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How my garden grows…

First off, happy 4th of July to all the Americans out there! Those of us who are Canadian actually celebrated Canada Day on Tuesday, July 1st, though it is not quite the massive celebration here that I’m sure you are all partaking of down there today! It’s been a while since I showed any garden…

How my garden grows

cplanted the rest of recent stuff on may 28 or 29? more zucchinni, melons plants, tomatoes, more corn, more radishes. Still to come- pepper and herbs starters, huckleberry bushes (lol, not a bush in the slightest yet!) I am in love with gardening. I absolutely love it! It is so invigorating, relaxing and life giving…

Tips for eating seasonally

Tips for eating seasonally

If you are blessed to have a Farmer’s or produce market near your home, you may have noticed that the vast array of colorful fruits and vegetables shift slightly as the seasons change. Spring brings with it the first fresh greens and carrots, then summer arrives with berries and sweet corn on the cob. Fall’s…

Baking with Honey

Last week, I mentioned that I use honey to replace regular white or brown sugar in all of my recipes. Since it’s difficult to find recipes for doing this, I thought I should elaborate on the why and how’s of doing this. The primary reason that I don’t use white or brown sugar (which, by…

Smoothie of the Morning

This household loves smoothies!!!! My husband’s affectionate nickname for me (especially when he wants a smoothie, hmmmmm 🙂 ) is the “Smoothie Queen”. Last Christmas I was incredibly blessed (and spoiled!) with a Vita-Mix blender to help support our habit (our daily smoothie habit, that is). I’ll try to share some of my favorite recipes…