Harvesting Squash for Winter
Winter squash
Growing Blueberries? 7 Quick Facts
Growing blueberries? It’s time to pick now that it’s mid-July! I was lucky enough to have a blueberry patch behind our old home and even have some bushes here in Virginia! There are so many varieties that a person can actually pick and eat fresh blueberries from the 4th of July until mid -September! Growing…
Delicious Blueberry Cake
I always bake this delicious blueberry cake whenever summer rolls around. The faint lemon flavor adds a delicious summer feel to it. Not a fan of lemon? You can easily leave this out and add a bit more vanilla. Wanting to grow your own blueberries? Be sure to check out the blog post that gives…
6 Picnic Recipes, no oven needed!
I want to share 6 picnic recipes without turning on your oven. From Main Course to Dessert some delicious and quick recipes that are all easy to make. **My posts may contain affiliate links which earn me a small commission when you click on them at no cost to you. I appreciate you using it…
3 Ways to Harvest Basil from your Garden
**Links include my affiliate link to Amazon which earns me a small commission at no cost to you. I appreciate you using it and sharing! Harvesting basil from your garden can be a fun project and will give you a great herb that can be used for so many dishes. Wikipedia defines Basil as an…
Strawberry Season
I wanted to repost this popular post from last strawberry season! Hope everyone can get a few to enjoy this year! Strawberries have arrived here in Virginia this week. The strawberry season with berries being brought in from North Caroline seems to be about a month sooner than in NW PA! Believe it or not,…
Soups for Winter
Soups for winter can include anything from home made tomato to chicken noodle . There are so many varieties that I’m guessing everyone could name their favorite. What’s nice about soup is that although it seems time-consuming while making it the recipe can usually be doubled and you could easily have enough for a couple…
5 Christmas Baking Recipes
Christmas baking can mean many things to many people. Some have their favorite cookie recipes that they dig out each year to bake. While others can’t have the holidays go by without making that special recipe of baked bread or even candy. Several years ago I baked up Christmas cookie trays for people. I had…
5 Favorite Thanksgiving Recipes
It’s always fun to dig out Favorite Thanksgiving recipes from our favorite cookbooks & old recipe cards that we have used so much in the past. Even though Thanksgiving might be a rather different get together this year as you have been accustomed to in the past with maybe a smaller group you can enjoy…
What is an Immersion blender?
Do any of you have an immersion blender in your kitchen?? If so and you use it you can definitely agree it’s a pretty handy gadget. Like any other gadget, you wonder when buying it whether it’s just another “thing” that will lay in a cupboard or drawer and not really get used. According to…