If you are looking ways to use up canned chicken, try this soup recipe! Here I go into the ingredients and instructions for this Creamy Canned Chicken Soup Recipe. Let's dive in... Canned Chicken and Potato Soup Recipe Tools Medium size pot Ingredients 1 tablespoon of both butter and EVOO 1 white onion, diced 1 … Continue reading Creamy Chicken & Potato Soup | Canned Chicken Recipe
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Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries | Seasonal Autumn Meals
This whole chicken recipe allows you to bake everything in one dish AND gives you a gravy with the pan juices afterwards for a complete, Autum inspired meal that celebrates the season without breaking the bank! Roasted chicken is a staple for most, and my favorite way to keep making it year-round is to simply … Continue reading Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries | Seasonal Autumn Meals
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Pork Chops with Onions & Granny Smith Apples | Autumn Inspired Meals
Move over pumpkin spice, Autumn is the season of apples! Usually grocery stores (and orchards, of course) will have far more than the typical varieties available, letting us get a little creative in the kitchen. But sometimes apples can be a bit tricky to use outside of desserts. This combo with the pork chops is … Continue reading Pork Chops with Onions & Granny Smith Apples | Autumn Inspired Meals
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Getting ready for winter! Using Grocery Store Tricks at Home in your Pantry
Grocery Stores and What that meant for my PantryThe Pantry Overhaul (no it did not cost money!) That's It! I did ZERO canning this year and I did a smaller garden this summer. And I don't regret it. It was a productive summer nonetheless, but it's over now and it's time to move on. That … Continue reading Getting ready for winter! Using Grocery Store Tricks at Home in your Pantry
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A Simple & Effective Garden Fence
I purposely sat on this project for a few months just to see how it held up; happy to report that this fence is a success for us and will be left up for years to come. The point of this fence is to keep the big garden pests out: deer, our ducks/chickens, our dog, … Continue reading A Simple & Effective Garden Fence
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Duck House Upgrade | Coop ideas to avoid mold, mildew, and hard clean up
A lot of sweat went into this “use what we have & build from scratch” duck house but it’s finally done! My main concern was to avoid mold, mildew, difficulty cleaning poop, and avoid it falling apart in 2 summers. (In other words, avoid anything the old one did) I know duck houses are somewhat … Continue reading Duck House Upgrade | Coop ideas to avoid mold, mildew, and hard clean up
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Fresh Rhubarb Muffin Bread
We always look forward to our rhubarb harvest every spring, and this muffin bread recipe with freshly harvested rhubarb is a great “garden to table” recipe anyone can do. Only needing a few stalks of rhubarb per loaf even young plants can give you enough to make this recipe. Here I go into tools, ingredients, … Continue reading Fresh Rhubarb Muffin Bread
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Burpee’s Reusable Seed Starting Tray Review
These are great! And after having these for a few years, I feel comfortable enough to give my perspective on why I love these. Here I go into both pros and cons to using these reusable seed starting trays by Burpee, to help you decide if these are a good fit for your garden. ** … Continue reading Burpee’s Reusable Seed Starting Tray Review
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Chocolate Cake Recipe, with olive oil & coffee
A good olive oil is key to a moist chocolate cake, and the coffee really brings out the chocolatey-ness. And this recipe is one of those easy, throw-in-a-bowl-and-bake recipes, and tastes way better than those dried out storebought cakes around. Here I go into tools you need, ingredients, and instructions on how to make this … Continue reading Chocolate Cake Recipe, with olive oil & coffee
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Getting the 2025 Garden Started
It's that time again to start getting serious about any garden plans you have this year, because the spring rush will be here before we know it! Here are my top three tips to make sure your garden is going to work out the best for you this year: Find your motivation Track what you … Continue reading Getting the 2025 Garden Started
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Nut-Butter Granola | From Scratch, Oven Baked, Basic Granola Recipe
Oven baked granola is easy enough to make regularly at home, often saving you money in the long run. This recipe is a basic nut-butter recipe that will give you the flexibility to either eat it just as it's written or add your favorite add-ins, without straying too far from what the recipe intends to … Continue reading Nut-Butter Granola | From Scratch, Oven Baked, Basic Granola Recipe
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Chicken Pasta Salad using Homemade Mayo & Canned Chicken
The perfect lunch to make ahead of time for busy weeks; this recipe is fast to put together and will last about 5 days in the fridge, even with the homemade mayo. This is also ideal to make during the summer when your garden veggies are swimming into the kitchen but it's too hot to … Continue reading Chicken Pasta Salad using Homemade Mayo & Canned Chicken
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