Are you working on a tight grocery budget? Do you prefer to know every ingredient you’re cooking with? Well, I fit into both categories. I like to know exactly what I’m putting in my food, and I ...
16 DIY Homemade Hummingbird Feeder Ideas to Attract Them to Your Home
Every spring I look forward to the return of hummingbirds in my yard. I plant flowers on my open front porch, and they’ll come right up to my front door and peck on my screen door. Do you enjoy ...
28 DIY Garden Bench Plans You Can Build to Enjoy Your Yard
Do you enjoy sitting out in your garden and taking in the plants you’ve grown? What about the sounds of the birds flying overhead? If you want to enjoy the tranquility of your garden, you’ll need a ...
How to Make Yummy Homemade Blueberry Syrup in 10 Easy Steps
Do you have an abundance of blueberries but am running out of ideas about what you should be doing with them all? Have you considered turning those juicy blueberries into a tasty syrup? It’s a ...
2 Ways to Preserve Homemade Tomato Juice for Yearlong Use
Are you overrun with tomatoes in your garden this year? Would you like to know what to do with all of them? Have you considered turning your tomatoes into juice? Tomato juice is a great way to get ...
24 Brilliant Front Porch Ideas to Make Guests Feel Welcome
I’m a southerner. Front porches are a silent requirement of living in the south. You’ll find few homes which don’t have some type of front porch. I’ve moved into two different homes since I married ...
How to Make Mouthwatering Homemade Corn Relish in 6 Simple Steps
In years past, we’d persistently had a difficult time getting our corn to produce like we’d hoped it would. We would get enough of a harvest, but not as much as we desired. This year made up for ...
Pressure Canning vs. Water Bath Canning: What’s the Difference?
Are you new to preserving food? Have you heard the terms ‘water bath canning’ and ‘pressure canning’ but aren’t sure what those terms mean? Allow me to fill the gaps for you if this is something ...
The 6 Simple Steps to Making Homemade Delicious Salsa Verde
When I became pregnant, I began to enjoy foods I usually didn’t like. One of those foods was Salsa Verde. My husband and I would eat Mexican cuisine every Friday night. I normally didn’t like Salsa ...