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Thursday Thoughts: Gardening
I never ever thought I would say this, but I’m enjoying gardening! I wasn’t a fan of gardening when I was growing up, but I guess it’s in my blood and I shouldn’t fight it! My grandpa and my mom must...
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Christmas In July
It’s hot here in central Minnesota. REALLY hot and humid! Winter is about the last thing on my mind right now. And I know Christmas seems like a loooooong way off, but there’s good reason to start...
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Homemade Mint Extract {Christmas in July!}
Last year I tried my hand at homemade vanilla extract, and gave bottles away as Christmas gifts…it was a hit! So…this year, I thought we would try mint extract! We have an abundance of mint growing in...
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Christmas in July: Home “Grown” Gifts
Well, folks, I’m off to the Oregon coast to spend time with my relatives! But before I do here’s another idea for Christmas in July: home “grown” gifts like canned pickles, salsa, or jam! Even if you...
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A taste of the sea: Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
I’m back from a weekend get-away to the Oregon coast! I went alone and met up with my brothers, dad, step-mom and all Dad’s side of the extended family. Me, my dad, and my “little” brothers! We had a...
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Enchilada Sauce {YUM}
Here’s another thing I have added to the list of things I don’t have to buy…enchilada sauce!! I tried a few FAILURE recipes before this one…and this one is AMAZING! For the effort it takes to make a...
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Bug Repellent Lotion Bar
In Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes, we know mosquitoes! And two of my children have very bad reactions to mosquito bites. So after seeing some homemade bug repellant recipes on-line I decided to try...
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Michelle’s Hummus Recipe
We’re baaaaaaack! Maybe you noticed we’ve been absent from the blogging sphere, SORRY! Life just happened and blogging had to take a back seat for awhile, but here we are again! So one of the things...
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Thursday’s RANDOM Thoughts
What to write, what to write? Well, it’s not that I don’t have any thoughts today per se, it’s that I have too many thoughts! And my thoughts jump around from one subject to another faster than my...
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Healthier Pumpkin Bread
As you can probably guess since I haven’t posted since August 30th we’ve been a little busy around here! School is off to a good start and most of our weekends are now spent working on our house!!!!...
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