Here is the second video in the two part series on separating and planting basil seedling. Did you miss the first one? Check it out HERE. How much basil do you plant in your garden? Pin It
Pin ItPlanting Peas ~ Easy Peasy
April 9, 2013 · by · 3 Comments
Step 1. Soak your peas so they rehydrate. This will give them a jump start on germinating. Don’t use hot water. You are trying to rehydrate them, not cook them. Step 2. Loosen the dirt where your peas will be planted. Step 3. Dig a ‘trench’ 1″ deep. This can be done with a a hand trowel or [...]
Pin ItBrave/Polka-Dot Cake
April 5, 2013 · by · 2 Comments
I saw THIS post on pinterst on how to make a polka-dot cake. It looks SOO COOL. But once I read the instructions I read that ‘you needed a cake pop pan.’ Boo. I don’t own a cake pop pan. Plus this might be the only time I would be making this type of cake. I was not about to go out [...]
Pin ItMake A Wisp Piñata
April 2, 2013 · by · 1 Comment
As a penny pincher I am always looking for ways to save here and pinch there. Planing a kids birthday party is no exception. I bake my own cakes, plan our own decorations, make all the food and even design the invitations and thank you notes. I am lucky that I have a background in baking and pastry arts for the culinary ventures [...]
Pin ItHow To Tie A Bow
March 25, 2013 · by · 2 Comments
Easter is just around the corner there are lots of pretty little girl dresses to be worn. With these dresses comes the ever present question “How do I tie this bow?” Too often your lovely little lady will have every hair in place, her dress ironed just so, she is wearing her special necklace, her [...]
Pin ItHome Made Chicken Stock
March 2, 2013 · by · 1 Comment
Have you ever looked at your picked over chicken carcass and wondered… “There HAS to be something else to do with this thing. I worked so hard to roast it, bake it, grill it, etc. It had GREAT flavor. It would be a shame to throw it away.” No? It is just me? I am [...]
Crockpot Lasagna
February 24, 2013 · by · 2 Comments
Today was lasagna lunch at church. I signed up to bring lasagna but I wasn’t sure how I was going to keep a steaming pan of lasagna hot for the two hours it would take from the time we left our house to the time we were going to eat. I have a insulated [...]
Easy Homemade Laundry Detergent – Powder
January 30, 2013 · by · 2 Comments
I am out of laundry detergent. So it is time to make more! This time I wanted something super quick as I am OUT and the LAUNDRY NEEDS TO BE DONE! Today I am making a powder version of my homemade laundry detergent. It is super simple. Ingredients: Equal parts of: Ivory Original Bar Soap [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Make Chili
January 25, 2013 · by · 2 Comments
Winter is in full effect and the snow flurries are starting to fly outside my window. Time to make chili! This is a recipe I have developed over a few years, a bunch of trial and error and it works for my family. Use this as a guide to make your own chili. Add more [...]
Pin ItChicken Waterer Warmer
January 6, 2013 · by ·
We have chickens at our house and every year we have problems with the water freezing in their waterer. This year we got smart and make a chicken water warmer out of a cookie tin and a light bulb! Here is a layout of how we did it and how you can too. Materials list: [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Roast Peppers
January 3, 2013 · by ·
The new year is here and you are getting healthy! Chances are you will be using roasted peppers in a recipe this month. But have you seen the price of those gems in the grocery store? Wowza! Here is my video tutorial on how I make roasted red peppers. Easy peasy and penny pinching! Pin [...]
Pin ItPumpkin Carving
October 4, 2012 · by ·
Our family loves to go in the field to pick our Halloween pumpkins. Trekking through the fields looking for the ‘perfect’ pumpkin. Feeling the warm sun on our faces while the crisp winds of autumn whip around us. We talk about how the vine grows, how the bees pollinate the flowers to help the pumpkins [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Make Yogurt In The Crockpot
September 24, 2012 · by ·
Have you ever make yogurt in a crockpot? If you haven’t you don’t know the pennies you could be pinching by doing this! At my grocery store I am able to get a top brand organic yogurt for $3.50 for 32 oz. The problem is my kids will eat that in 2 days, tops. So [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Make a Homemade Black Bean Burger
September 20, 2012 · by ·
I am a huge fan of black bean burgers. Simple, quick, easy to prepare, healthier than other options but have you seem the price these days?! Unless I have a coupon and they are on sale it is rare that I am purchasing them from the frozen foods section of my grocery store. A 4 [...]
Pin ItHow To Freeze Peaches
September 4, 2012 · by ·
Here in the north east peaches are ripe and ready for picking. There is nothing I love more than a fresh, ripe, rosy peach. The juice running down your arm as your teeth sink into the sweet flesh as you lean over the sink to catch the juice. Who wouldn’t want to preserve this yummy [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Make a Heavy Duty Tomato Cage
August 30, 2012 · by ·
Here is my video tutorial on how I make my heavy duty tomato cages. Enjoy and let me know what you think! Pin It
Pin ItDon’t Read This Post If A Dirty Bathroom Bothers You
August 23, 2012 · by ·
I hate to clean. There. I said it. There is so much more to do in life than clean! Cook, garden, play with the kids, read books, go shopping, visit friends, save the whales, walk a dog I don’t own, take up knitting, watch paint dry. Pick one. I would rather do any of the above [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Make Pickled Beets
July 26, 2012 · by ·
Here is my video tutorial on how I make pickled beets. I am using a striped beet in this tutorial but a dark beet works just as good if not better. Ever hear of ‘red beet eggs’ or ‘pickled eggs’? This is the red beet part of that equation. Enjoy and let me know what [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Can Salsa Verde
July 21, 2012 · by ·
This year I was able to find tomatillo plants and they LIVED! Small victories people. So when the tomatillos looked like the ones I find in the grocery store (with the dried papery shells) I picked as many as I could find and set off to make salsa verde. Pictured above is a heavy 4 pounds [...]
Pin ItMelted Crayon Art. My Tutorial.
June 28, 2012 · by ·
One of my favorite pins on Pinterest is the melted crayon art canvas. I do not know who had the original pin or the orriginal idea for the project. I just know it was not me! It is one of those pins that you look at it and think how simple it must be to do. [...]
Pin ItHow To ~ Dry Oregano
June 16, 2012 · by ·
