Hoop frames are a simple and affordable way to protect your garden and extend the growing season. This year on our small farm, we are working to increase our production for sale at farmers’ markets. One of the ways we are doing this is to make our family garden into a market garden. While many… Continue reading Simple Garden Hoop Frames
These are strange times we live in. If you had asked me last week if we would be canceling school for a worldwide pandemic, I would have said, “We don’t do that!” Today I was confronted with the reality of E-Learning, from both the teacher and parent perspective. Like many parents, I will be working… Continue reading 5 E-Learning Tips from a High School Teacher
Does meal planning sound like a foreign concept to you? I know and understand your thoughts! Until recently, I thought this had to be complicated and time-consuming! Who really does this anyway?! Well, meal planning saved my sanity more than once this spring. And I bet that with all the activity you have going on… Continue reading Meal Planning for the Working Mom: It Doesn’t Have to be Complicated!
Do you want to give homemade food gifts but aren’t sure where to start with food safety? Follow these four food safety tips and your family and friends will stay healthy and happy while enjoying all the delicious treats you serve! Four Food Safety Tips for Gift-Giving Success… 1. Separate Separate means to limit cross-contamination… Continue reading 4 Food Safety Tips for Gift-Giving Success
Making homemade food is a joy! I love making healthy and satisfying dishes to share with my friends and family. But in order to get this accomplished, there are 15 essential kitchen tools that make my life much easier! Though I have a list of Must-Haves, below you’ll find my list of Want-to-Haves! The “Want-to-Haves”…… Continue reading 15 Essential Kitchen Tools for Going Homemade: The Want-to-Haves!
I LOVE kitchen gadgets! In fact, my cabinets are overflowing with items that make my life easier. I have spent the last twenty years growing this collection. 🙂 But, what are the essential kitchen tools you need for going homemade? Below are the items I use ALL. THE. TIME. The “Have-to-Haves”… So this is the… Continue reading 16 Essential Kitchen Tools for Going Homemade: The Have-to-Haves!
Giving the gift of homemade can be anything you want it to be. You can make a craft item, sew a set of custom pillowcases, or create a meal for a new mom. Any of those ideas show others you care, you know them well, and you want to share something special with them! What… Continue reading The Gift of Homemade: Why You Should Do It!
Do you use your pickup for hauling luggage, work gear, or fun garage sale finds? Not so long ago, my husband purchased a new pickup truck. Now, this was a very BIG deal at our house, as his previous model is a 1989!!! Please let me be clear…pickups at our house are WORK vehicles. They… Continue reading DIY Pickup Truck Bed Liner: Easy & Cheap!
I have major guilt about trying to provide nutritionally-dense food for my family on days when I just feel exhausted from work. Can you relate? I don’t want to serve canned, sugar-laden food to my family. Instead, I want the time to can or freeze food like my mom and grandmas used to do! My solution:… Continue reading Slow Cooker Applesauce: Perfect for Working Moms!
Do you have a garden and value feeding your family fresh food? I love having a garden, but having the time to turn that produce into canned goods for later use is a challenge. I don’t work at home. Instead, I leave the house before 7:00 a.m. and don’t get home until late afternoon. However,… Continue reading Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce from Garden Tomatoes: Perfect for Working Moms and Keto Diets
