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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.It’s easy to freeze onions to use in your favorite recipes. Prevent waste and save money and time by freezing excess onions from your garden or the store. I confess…the idea of freezing onions isn’t one that often crosses my mind. But when I saw a 10 pound bag
Want the perfect Mother’s Day gift for the gardener in your life? Here are the best gifts for gardeners–whether they’re growing vegetables, flowers, or both. Sure to brighten their day! A garden gift is sure to put a smile on your favorite gardener’s face. When you’re shopping for an organic gardener, there are some important rules you need to know. Organic gardeners don’t use pesticides or chemical fertilizers. They view
This post was sponsored by North Coast Organic through Kitchen PLAY, and I received Kids’ Apple Juice Drink and Fruit + Veggie Applesauce Pouches from them. Are your kids picky eaters or vegetable haters? Getting your kids to eat vegetables doesn’t have to be a battle. Here are 21 ways to encourage your kids to eat vegetables and love them! Do your kids need to eat more vegetables? Mine do
It’s not too late to have an amazing garden! There are SO many vegetables you can plant in June. This planting guide for Zone 9 has eight vegetables you can plant in June for a great harvest, and includes recommended varieties and growing tips. Ahhh, June. Summer is officially here, but it’s not unbearably hot yet. The soil is warm and your seeds and seedlings will be off to a
This amazing, creamy nacho cheese sauce is ready in 5 minutes—without Velveeta!—and is delicious with chips, vegetables, or pasta. Does this sound familiar to anybody? Hubby’s friends love to come over and play games, hang out, and eat all kinds of snacks. If they were left to their own devices, they’d probably eat pizza rolls and warm up a jar of Cheez Whiz to dip them in. (ACK) This year,
Enjoy easy, no-knead pizza dough that tastes amazing and cooks up perfectly in your home oven. Cheaper and more delicious than take-out! Our family eats a lot of pizza, and I’ve tried lots of recipes, take out, and you-bake pizzas. This no-knead pizza dough recipe is my favorite because it’s delicious and so easy to make. You should have the kids mix up the dough while you relax! 🙂 Like
It’s easy to make these delicious, homemade fudgesicles. They’re full of rich chocolate flavor without boxed pudding or artificial ingredients. Nothing says “summer” like the rich, creamy taste of a fudgesicle on a hot day. I love these delicious frozen treats, but I don’t like paying $4.99 for the stuff in the “brand name” ones: Nonfat Milk, Maltodextrin, Sorbitol, Polydextrose, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Whey, Palm Oil, Tricalcium Phosphate, Cellulose
Kids who grow vegetables love to eat vegetables! Here are the 5 best vegetables and fruits to grow with kids. They’re easy to grow and delicious to eat. Since I spend a lot of time in the garden, the kids do too. They enjoy playing in the dirt, planting seeds, and petting Neighbor Kitty when he stops by. They also enjoy eating what they’ve planted and will wander through the
It’s easy to grow delicious, crisp cucumbers in pots or containers! Here’s how to plant, grow, and harvest amazing, crunchy cucumbers in containers. Cucumber is a great vegetable for small-space gardeners–in fact, it’s one of the 5 Best Vegetables for Container Gardening. Cucumbers are easy to grow, produce tons of vegetables (technically, they are fruits) and they come in many delicious varieties. We grow at least three varieties of cucumber
Want to know when to harvest your watermelons so you get sweet, juicy fruit every time? You’ll be a watermelon-picking rock star with these important tips. Who has planted watermelon seeds in the spring with visions of harvesting sweet, juicy fruit—only to pick a pale, tasteless watermelon in the summer? *raises hand sheepishly* You’re not the only one! Most folks who ask me about growing watermelons want to know: how
It’s easy to grow and harvest perfect pumpkins—whether you want tiny, decorative pumpkins for a tabletop centerpiece or giant, prize-winning pumpkins. Here’s everything you need to know about growing and harvesting pumpkins. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s 94 degrees outside today. But if you look at my Pinterest feed you’d think it was fall. All I can see, as far as I look, are pumpkin recipes. Pumpkin spice lattes! Pumpkin pie!
It’s easy to grow delicious, crisp cucumbers in your garden! Here’s how to plant, grow, and harvest crunchy cucumbers that aren’t bitter. Cucumbers are one of our favorite veggies to grow in our backyard garden. The kids enjoy planting the seeds, watching the vines climb up the trellis, and eating the cucumbers–sometimes right off the vine. We grow at least three varieties of cucumber from seed each year: Tasty Green
