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A “Real Food” Food Budget
I've recently been seeing some posts on ways to save money by finding areas in which we can cut our spending. I'm always interested in reading these types of posts since my family lives on a budget. I have to be honest, the past year and a half has been difficult for my family. Healthcare insurance through my husband's job sky-rocketed last year to a point that it was going to cost us more than our mortgage payment. Trying to find affordable private insurance left us with debt when my ... continue reading...
Morel Mushroom Hunting 101
In Iowa, we are about halfway through our morel mushroom season. With the warm weather we've had, it's been the earliest season for morels we've seen in a long time. Foragers are scrambling to get out after work and during the weekends to hit all the local state parks and personal "spots" in hopes of taking home hundreds of this prized fungus. I don't know what they like better, the taste, the hunt, or the bragging rights. I have to admit, I've found myself right in the mix, hoping to ... continue reading...
Simple Lives Thursday, #90
Announcement... please re-read the simple guidelines for submission (below) so you can be sure your post matches the spirit and theme of this blog hop. Please do not submit giveaway posts. Also, please remember to link your post to one of the host blogs! 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 ... continue reading...
Baked Pork Chops Topped with a Maple Orange Glaze
Last week was my niece's first birthday. To celebrate her special day I pulled out two large pork tenderloins from one of my favorite local family farmers, Stamps Family Farm. These pieces were large. Bone in and had it of been cut would have made perfect pork loin chops. Not to dispair, I took my pieces of pork to our local Mexican grocer and they cut the pieces of meat into about 30, 1/4" thick tender pork chops. Just the way we like them. In Spanish it's called, lomo de cerdo. ... continue reading...
