Recipe: Sauteed Asparagus with Fresh Tarragon and Lemon My family eats a lot of vegetables. Especially during the growing season. It's been fabulous to see the growth in my children as their taste buds liven up to whatever I'm cooking. It just pleases me to see my oldest just scoop up his food and eat in delight. It's taken almost six years to get where we're at but we've arrived. He loves his vegetables. My youngest still needs prodding and the ever constant threat of, "if ... continue reading...
Simple Lives Thursday, #96
We have noticed that quite a few blogs are not linking back to one of the Simple Lives Thursday host blogs (see guideline #2, below). If this is you, please realize that this prevents us from choosing you as a featured blog. Thank you for linking back to us! It's Simple Lives Thursday! My favorite day of the week where you share your tips and recipes for living a simple life. Whichever blog that you choose to link up your post, it will show up on all 4 sites! As a reminder, this blog hop is a ... continue reading...
How to Make Chive Blossom Vinegar
As my sisters and I are working steadily along with Shades of Green and adding products to sell at the farmers market, I was excited to start steeping some batches of Chive Blossom Vinegar. I wish I could take credit for this, but it's something I first saw over at Food in Jars last year. I decided to steep a few batches this year since I use so many types of vinegar in my cooking, for vinaigrettes, and sauces. I'm adding my own personal touch to it and if it tastes as beautiful as it ... continue reading...
The Berkey Water Filter and Giveaway Worth $258!
For the past few years my family had been filtering our water with faucet filters. I have to admit, I got sick and tired of constantly replacing the filters. Sick of changing them and sick of paying for them. One of the reasons I started my series on a "real food" food budget is that my family has been on an extremely tight budget. We're doing the best we can with what we have and at the same time working on being debt free. When I first found out about my third pregnancy I immediately ... continue reading...
Simple Lives Thursday, #95
We have noticed that quite a few blogs are not linking back to one of the Simple Lives Thursday host blogs (see guideline #2, below). If this is you, please realize that this prevents us from choosing you as a featured blog. Thank you for linking back to us! It's Simple Lives Thursday! My favorite day of the week where you share your tips and recipes for living a simple life. Whichever blog that you choose to link up your post, it will show up on all 4 sites! As a reminder, this blog hop is a ... continue reading...
