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Garden Update for June 2013

Tonight Lea came over for a short visit to check on me and to bring some gifts for Mackenzie. I snuck out while they were playing with trains to put in a load of laundry, and I noticed that the light in the backyard…

June 20, 2013
Recipes

Homemade Salt-Free Vegetable Broth

There are some convenience food items that are truly not worth the trouble to make at home. And there are others that are so easy and practical, you just have to give it a try. This is one of those. Here’s what you’ll need:…

June 6, 2013
Gardening Recipes

Top 10 Recipes for Spring Strawberries

Last weekend we had a haul of 8 pints of delicious, locally grow strawberries to contend with. This past weekend we outdid ourselves and picked over 22 pounds of beautiful Sweet Charlie strawberries. We spent most of Sunday washing, hulling, de-stemming, and freezing them.…

June 6, 2013
At Home Recipes

No Fail Strawberry Fruit Leather

Man, I wish there was such a thing. I have tried three different recipes and used up a lot of perfectly good fruit trying to make fruit leather. The first recipe was too tart and burned. The second recipe called for using plastic wrap,…

June 3, 2013
At Home Family

Family Meal Plan – Week of June 2

Hello, friends! I hope you’re having a lovely weekend. We are! Our kitchen is overflowing in strawberries we picked at The Orchard yesterday. Here’s a little snapshot of our meal plan for this week. What are you cooking? Sunday, June 2: Grilled Barbeque Chicken…

June 2, 2013