Tag: diy
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Dry Rubs vs. Marinades: Which is Best for Flavor?
Recently, my husband has been doing much more of the cooking lately. That is, until he got a side job. Which. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining by any means. But I’ve noticed something. The last few meals he’s made he’s marinaded the meat. We had Carne Asada tacos one night, and shrimp Tacos…
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How to Prepare Zucchini for Perfectly Moist Bread
I am blessed to know a few gardeners in my life. And these gardeners, can plant zucchini and get them to grow so large about the only thing to do with them is baking bread. You can do this two different ways. with a kitchen aid attachment, I have the one that slices and shreds.…
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Transform Scraps into Beautiful Homemade Paper: A Step-by-Step Guide
You know the junk mail you always just throw away? What if there was a way to transform that into something beautiful? I was scrolling Pinterest one evening, while watching tv with Daniel. That’s when I found this smart use of a dollar store splatter guard. They used it to make paper, and other than…
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Discover the Art of Wax Melts: A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Fragrant Home Ambiance
One of my very first posts was about making Candles. And I still do make candles, but when I make candles, I like them to have interesting vessels. Like a teacup for example. So For those I typically go to the thrift store, which I haven’t been to as of lately. So what’s a gal…
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Beginner’s Guide: Starting Your First Winter Garden
This is my first year where I’m going to try and do a winter garden. I don’t have much to add to it at the moment, so a lot of what I Want to plant might not get planted with everything else. But we’ll see how it goes. What’s my Zone? Its important to know…
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Hearty and Delicious Beef Stew
Recently, we went from temperatures of in the 90’s, to flash flood warnings, and overcast colder days that make you want to make a big batch of soup. Or in this case, Stew. While the Sunday I made this stew, it turned out to be warmer that typical stew weather, still, it didn’t turn out…
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Garden Update: August
Would you believe I’ve written this dang post 3 different times? Three! Huge thanks to WordPress for not saving the draft like I told it too. Some my garden updates for this month aren’t so depressing this time, YAY! My yellow squash plant, which was only producing male flowers for 85% of this summer, finally…
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Bacon Cabbage Rice
July 28th marked my husbands 32nd birthday. And its a long standing tradition that you pick dinner on your birthday. Daniel has a favorite I make, and its called Bacon, Cabbage, Rice. I learned the recipe from a friend of mine, and it was THE recipe that got Daniel eating rice again (for those who…
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Egg Foo Young – Retro Recipe
Yet another recipe from my old cookbooks. This one I marked because I remember this dish fondly. Every year for birthdays or special occasions, we had a restraunt we would frequent as a family. And one thing we’d always get was the Egg Foo Young. It was my dads favorite, and he always wanted to…
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Quick and Easy Button Repair
When I got home there was a button on my desk. But not just any button. This was a small button from a man’s shirt. I recognized it from my husbands flannel. One of his thicker flannel shirts. My husband is the type of guy who doesn’t throw something out just because its ‘out of…