at fruit, when you can add graham cracker sticks, vanilla wafers and gingersnaps to the platter? “Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.” – Samuel Butler This recipe had me…
Rustic Bread Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes
Rustic Bread Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes is one of those recipes you dream about. Simple, rustic and bursting with flavor. Well, maybe its a recipe I dream about since I love the taste and look of rustic food. “The difference between a bland tomato and great one is immense, much like the difference between a…
How to Make Your Own Sun Dried Tomatoes
How to Make Your Own Sun Dried Tomatoes will show you how simple it is to take the bounty of the summer and enjoy it all winter long. “It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” – Lewis Grizzard Nothing compares to the taste of a tomato at the height…
21 Ways to Make Your Home Cozy This Fall
21 Ways to Make Your Home Cozy This Fall will inspire you to embrace this time of year and enjoy everything autumn has to offer. “Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” –…
Easy Charcuterie Board Ideas
Easy Charcuterie Board Ideas will give you ideas on how to build the perfect platter for your next gathering or family meal. “My last supper would be a charcuterie smorgasbord with every kind of meat, and sauces to dip them in.” – Kelis What is a Charcuterie Board? I just love charcuterie boards, there’s something so…
Super Simple Frugal Living Tips You’ll Love
Super Simple Frugal Living Tips You’ll Love will put you on the path to prosperity. Not only will these tips keep your money in the bank, but once you start these habits, you’ll end up loving them. “A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.” – Jason Chaffetz Being frugal means becoming conscious…
Hygge Family Dinner Traditions to Start Tonight
Hygge Family Dinner Traditions to Start Tonight will give you tips on how you can slow down and enjoy being able to spend time with your family at a meal. “Some of the most important conversations I’ve ever had occurred at my family’s dinner table.” – Bob Ehrlich Our days can be a whirlwind of…
Slow Cooker Chicken Bone Broth Recipe
Slow Cooker Chicken Bone Broth Recipe will help you make the most nutritious soups for your family and friends. “Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor.” – Marge Kennedy It’s so simple and inexpensive to…
The Perfect Penne Pesto Pasta
Perfect Penne Pesto Pasta is one of the easiest dishes to make that tastes great. Have you had pesto pasta at home and it didn’t taste as good as you’ve had in a restaurant? Yours had a stronger pesto and oil flavor, but the restaurant’s pesto tasted rich and creamy? “It’s a comfort to always find…
Easy Pesto Recipe
This Easy Pesto Recipe is made with fresh basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts or walnuts, Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. It’s a great recipe to use up all your basil you’ve been growing. “If you’ve got a plot the size of a car or a tiny yard in Italy, you’re going to…
Honey Pecan Chicken Salad Recipe
Honey Pecan Chicken Salad Recipe is such an easy and delicious that I stumbled upon that I had to share it with you. It’s the perfect recipe to take to a potluck or to serve those picky eaters at home. Who doesn’t love chicken salad? “Chicken salad has a certain glamour about it. Like the…
How to Make a Backyard Hygge Garden
How to Make a Backyard Hygge Garden will help you create an oasis just steps away from your door that you’ll never want to leave. “Oh, the summer night, has a smile of light, and she sits on a sapphire throne.” – Bryan Procter I just started a new Facebook group called Creating a Cozy Life. …
13 Must-Try Salad Dressing Recipes
13 Must-Try Salad Dressing Recipes will have you craving more greens in no time. Why buy bottled, when you can make your own homemade salad dressings in just minutes? “Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it. From leafy greens to purple to herbs, fresh-cut herbs mixed into it for flavors. I…
Refreshing Homemade Iced Tea Recipes
Refreshing Homemade Iced Tea Recipes will give you the inspiration to make an amazing new version of this wonderful beverage. “But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I’ll take a quick walk…
Best Homemade Lemonade Recipes To Try
The Best Homemade Lemonade Recipes To Try will have you sipping a refreshing drink on your front porch in no time. Why stick with just plain lemonade, when there’s an array of other flavors you can add to make your taste buds happy? “I live in New York and it’s the greatest city, but sometimes…
How to Grow Your Own Tea Garden
How to Grow Your Own Tea Garden will show you how easy it is to have the ingredients for your favorite teas just outside your door. Who knew it would be so easy? “Tea makes everything better.”- Bindi Irwin Not only will growing your herbal and floral teas save you money, but most of the…
Low-Carb Cabbage Soup Recipe
Low-Carb Cabbage Soup will be your new go-to recipe for an easy healthy dinner recipe idea. Finding something fast and healthy to make for dinner that your entire family will love can sometimes be hard. This recipe fits the bill. “I’d say I’m a good cook. I have a lot of German recipes that I…
Short Inspirational Quotes to Memorize
Short Inspirational Quotes to Memorize will help give you the tools to transform your situation with ideas to propel you to greater heights. Memorizing small, simple quotes that you can use think about whenever you encounter an obstacle is a way to get through even the most challenging periods. “People often say that motivation doesn’t…
How to Hygge at Work
Hygge at Work: Turn Your Office Into a Cozy Place will teach you how to incorporate the hygge concept wherever you go. Work can sometimes feel like a not-so-hygge place, but by making a few changes, you can transform your working area. “The perfect antidote to dark, cold and creepy is light, warm and cozy.”…
How to Save Money by Using Leftover Ingredients
How to Save Money by Using Leftover Ingredients will help you put money in the bank instead of the trash can. Think of all the money you would save if you used up all your food. “I’m frugal. I’m not a very acquisitive woman. I never waste food. If you prepare your own food, you…