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The next time you have a wee bit of leftover roasted chicken, this quick and easy recipe for roasted chicken salad with cranberries will take you a whopping 2 minutes to throw together. Here is the recipe: Ingredients 1/2 roasted chicken breast, sliced 1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup Read More >>
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Man-oh-man, I hate it when I think I have all the ingredients to make a recipe, only to find out that something has gone bad. Did you know you can extend the life of cottage cheese, sour cream, and yogurt by storing it in the fridge lid side down? It creates a vacuum that slows Read More >>
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This year I’m adding parsley to the herb garden. I started some Italian Flat Leaf Parsley under grow lights the other day and I’m pretty excited about it. Not only do I plan on using it fresh, but I’m hoping to grow enough to dehydrate for use in the winter months as well. Brief description: Parsley Read More >>
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A big THANK YOU to everyone who has sent in their photographs and stories. I hope by sharing other peoples pictures and stories here on One Hundred Dollars a Month we can all have a rock star garden this summer. Keep them coming! Charla from Bellingham, Washington sent in several gorgeous photos and had this to say: Hi Mavis, Read More >>
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Yesterday the Girl and I attended the Northwest Home and Garden show in Seattle. The show is going on through Sunday, February, 24 and is a total must see if you are a local gardener. There is a staggering amount of display to visit and we took so many photos it was crazy! Our favorite display garden Read More >>
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A big thank you to Frieda’s Specialty Produce for letting me be a part of their Year of Purple campaign. This was the first time I had tried acai berry juice, and holy canolie people, it was delicious. We love smoothies around here so I decided to whip one up with the acai berry juice. The Read More >>
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Fruit trees are best planted when they are dormant–in most locations that means somewhere between November and April. The key to getting a great crop of fruit from your fruit trees is to have more than one tree, because most fruit trees require cross pollination. If you don’t have enough space in your yard for more Read More >>
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Well, we finally finished carving out the 6 new raised garden beds and spruced up the bean teepee area. Once this area is mulched it will look a lot better. Because the area is so large, it’s really hard to get a good picture of the whole planting area. Maybe I should try and talk the Handsome Read More >>
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