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Summertime is here, which means our gardens are overflowing with zucchini! For whatever reason, this seems to be the easiest vegetable to grow, and the jokes about the zucchini this time of year are not only funny, but true. It’s not uncommon for friends and neighbors to be giving away zucchini or begging you to…
Today I would like to share with you some practical tips and ideas for how to save money. Whether you are a stay-at-home mom or you have a full-time or even part-time job, you are likely looking for ways to save a few dollars here and there. A privilege, not privileged There is a misconception…
One of my favorite things about summer is all of the fresh, local produce available. We cannot get enough fresh tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, and lettuce this time of year and it makes meal planning so simple: meat + fresh produce. As much as possible, I like to cook seasonally while produce is cheaper and fresher….
Inside: simple rhythms that will move your home from chaos to peace. Perhaps it was because I was raised in a very structured and highly efficient household or maybe it’s just my personality, but I love routines and rhythms. I always have. Growing up in a large family doing housework, cooking meals, and caring for…
Inside: simple seasoned pretzel recipe. In our home, summer means more time outside and more meals and snacks on the go which means that easy and delicious snacks that can be made ahead and grabbed in a pinch are even more important. Seasoned pretzels are one of our very favorites for snacking and they’re so…
Inside: How to get started with stocking a pantry and making staple items from scratch. I grew up in a home much like many others of my generation eating boxed cereals, frozen waffles, and thinking brownies came from a box. In fact, I had never made muffins from scratch until I got married. These Bakery…
Inside: the best, flaky homemade biscuit recipe that comes together quickly and is absolutely delicious. I am so excited to share with you my family’s tried your biscuit recipe. I have been wanting to get this in a blog post for a long time so I’m excited to finally be sharing it. I grew up…
There are few things that hit the spot on a hot summer day like smoky, shredded pork sandwiches and barbeque sauce. Just thinking about it makes me excited for summer barbeques in the backyard with friends and family There are a few reasons to love shredded pork sandwiches, but one of my favorites is how…
Inside: Sugar is literally in almost everything and the negative effect on our health is concerning. Here’s how we cut out refined sugar and how what we use instead. A couple of years ago I started getting intentional about my own health and making mindful choices about the food I was eating. After cutting out…
Inside: Simple non-toxic products to swap in your home. Making the swaps to cleaner products in your home can feel overwhelming and financially burdensome. In this blog post I would like to share some of my favorite clean and non-toxic swaps in hopes that it will help eliminate some of the decision fatigue, plus give…
