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{Food & Gardening} Creating a Backyard Habitat
Now that we’re well into summer a lot of talk about backyard plants revolves around those in our vegetable and flower gardens. Tomatoes are getting bushy, heads of lettuce are filling out and blooming...
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{Food & Gardening} Homemade Popsicles
Popsicles! I don’t think there’s a more welcome treat when the weather gets hot and we have had some hot weather lately. You don’t need anything fancy to make a good popsicle, just a container to...
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[Food & Gardening} Basil- Going Beyond Pesto
Ahh, September. The weather hasn’t yet turned cool and gardens here, in North America at least, are in their full glory. Besides the usual tomatoes and overabundance of summer squash, I found myself...
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{Food & Gardening} The Great Pumpkin
It finally feels like autumn here in the Pacific Northwest. The leaves are changing colors, pumpkins are appearing on my neighbors’ front porches and my family is planning our annual trip to a local...
View Article{Food & Gardening} DIY Pantry
Across America, the average family’s pantry looks something like this, though maybe not as neat and tidy. (Photo above is by Flickr user Mullica) Shelves and cabinets are crammed full of cans and boxes...
View Article{Food & Gardening} Making Gourmet Jam
I picked the first ripe strawberry from my yard just yesterday. After splitting it 3 ways so the kids could each get a taste, I only had a tiny bite that left me wanting more but in a few weeks I know...
View Article{Food & Gardening} Budget Friendly Bulk Buying
At my house, when we’re out of rice, or I’m short a cup of sugar for the birthday cake I’m baking, I just head to the basement and scoop some more out of the large food storage containers we store in...
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