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Have you ever made pesto with walnuts before? It’s a great option if you are out of those super expensive pine nuts. In fact walnuts in pesto may actually taste even better. I just can’t decided. But on thing is for sure, basil pesto with walnuts, rocks! Ingredients 2 cups packed basil leaves 1/3 cup Read More >>
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I read an NPR article the other day that has got me thinking—and you know what happens when I start thinking? I feel the need to share it with YOU. The article asked the question: Should we start considering insects as a viable option for protein? By we, I mean us here in the United Read More >>
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Wowie Zowie! Take a look at all that free food! As you would imagine, summer is one of the best times of year to score free produce because there is such an abundance of food flowing into grocery stores. Before I could take my final picture, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird snagged 2 Read More >>
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Canning your own cherry pie filling is super easy. Plus, you will be so happy you did when the holidays roll around and most of the work to make a real homemade cherry pie is already done. Looking for a few more awesome canning recipes? Check out Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. Amazon has Read More >>
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A few weeks ago when I was in San Francisco with my buddies Harriet and Ryan, we visited an ultra hip urban garden situated right in the middle of downtown. The garden itself sits in the courtyard of an old apartment building. When landscape gardeners Sean and James first moved into the building, the courtyard was Read More >>
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I have two teenagers–when you add sports into the mix, it basically is a recipe for locker room potpourri. Yuck. For awhile, I thought maybe the solution would be to move out, get my own place–desperate times call for desperate measures, don’t judge. But, I think I finally have it under control. If you Read More >>
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This morning, I started my seeds for my fall garden. I’ll start a crop of peas on August 1st, but here are some guidelines on what to plant if you want to do a fall garden: Because of the summer heat, most plants that make great cooler weather fall gardens cannot be started outdoors. Knowing Read More >>
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Oroweat Bakery Outlet $10 A great way to save on bread {other than baking your own} is to stop by your local bakery outlet every once in a while and stock up on bread that has been pulled from the grocery store shelves. This time I picked up 6 loaves of whole wheat bread, 3 Read More >>
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