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Better than Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits

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This post may include affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I’ll earn a small fee at no extra cost to you.These savory copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits mix up in one bowl with ingredients you already have in your kitchen. Faster, easier, and cheaper than eating out!  If you’ve ever eaten at Red Lobster, you’ve enjoyed their amazing Cheddar Bay Biscuits. They’re golden brown on the outside and

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Natural Lice Prevention Spray

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Prevent lice naturally with these tips and this easy, homemade DIY spray. Costs less than $3 to make and is more effective than chemical sprays! The hot topic at back-to-school night this year wasn’t Common Core, or school lunch, or the new class schedule—it was LICE. There’s nothing like that letter that comes home on red paper to strike fear in the hearts of parents everywhere: “Student(s) in your child’s

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Natural Cat Deterrents

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Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TSCCats #CollectiveBias If outdoor cats are getting in your garden, use one of these natural deterrents to keep them away. Meet Tony. Isn’t he handsome? He’s a rescue kitty, and he loves being outside in the garden. He supervises different projects and is always ready to meow about something or another. The

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15 Vegetables to Plant in September {Zone 9}

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Gardening season is still going strong! These fifteen vegetables can handle the late-summer heat and will give you a tasty harvest this fall and winter. Includes recommended varieties and planting tips. So many people give up on their garden once September rolls around. It’s true that some of the more tender veggies can’t take the heat, but there are many tasty vegetables you can plant in September.  Not sure what

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Summer Fun with StarKist Selects E.V.O.O.®

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  This is a sponsored post written on behalf of StarKist Selects E.V.O.O.® Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to meet up with fellow bloggers to enjoy a lovely meal featuring StarKist Selects E.V.O.O.®. Since most of us spend our time working behind our computers, it was fun to get together in real life. Photo credit: Kim Baile for Sway Group When you’re dining with bloggers, it’s OK to

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Easy Asian Pork Wrap or Bowl {10-minute dinner!}

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Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EasyNaturalSmithfield #CollectiveBias #AllNaturalPork #GuaranteedTender These Asian-style wraps feature tender, juicy pork and crunchy cabbage slaw with a splash of ginger dressing. Also makes a delicious bowl for low-carb folks. A perfect dinner on-the-go! Now that school has started, figuring out our family’s schedule for the week is something like drawing up battle

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Choose the Best Soil for Your Container Garden

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It’s important to choose the right soil for your container garden, so your vegetables will grow well. Because the plants are growing in a confined space, you want to be sure the soil is the very best it can be. Here are tips on choosing the best soil for your container garden, and what to avoid. Who has gone to the garden center to start a veggie garden, and been

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Copycat Natural Kool-Aid

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My kids love this copycat natural Kool-Aid! It’s easy to make in several delicious, fruity flavors, and is sweetened with honey, not sugar.

Does this sound familiar? It’s 1970-something. You’re outside, riding your awesome new bike with the banana seat. No helmet, no nothin’…just you and the open road. 😉 Your mom calls you in for an afternoon snack, and you have a big glass of neon-colored Kool Aid and a frozen Twinkie. Right? That was the snack combo of choice back in the day. What a sugar overload, though! My teeth hurt

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Easy Basil & Garlic Pesto Recipe

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An easy recipe for basil and garlic pesto with a secret ingredient that cuts the cost in half! Includes bonus recipes and freezing tips too. Do you have tons of basil growing in your garden? We sure do, especially since I figured out how to grow endless amounts of basil from just one plant. We use basil in tons of our favorite recipes–Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce, on pizza, in Spicy

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How to Propagate Thyme

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Do you find that you never have enough thyme? That thyme is just running through your hands? Great news, my friends. You can make more thyme without any special equipment or tools. Soon, you’ll have more thyme than you know what to do with! All puns aside, it truly is easy to propagate thyme from cuttings—whether you’re growing it in your garden, in raised beds, or indoors in pots. You

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12 Vegetables to Plant in August {Zone 9}

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There are lots of vegetables you can plant in August! Even though it’s hot outside, these twelve vegetables can handle the heat and will give you a tasty harvest this fall and winter. Includes recommended varieties and planting tips. It’s August already…where has the summer gone? If you’re in the middle of canning up your garden’s bounty, you might not be thinking about what you can plant this month. Good

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Homemade Natural Febreze

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Replace those expensive, toxic air freshener sprays with this natural, homemade Febreze recipe. It’s easy to make with 3 simple ingredients (without the fabric softener in many other DIYs)! When I see the junk that advertisers try to pass off on us as “pure” or “natural,” I have a fit. Since those terms are not regulated, any manufacturer can slap those words on a package and fool the public into

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