Garden Update: May

Garden Update: May

Bymiranda

My garden has been in for a few weeks now, if not a month already and wow have there been changes! I’m so ecstatic because most of them are good, no…GREAT changes too. Now for a refresher on what I planted, go see my other post about my garden HERE My sunflower is growing tall,…

Turn Bread Heels into Homemade Breadcrumbs: Waste Less, Enjoy More!
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Turn Bread Heels into Homemade Breadcrumbs: Waste Less, Enjoy More!

Bymiranda

Does anyone out there actually enjoy the heels of the bread ? For me, its my least favorite piece. And because I have the attitude “Waste not want not” When it gets to those pieces I will usually wind up putting them in the freezer. And very rarely will I use them. I don’t think…

Easy Parmesan Chips

Easy Parmesan Chips

Bymiranda

Step One: Preheat oven to 350 Step Two: Lay out parchment paper on baking sheet (fun fact, if you crumple it first, it will lay on the sheet beautifully) Step Three: Lay out piles of shredded cheese on parchment paper (the bigger the pile, the longer it may take to cook) Step Four: Put into…

Garden 2024

Garden 2024

Bymiranda

I have a wanna be green thumb. By which I mean I can sort of keep plants alive, but my skills could use some improvement. Usually every year I improve upon my previous years garden, but am faced with new challenges. Over the years I’ve decided to keep trying to grow certain plants, giving up…

Dandelion Oil
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Dandelion Oil

Bymiranda

I decided that I wanted to do something with skin care. So I heard about how Dandelions actually have anti-aging properties when used in skin care, as well as loads of other benefits. So first I had to dry them (which was in the previous blog post: Drying Flowers ) And now that our flowers…

Drying Flowers

Drying Flowers

Bymiranda

Flowers can be dried and used in many different things. Salves, Soaps, or even making teas and adding to bath salts or bath bombs. Many people will think about drying flowers as something hard and time consuming, but in reality, while it is time consuming, hard it is not. There are different types of ways…

Irish Soda Bread

Irish Soda Bread

Bymiranda

One of the first traditions I started when I got married is making Irish Soda Bread for St. Patricks’ Day. I remember finding the recipe on Pinterest first, and the first year I made it I also made homemade butter with it. Normally, I always loose the normal Soda bread recipe I used, and scramble…