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5 Ways to Use Up and Preserve Fresh Peas Peas are one of those cool weather crops that both enrich your soil and thrive in weather that other plants, like tomatoes and squash just can’t. I’m not going to lie, watching them trail up a trellis and create the first wall of green in my Read More >>
It was another great week eating local and I could totally get used to eating this way. Now, if I could just get the boys to eat soup, salad and stir fry all the time… life would be easy. 😉 I didn’t buy any milk last week {because I’m still not drinking hot tea} nor Read More >>
Quote of the Day “Life is too short for fake butter, cheese or people.” Helloooooo Monday! Today, it’s suppose to be 80 degrees here. Holy cannolis  people. That’s warm for April. Guess what? Today over on Dig for Your Dinner we are giving away a Roo Garden Apron, and they are pretty rad let me Read More >>
Being frugal doesn’t mean that you have to hole yourself up in a bunker somewhere and cut the outside world off, using only sticks and mud to meet your basic needs. Â It really is about getting your money to stretch as far as possible. Â I mean, when it really comes down to it, your money Read More >>
How did you do this week with your grocery budget? Did you go over budget because of Easter? Is your fridge packed with leftovers? I figured if the peeps behind Hungry Man dinners can make freezer meals… so could I. Now the boys will have something homemade to eat the next time I take off Read More >>
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