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I wanted to share with you a really quick, easy and restaurant worthy recipe that we made up this week that was too good to keep to ourselves. My pictures might not be fancy… I jumped up and took a couple photos before my food got cold and dug in! Recipe: -Rice - Regular old [...]
Jason and I pickled 5 32 ounce jars of cucumbers from our garden this week. It was a ton of fun. The experience was one of those full circle moments for us. Back story - Jason and I first started married life together in a 1 bedroom apartment in Southern California. In that one bedroom apartment [...]
What a strange time we are in. Right? Our cupboards might be bare with some things and overstocked with some strange things. So now what? What do we do with some of these pantry items that we have that we want to use before they go bad? Why not take a twist on an old [...]
Sometimes it can feel overwhelming to think about cooking or baking with our kids. Especially when we mentally compete with all the photoshop perfect pictures on Instagram and Pinterest. But I am going to let you in on a secret... Your Kids could care less about how it looks to other people. They just want [...]
This is such an easy and kid friendly activity anyone can do with their kids at home no matter your budget! Supplies needed? Jolly Ranchers and lollipop sticks! Watch my video here to see how we made our DIY Jolly Rancher Lollipops and to hear what my kids thought of them! ( *Spoiler Alert * [...]
What a beginning to July we have had. We had a wonderful opportunity to go visit family in Colorado and had a fabulous time! The kids and I have not left the farm since we moved in last March. However, my husband Jason has, with his having to go on work trips, we have set [...]
The completion of my most technically correct bread. I was on Facebook scrolling for deals when I saw a sponsored post for me and it was Dutch Oven Jalapeño Cheddar Bread by Tasty.com. It was perfect. This recipe is absolutely perfect, and I rarely if ever use the word Perfect. It is such an [...]
This week my husband came in from mowing the lawn yelling at me to smell what he had in his hands. Fresh and wild chives. So the next question was well what do we make with these? My father in law suggested Egg Salad with our fresh eggs. Which is an excellent idea. But the [...]
The Value of a Dozen Eggs Eggs are something we eat every single day. Either I cook eggs for breakfast or I use eggs in something I am baking. When we lived in a big town in Colorado we bought 2 packs of 18 eggs probably every two weeks. This is how many eggs we [...]
Ingredients: Size and amounts vary depending on your size crock pot Chuck Roast Brussel Sprouts - Halved Celery - Chopped Carrots - Chopped Onions - Chopped Garlic - Smashed Salt, Pepper, Butter Instructions: Step 1. Flavor Your Chuck Roast by rubbing in the salt and pepper all over the meat. Step 2. Sear your [...]