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Wowie Zowie it was a great week in the free food department! Lot’s of peaches, apricots and pears for our spoiled chickens and oodles of bananas for us. I’m not sure what to make of all the bananas we’ve been getting in the produce boxes lately, but we’ll take them, that’s for sure. Do you Read More >>
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The other night I whipped up some vegan friendly black bean fajitas for dinner and man oh man were they delicious. Umm and easy too! 😉 I almost feel guilty posting this recipe it’s so simple. Ingredients 1 {16 oz} can black beans rinsed and drained 1 sweet pepper sliced 1 onion, sliced 1 zucchini, Read More >>
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Yesterday The Girl, her bff and I attended the Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games at the King County fairgrounds in Enumclaw, Washington. Although the pipe bands were super cool, it was all the behind the scenes stuff that caught our eye. It seemed like everywhere we looked people were getting polished, sewn or cinched up. I suppose Read More >>
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So I stumbled onto this NPR article last week about the new FDA guidelines on organic and free range egg farms.  In a nutshell {or eggshell, rather}, the FDA wants free range and organic farmers to limit their chicken’s outdoor time in order to avoid salmonella.  Because free-ranging chickens encounter more wild animal feces than the Read More >>
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With a massive amount of Zaycon ground beef in my kitchen, I had to have a plan. There’s only so much hamburger you can brown before you feel glued to your stove. So bring on my best friend Mr. Crock Pot. Seriously not sure how it took me this long to figure out this little Read More >>
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Wowie Zowie this was an expensive week! We stocked on foods that we love up and went waaaaay over budget. I’m excited to share some new recipes with you as soon as I can get them typed up. Saving money is a little trickier when you aren’t coupon obsessed and buying filler food {junk food} to Read More >>
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Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 30 of 52 It’s been another busy week in our backyard garden. The squash we planted in the oak barrel alongside the potting bench is really starting to take off and the zucchini planted along the fence line are as well. If you look real hard you might be Read More >>
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Yesterday was quite the day. For starters, the  Handsome Husband and I spent some quality time together {a whopping 3 hours!} in the kitchen processing 40 pounds of Zaycon ground beef. Never before in my entire life have I purchased a “chub” of beef. For years now I’ve always bartered with my neighbors Chino the Read More >>
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