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Category Archives: Recipe
Summer Harvests are in full swing
I am a 4-H Youth Development Educator and have been gardening and preserving the bounty for over 40 years. I love my garden and I love the products I have preserved by water-bath canning, pressure canning, dehydrating and freezing! Recently … Continue reading
Red Raspberries are Ready!
The berries are ready for picking! Red Raspberries are $5 a pound; a quart is about 1 and a third pounds. We suggest you pick in the morning as the heat of the day is hard on you and the … Continue reading
Wreath Idea for any season
I’ve always thought wreaths were a great door accessory and over the years I have made quite a few. This wreath caught my eye because I love the combination of rosemary and olive leaves with bittersweet. My Mom loved bittersweet … Continue reading
Posted in activities, creativity, DIY, gardening, gift ideas, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, Seasonal
Tagged all season, bittersweet, craft, diy, gardening, gift idea, olive leaves, rosemary, simple pleasure, wreath
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Homemade Tomato Sauce is Easier than you Think!!
What can you do with these? Roma tomatoes are great to eat fresh like apples, slice onto sandwiches, toss into salads, saute with garlic and olive oil and maybe a few other veggies, or prepare and preserve to use throughout … Continue reading
Posted in activities, creativity, DIY, food preservation, gardening, gift ideas, Health, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, Recipe, Seasonal
Tagged big-batch recipe, canning, farm market produce ideas, gardening, home food preservation, recipe, Roma tomates, sauce making, spaghetti sauce, step by step directions, tomato sauce, tomato uses
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Easy Sandwich Spread made fresh from the Garden
I have an abundance of onions, cucumbers and tomatoes in my garden now. After searching for a way to use them, I found a great recipe for a sandwich spread in my copy of Amish Country Cookbook, Vol I . … Continue reading
Posted in activities, DIY, food preservation, gardening, gift ideas, Life's Simple Pleasures, Recipe, Seasonal
Tagged amish country cookbook, condiment, cucumbers, garden fresh veggy recipe, green tomatoes, mustard, onions, quick and easy, sugar, sweet peppers, tomatoes, tumeric, vinegar
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Fantastic Blueberry/Raspberry Jam Made Easy
Jam is easy to make, and oh so ever rewarding. Jam has many uses in the kitchen and brings culinary Shangrilah during winter months when produce is out of season. I hear frequently from people they are afraid to try, … Continue reading
Posted in activities, creativity, DIY, food preservation, gardening, gift ideas, Life's Simple Pleasures, PYO berries, Recipe, Seasonal, Uncategorized
Tagged blueberries, diy, DIY wedding favor, food preservation, great gift idea, how to preserve fresh berries, jam, quick & easy, recipe, red raspberries, sauce maker, seasonal sweet, water-bath canning
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Natural Homemade Cleaning Products are Easy to Make; Spring Cleaning Part Two
Green cleaning is all the rage these days. It seems everyone is talking about cleaning the green & natural way; and for good reason. I’ve been a green cleaner for many years; mostly in part to the birth of … Continue reading
Spring Means Cleaning, the Natural Way!
Every spring I get the urge to clean, clean, clean! Winter in Indiana means spending too much time indoors, tracking in mud, snow, dirt, and dealing with dust from the furnace running all the time. As soon as there is … Continue reading
Posted in activities, DIY, Health, Household, Life's Simple Pleasures, motivation, Organization, Recipe, Seasonal
Tagged baking soda, borax, ceiling to floor cleaning model, cleaning organization, cleaning supplies, essential oils, herbs, lemon juice, natural and safe cleaning, Spring cleaning, washing soda, white vinegar
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Yummy Make Ahead Italian Meatball Recipe
Meatballs are not one of my favorite things to make, so when I do, I make plenty to freeze for later use. I always mix the meat and ingredients with my hands. I don’t like the texture or the coldness … Continue reading
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