Planting Day Turned Into Planting Weeks

There’s so much going on during planting season! It’s the end of the school year, kids are graduating, end of school activities are taking up time. I had a minor surgery. Life is crazy and it’s hard to get all the garden prep and planting done. So exactly how much did I get done in…

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Ch-ch-ch-changes. We’ve Moved!

Did you read that title with an old chia pet commercial in your head? I know, it’s been a hot minute since I’ve blogged. You might want to sit back with a cup of coffee for this one. 😂 What’s been happening? First off, we’ve moved! From Southern California in a fairly big city to…

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Eat Your Veggies! A Vegetable Cookbook for the Non-Vegetarian

Eat Your Veggies! Cookbook

So I’ve had more than 1 friend chastise me for not getting this out there. 😳 On September 30th, my cookbook was released!  It was exciting, exhausting, and so much more.   You can get it in either kindle form or a printed version on Amazon and it also qualifies for Amazon Prime! Just click the…

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A Thanksgiving Planner

I made a YouTube video today about how I plan out my Thanksgiving.  I decided to offer the Thanksgiving Planner I created for myself as a free printable download just in case you need a way to organize your thoughts as well.  It’s simple, not some 40 page beautiful, detailed planner, but it works for…

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My Menu Planning Process

One thing I have had more than one friend ask me is how I meal plan.  My process has evolved over time and through changing needs and dynamics, so I can only answer how I do it right now.  That also happens to be how I have done it for the last 5 years or…

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Hittin’ the Road….er…Plane

I’ve been busy getting ready for a short trip with my husband.  We’re going to East Tennessee for a few days to investigate the possibility of moving there.  As a result, there has been no gourmet fare around here.  Not even close.  In fact, we’ve had frozen orange chicken and hot dogs this week.  Last…

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Creamy Carrot Thyme Soup

  I don’t even know where to start with this soup.  Seriously.  It’s creamy sweetness in a healthy warm package.  It’s winter well-being and luxury rolled into one pleasant bowl.  It’s a balance between natural sweetness from carrots and almost caramelized onions, and savory with herbs and garlic.  It’s topped off with a velvety ranch…

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Toasted Corn and Avocado Soup

Day 4 of 30 Days of Soups, Stews, and Chilis is here! I went with something totally out of my realm of normalcy with this one.  I love avocado and I love this soup!    In the summer you can use fresh corn, but I used frozen this time around.  It’s creamy and flavorful.  It’s…

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Sarah's Beef Stew

My mother in law, Sarah, makes the best beef stew.  The first time I had it, I was dating my husband and took my parents to his mom’s house for Christmas.  We’re talking travel, stay over night in their house a few days, real Christmas.  Looking back, that was rather brave of us.  We weren’t…

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