My eye twitches. From time to time, I’ll go through phases where I’m irritable, tired, and things get on my nerves. And my right eyelid will start to twitch when something annoying happens. And this can go on for days, weeks, or months, and then it goes away. Weird, huh? I mean, it’s kinda convenient…
Concentrated Cream of Mushroom Soup Cubes
My kitchen tip for today is creating flavor cubes that allow me to very quickly whip up recipes that use cream of mushroom soup. Not only is is WAY less expensive than using canned soups, but it’s a big space saver as well. Twelve “soup starter cubes” take up very little space in the freezer!…
Pretzel Dogs & Pig in a Blanket Recipes
When I first started making the No-Knead-Refrigerator-Dough-easy bread recipe, I thought it was pretty spectacular. It’s the recipe that I’ve gotten the most positive feedback about so far, so I think you guys are liking it too. The more I experiment with it, the more I realize that I really underestimated how life changing this…
Storing Out of Season Clothes
Storing out of season clothes was my nemesis when it came time to do clothing swap. Of course, I get downright giddy when bags of nice hand-me-downs are passed my way, and just as giddy to pass along our gently used items when we’re done. And, I loved the convenience and money saving aspects of having…
Grease Your Pan
My Grandma taught me how to grease a pan. You can learn a lot of amazing kitchen tips from the generation that lived through the great depression. I think of her whenever I unwrap a stick of butter. She would scrape all that extra butter off, OR… fold it (butter side in) and stash it…
Elderberry Recipes
I wanted to share my elderberry recipes, after the last post where we explored this awesome herb, and the many uses of elderberry (click here to see that post.) These are the recipes I used to make my cold and flu busting syrup this year. It’s a crock-pot recipe, so if you can make chili in…
A List
Giant hairbows make me happy. I have learned to crochet, and I’m addicted. For real. If it stands still long enough, it will either be fitted with some sort of flower, or a cozy. The pattern I found today was in Dutch. I like a challenge. It’s SO cute and easy…I may post it…
Elderberry Herb, My New BFF
Meet elderberry. At first glance, this may not seem to be a highly attractive pick for a best friend forever. I mean, the berries really don’t even taste all that fantastic…sort of bland. But I’m now totally committed to this little berry. We have a date to make elderberry syrup every fall, from now until…