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Top Ten Posts of 2009

January 15, 2010

I really enjoy looking back over my posts to see which ones ended up being the top posts. Oftentimes, I am surprised by the results. Here are the Top Ten Posts for 2009: 1. The Lentil Brown Rice Casserole continues to come in on top. This continues to surprise me. We love this dish, and [...]

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Homemade Applesauce

October 12, 2009

I truly think that my children could eat their weight in applesauce. While I am very happy that they love it, sometimes the store bought stuff is just laden with sugar, which to me, almost negates the nutritional benefit of the apples. When I stumbled upon an awesome deal on apples ($10 a bushel!), I [...]

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Making Crockpot Apple Butter

October 9, 2009

I remember eating homemade apple butter as a kid and thinking that it was the best thing. Ever. Let me tell you, it is! I’ve always assumed that making applesauce and apple butter would be a laborous task, that wasn’t really worth the final effort. Part of my 2009 Goals, we wanted to get atleast [...]

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Baking Day Update

October 7, 2009

I’ve had so much fun baking the last few days. While I have been alone in my kitchen with nothing more than my radio going (and an occassional 4 year old, when he isn’t at school), I know that I have my Twitter friends who are baking along with me. Twitter was all a buzz [...]

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Canning Green Beans

September 23, 2009

Many home gardeners grow green beans. If you are anything like I was, when harvest time came I had no idea what I was going to do with all of them. I’m no fan of frozen green beans and I was terrified of the pressure canner. Something had to give somewhere. I had to overcome [...]

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Corn Cob Jelly Recipe

September 3, 2009

I’m sure that the first thing you think of when you hear “corn cobs”, is definitely not jelly. After you try this recipe, though, it will be! Awhile back, my mom-in-law and I went to the local farmer’s market. When we were there, we met a lady who was selling all sorts of crazy jellies, [...]

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A Full Pantry

September 3, 2009

A full pantry is a huge blessing and a big relief in those times when the grocery budget is feeling a little squeeze. This year we have been blessed with bountiful garden harvests. I am so amazed! Everytime I am harvesting our crops or putting them up so we can enjoy them in the cool [...]

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Recipe: Sweet Pickles

August 18, 2009

Last year we had so many cucumbers coming from our garden, that I ran out of ideas for them. I canned multiple Bread and Butter Pickles as well as Dill–I even tried my hand at relish. I had no idea what to do with the rest of them, so I started flipping through my canning [...]

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Canning Tomatoes

August 4, 2009

After all the fuss of no tomatoes ripening, I’ve been blessed! We returned home from visiting family back in our hometown at about 7:30 Sunday evening, and I decided to take a peek at the garden. I knew I had some green and purple beans that were ready, and probably some peppers. Boy was I [...]

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Preserving the Harvests

July 23, 2009

It has been quite some time since I have last updated my garden progress. I planned on being home a lot more and spending more of my day in there than what I am. Nonetheless though, it is keeping us in food! Our summer has been incredibly mild, with only one week that was so [...]

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