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Building a Raised Garden Bed
Moving into a house with a big yard last year, we knew we wanted a dedicated space to garden. I’ve been getting by on container gardens and houseplants to soothe my gardening urges these past several months, but now thanks to my studly guy and help from my awesome mom, we now have a raised […]
Meal Prepping
So, last time I shared a new strategy I’ve learned for meal planning. This time, I want to share more about the meal prepping side of things. Meal prepping is the actual preparation and cooking of ingredients and meals that you want to eat in advance of when you want to have them. For example, […]
Meal Planning & Prepping
Meal planning is the strategy, Meal prepping is the execution.
My top 3 Resolutions for 2020
Happy New Year, all! I took a break from the blog at the end of November and December due to the busyness of the holidays. However, with a new year comes new year’s resolutions, so I figured I would tell you some of mine! I have to admit that they are not particularly original, but […]
A is for Apple
A is for Apple Hill Pumpkin spice, fuzzy socks, and bulky sweaters…the calling cards of fall are many, and this list wouldn’t be complete for me without adding a trip to Apple Hill to it! For those who are not familiar, Apple Hill refers to an association of apple growers, wineries, fruit and vegetable farms, […]
Oh, Kale Yeah!
The curlier your kale, the better. However, if you have minimally ridged “Dino” kale, that’s ok, too. I started off by harvesting some kale that I grew in my backyard container garden. Although you can pinch off the leaves at the stems with your fingers, it is gentler on the plant to use some sort […]
Summer “Throwback” Galette
a.k.a. Tomato, Basil, and Fromage Blanc Galette I made a double batch of shortcrust pie dough earlier in the week for a recipe my boyfriend was experimenting with. We ended up with a lot of extra pie dough, so I decided to try my hand at another galette. This time I made up my own […]
Flower bed sink
One person’s trash is another person’s treasure! We replaced the kitchen sink in our new home when we moved in a couple of months ago. Since then, the old sink has been sitting in the side yard in disuse. This week I decided to re-purpose it into a planter. I wanted to add some flowers […]
Fall Planting
“A time to sow…” Here in California, there are two prime times of year to plant–spring and fall. Generally, you can plant after the last frost of winter and before the first frost of fall. Depending on where you live these dates will be different. A quick internet search should provide approximate first frost dates, […]
