An Inexpensive DIY Pear Picker

If your pears are growing too high, consider making this inexpensive DIY pear picker–with parts from your local home improvement store! Many years ago we bought four young fruit trees. …
Read moreIf your pears are growing too high, consider making this inexpensive DIY pear picker–with parts from your local home improvement store! Many years ago we bought four young fruit trees. …
Read moreI did it! This girl who can’t make a cut-out cookie (unless ugly counts) made homemade peeps. It was really quite easy (after I got past the first batch of…
Read moreDo you ever have days when a single missing ingredient means a special trip to the grocery store? The last time I served eggplant parmesan, I needed breadcrumbs–and it was…
Read moreThe Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte has been getting a lot of buzz lately. Nothing like a reported pumpkin syrup shortage to start a craze! As regular readers will testify I…
Read moreHoney Whole Wheat Bread is the “go to” bread at our house. With its nutty wheat flavor and hint of sweetness, I can count on half a loaf disappearing as…
Read moreLast fall, I found a surprise in my garden–my hosta plants had produced seeds! Free seeds–who could argue with that! I didn’t know if this was an unusual occurrence, but…
Read moreIn this summer’s record heat, my mantra has become, “do not heat up the kitchen,” a goal with serious implications for a die-hard foodie. Cold sandwiches get old fast, so…
Read moreI just had another one of those “why didn’t I think of this before” moments. Its origins go all the way back to February when I ran out of home…
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