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Yesterday, Angela and Heather invited me to lunch at Panera. For those of you who don’t know, Panera happens to be my favorite restaurant in the whole wide world. But the thing is, it costs money to eat there. This whole trying to feed your family on $100 a month thing can kind of be Read More >>
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The wait is over. Let the shelling begin! The peas are practically bursting out of their pods just begging to be picked. Yum Yum Yum! I love this time of year. I whipped up the delicious pea salad for the Handsome Husband’s lunch this morning in between moving the sprinklers from one garden bed to Read More >>
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Yesterday, while I was at the dentist getting some work done on my crappy British teeth, I received a text message from my neighbor Girly Girl. Girly Girl- Okay you seriously need to take Buff back. I’m ready to kill it. Mavis- Why? Girly Girl- It’s awful. It won’t shut up! It sounds like a Read More >>
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This year my goal is to grow 2,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. I think I can do it. With 16 raised garden beds, a greenhouse, a raspberry patch and a few more planting beds sprinkled throughout our property, I believe growing 2,000 pounds of food is an attainable goal. Even if I do Read More >>
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Roasted Cauliflower Recipe Chop cauliflower into chunks, toss in olive oil and pepper and roast at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last night, as I was getting ready to make a pan of roasted cauliflower, I started to think about why I choose to feed my family on such a Read More >>
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Yesterday I received a call from my neighbor Girly Girl. Her daughter Lulu had just harvested 2 lbs 8 oz of red potatoes. Potatoes I had helped her daughter plant earlier this spring. Girly Girl wanted to check to see if I needed to know the poundage for my 2000 pounds or bust tally. I Read More >>
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I sent The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird to fetch the free produce from the market this past week. When she walked through the front door with her loot she announced, “There were only 3 boxes.” She looked defeated. Here we are, living in high maintenance suburbia, without a want in the world, and Read More >>
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My friend Mama JJ has me hooked on this granola recipe. I pretty much want to marry it. Delicious does not even begin to describe it. Not one bit. If you have never tried to make your own granola before, put it on your bucket list. Seriously, because once you make it, you’ll be like… Read More >>
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